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NK blasts UN chief, warns against TrumpNorth KoreaJun 12, 2020North Korea on Friday accused the United Nations chief of “drunken” behavior, and suggested it would no longer provide the US president with propaganda opportunities without getting anything in retur... -
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Moon buys home for post-retirementPoliticsJun 5, 2020President Moon Jae-in and his wife purchased a property in the countryside where they plan to reside after retirement, a presidential spokesman said Friday. “President Moon plans to live in Pyeongsa... -
All food handlers required to wear masksSocial affairsJun 4, 2020All workers who sell, process or cook food are now required to wear masks under revised rules as part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and food contamination. The Ministry of Food and Dr... -
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Samsung heir seeks outside review of possible indictmentSocial affairsJun 3, 2020Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong asked the prosecution to convene a committee of outside experts to review whether he should be indicted over his controversial succession process involving the merger ... -
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[Newsmaker] Hacking attempts targeting S. Korean military info double in 2019DefenseMay 28, 2020Hacking attempts from abroad targeting South Korean defense information nearly doubled last year, but no data was stolen, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. The number of foreign hacking attempts i... -
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[Newsmaker] Man gets jail for breaking quarantineSocial affairsMay 26, 2020A 27-year-old man was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison for breaking self-quarantine. It was the first court ruling in a COVID-19 case since the infectious disease control law was toughen... -
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Moon’s ex-aide says NK leader was candidNorth KoreaMay 21, 2020Former presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok told a behind-the-scenes story about the 10 months of dialogue leading up to the most recent US-North Korea summit in February 2019 in a periodical to ...
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