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Emergency measures enforced in S. Korea to fight fine dust

Most of the country suffered high levels of fine particulate pollution Monday, prompting the Ministry of Environment and several local authorities to enforce emergency measures for the third consecut...

January 14, 2019
Social affairs
Prosecutors speed up probe into ex-top court chief

Prosecutors are expected to summon former Supreme Court Justice Yang Sung-tae for questioning again this week and to decide soon whether to seek an arrest warrant for him in connection with a power a...

January 13, 2019
Social affairs
Animal activist draws ire by killing shelter dogs

Calls are growing on Sunday for punishment for the leader of a South Korean animal rights group after she was reported to have put down hundreds of rescued dogs in secret. Park So-youn, a directo...

January 13, 2019
Social affairs
Seoul City to focus on boosting economy for next four years

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that it will prioritize the revitalization of the economy for the next four years under Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon by building an environment for new gr...

January 10, 2019
Social affairs
Ex-special investigator files complaint against Cheong Wa Dae officials over spying claims

A former special investigator at the presidential office filed a complaint against an incumbent presidential secretary Thursday amid an ongoing probe into Cheong Wa Dae’s alleged surveillance of civi...

January 10, 2019
Social affairs
Japanese firm asset seizure over forced labor ruling takes effect

The seizure of Korean assets of Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal over Japan’s wartime use of South Korean forced labor went into effect Wednesday, prompting the Japanese government t...

January 9, 2019
Social affairs
Soranet co-founder sentenced to four years in prison

A Seoul court on Thursday sentenced a woman who co-founded South Korea’s largest pornography website, Soranet, to four years in prison for aiding and abetting the distribution of obscene material. T...

January 9, 2019
Social affairs
Former Supreme Court chief summoned as suspect over power abuse scandal

Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae has been summoned for questioning as a suspect next week over his alleged role in a power abuse scandal involving former top court officials, the pros...

January 4, 2019
Social affairs
Ex-special investigator appears before prosecution over spying claims

A former special investigator at the presidential office accused Cheong Wa Dae of dereliction of duty as he appeared before the prosecution Thursday for questioning over his spying claims. (Yonhap) ...

January 3, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea to take back garbage from Philippines

Some 6,500 metric tons of South Korean plastic waste illegally exported to the Philippines will return to Korea, according to local officials and environmental activists Thursday. (Greenpeace) Some...

January 3, 2019
Social affairs
NK leader talks of denuclearization, economic development in New Year address

The North Korean leader on Tuesday reiterated his determination to achieve complete denuclearization and also called for economic development in his annual New Year’s address, stressing the need to ...

January 1, 2019
Foreign Affairs
US suggests one-year defense cost-sharing agreement with S. Korea

Defense cost-sharing negotiations between Seoul and Washington appear likely to remain tense following an unexpected suggestion from the US that the two sides sign a one-year agreement. In their lat...

December 30, 2018
Foreign Policy
2018 opened era of detente on Korean Peninsula

The year 2018 marked the beginning of a detente and peace-building on the Korean Peninsula, with the two Koreas seeking to improve ties and North Korea engaging the US in negotiating away its nuclear...

December 30, 2018
Foreign Policy
N. Korea to keep momentum for dialogue through New Year’s speech

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would likely reaffirm his commitment to moving forward denuclearization talks with Washington but would also call on it to take corresponding measures in his New Year’...

December 26, 2018
North Korea
Korea, Japan seek to mend ties over forced labor ruling, naval operation

Officials from South Korea and Japan held meetings Monday amid deteriorating relations over recent rulings that ordered Japanese firms to compensate South Koreans forced into labor during Japan’s occ...

December 24, 2018
Foreign Policy

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