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NK mum on party congress slated for early Jan

North KoreaJan 5, 2021

North Korea remains silent about its much anticipated eighth party congress which it said would be held in early January. For the sixth Workers’ Party congress held in October 1980 and the seventh i...
President’s son urges critics to stop attacking what he does for living

Social affairsDec 31, 2020

President Moon Jae-in’s son Moon Joon-yong said he can accept criticism against the “president’s son,” but cannot accept the denunciation of what he does for a living. “Since the reason politicians ...
WHO: Over 10,000 people tested in N. Korea, no confirmed cases

North KoreaDec 22, 2020

North Korea reported zero confirmed cases of COVID-19 despite having 10,960 people tested by early December, the World Health Organization said on Monday. According to the WHO’s regional situation r...
PM warns against false information on COVID-19

Social affairsDec 21, 2020

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Monday warned against producing and spreading false information about COVID-19, saying the government will deal with such acts with zero-tolerance. “With the COVID-1...
[Women in Finance 5] Singapore sees more women in senior management

MarketsDec 20, 2020

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of special reports on the glass ceiling in the financial industry, focusing on South Korea’s market compared to other major economies. Funded by The Korea Pres...
US sanctions N. Korea over coal smuggling

North KoreaDec 9, 2020

The US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Tuesday announced sanctions against six trading companies and four vessels over their involvement in North Korea’s illicit trade of...
NK, China no longer hiding illicit trade in coal: report

North KoreaDec 8, 2020

North Korea and China are no longer even trying to avoid international surveillance when trading coal illegally, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Citing senior officials in the US State Depa...
44% of voters said only Choo should resign: pollster

PoliticsDec 7, 2020

President Moon Jae-in’s support rating hit its lowest point ever last week, marking the sharpest weekly drop since his term began, local pollster Realmeter said Monday. In a separate poll by the sam...
Democratic Party leader’s aide found dead

Social affairsDec 4, 2020

An aide to Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yon was found dead Thursday after prosecutors questioned him over allegations that a firm suspected of involvement in investment fraud paid for Lee’s office...
Visiting care workers to get govt. subsidies

Social affairsDec 3, 2020

The government will pay some 90,000 visiting care workers 500,000 won ($456) each and will also pay for essential workers, such as street cleaners and delivery workers, to undergo health screening un...
$KDCA chief hospitalized for shoulder fracture$

KDCA chief hospitalized for shoulder fracture

Social affairsDec 3, 2020

Jung Eun-kyung, who has led South Korea’s COVID-19 response for almost a year and has briefed Koreans about the latest situation on television daily, has been hospitalized due to a fracture in her sh...
Military becomes more tolerant of tattoos, obesity

DefenseDec 1, 2020

Heavily tattooed South Korean men will no longer be able to avoid active-duty military service. Under the current rules, those bearing many tattoos or who upset other people by having tattoos on cer...
Korean sign-ups begin for clinical trials of COVID treatments, vaccines

Social affairsNov 30, 2020

Some 3,500 people have expressed their intention over the past three weeks to take part in clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments under development in Korea. The Korea National Enterpr...
Embattled top prosecutor 2nd most favored presidential candidate: poll

Social affairsNov 30, 2020

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl came second in a poll on potential presidential candidates in the 2022 race, joining the ranks of ruling Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yon and Gyeonggi Province Go...
NK’s trade with China drops 70% this year

North KoreaNov 27, 2020

North Korea’s trade with China shrank by over 70 percent this year, with the North shutting down borders with its main trade partner in January in hopes to fend off COVID-19. North Korea’s trade wit...