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NK’s trade with Latin America rises under tightened sanctionsNorth KoreaMay 20, 2020North Korea’s trade with Southeast Asian countries has dropped while its trade with Central and South American countries rose under toughened United Nations sanctions. Seven of North Korea’s 10 larg... -
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[Newsmaker] Child porn site operator’s father files complaint against sonSocial affairsMay 15, 2020The father of the world’s largest child porn site operator pressed charges against his son in an apparent bid to prevent his extradition to the US by getting him prosecuted in South Korea. The fathe... -
Ruling camp to push for speedy 3rd extra budget reviewSocial affairsMay 14, 2020The ruling Democratic Party is calling for swift review of the third extra budget bill to tackle the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Democratic Party leader Kim Tae-nyeon said on Thursday... -
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[Newsmaker] Election watchdog asks prosecution to probe vote-rigging allegationsSocial affairsMay 13, 2020The election watchdog confirmed that the ballot papers an opposition lawmaker claimed were “proof of vote rigging” were indeed leaked from its Guri branch, and requested the prosecution to investigat... -
3 of 4 universities to continue remote learning throughout semesterSocial affairsMay 13, 2020Three out of four universities in Korea are expected to continue with remote learning throughout the first semester of this year as part of efforts to keep the COVID-19 from spreading. The Korean As... -
Police raid church that allegedly demanded followers to eat fecesSocial affairsMay 12, 2020The police on Tuesday raided a church that allegedly forced its followers to take part in repulsive acts such as eating their own feces. The Seoul Dongdaemun Police Station said it has started searc... -
Kim Jong-un congratulates Xi on containing COVID-19North KoreaMay 8, 2020North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sought to strengthen ties with China by sending a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulating him on gaining control over the COVID-19 situation. In the me... -
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[News Focus] Korea mulls expansion of employment insurance to all workersSocial affairsMay 8, 2020Following the universal payout of COVID-19 disaster relief money, the ruling party and government began talks about expanding employment insurance coverage to all workers, including the self-employed... -
Korean kidnapped in waters off GabonSocial affairsMay 6, 2020Unidentified forces attacked two fishing vessels near the Gabonese capital of Libreville on Sunday and abducted six crewmen, including a South Korean, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Agence... -
Child porn site operator’s father asks court not to extradite son to USSocial affairsMay 6, 2020The operator of the world’s largest child porn site said he would rather be punished in South Korea than extradited to the US, where he is likely to face heavier punishment. The father of 24-year-ol... -
Korea reports 8 imported COVID-19 cases, 1 locally transmitted caseSocial affairsMay 1, 2020Korea on Friday reported eight new imported cases of the novel coronavirus and a single locally transmitted case. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 10,774 as of midnight, the Korea C... -
UN chief says world should follow Korea on COVID-19 fightSocial affairsMay 1, 2020United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he hopes many countries follow the example of South Korea, which has been “extremely successful” in addressing COVID-19, and plans to fight clim... -
3 in 10 Koreans pick ‘good spouse, happy family’ as top condition for happinessSocial affairsApr 30, 2020Three out of 10 Koreans said raising a happy family with a good spouse was the most important condition for happiness, a survey showed. According to a report on “Koreans’ happiness and quality of li... -
All Koreans to get COVID-19 relief moneyPoliticsApr 30, 2020The National Assembly on Thursday passed a 12.2-trillion-won extra budget bill to offer disaster relief money to all Koreans to help them tackle the economic fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak. The ... -
Korea reports 4 new COVID-19 cases, all importedSocial affairsApr 30, 2020Korea on Thursday reported four new confirmed cases of COVID-19, all of which were imported from overseas, marking the first time in 75 days that zero local community infections were reported. The t...
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