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Korea accelerating public diplomacy for 2018 PyeongChang OlympicsDiplomatic CircuitSept 18, 2017With the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics less than five months away, South Korea is accelerating its public diplomacy to promote the South Korea-hosted international sports event where the cultural ... -
PM mourns passing of two firefighters killed while battling blazeSocial affairsSept 18, 2017Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Monday mourned the passing of two firefighters killed when a burning building collapsed a day earlier, saying the government will honor their sacrifice with maximum resp... -
Household debt tops W1,400tr in July: lawmakerEconomySept 18, 2017South Korea's household debt jumped 9 percent in July from a year earlier, a lawmaker said Tuesday, despite the government's tightened lending rules. The country's overall household debt came to 1,4... -
Kakao AI speaker sold out on 1st day of preordersTechnologySept 18, 2017South Korea's top mobile messenger operator Kakao Corp. said Monday its artificial intelligence speaker was sold out on the first day of the preorder. Kakao, which also operates the country's No. 2 ... -
Airlines to impose fuel surcharges on intl. routesIndustrySept 18, 2017South Korea's airlines will impose fuel surcharges on international passengers next month to reflect an increase in jet fuel prices, industry sources said Monday. In the past five months through Sep... -
Korea to inspect nuclear reactors over safety concernsIndustrySept 18, 2017South Korea will investigate a nuclear reactor on the southwest coast to check its safety following the discovery of its faulty parts and conduct detailed inspections on all atomic energy plants to a... -
Seoul stocks hit over 6-week high, Samsung at new record highMarketsSept 18, 2017South Korean stocks rallied more than 1 percent Monday, finishing at their highest level in more than six weeks, as Samsung Electronics, the country's top market cap, surged on the back of an upbeat ... -
Young short tracker 'nervous' before intl. debutMore sportsSept 18, 2017Days from his senior international debut, South Korean short track speed skater Lim Hyo-jun said Monday he's got butterflies in his stomach. In April, the 21-year-old stunned former Olympic gold med... -
Culture ministry panel to expand ‘blacklist’ probe to Lee Myung-bak govt.Social affairsSept 18, 2017A culture ministry task force looking into the former Park Geun-hye government's blacklisting of artists critical of the government said Monday it will expand its probe into similar cases that allege... -
Moon heads to New York for UN assembly, summit with global leadersPoliticsSept 18, 2017South Korean President Moon Jae-in left Seoul on Monday to head for New York where he will attend the UN General Assembly and call for international efforts to stop North Korea from making any more n... -
'Memoir of a Murderer' rules box office for second weekendFilmSept 18, 2017Homegrown crime thriller "Memoir of a Murderer" topped the box office for the second weekend straight, data showed Monday. The film starring Seol Kyung-gu, Kim Nam-gil and Kim Seol-hyeon added 483,2... -
Venue confirmed for Korea's football friendly vs. RussiaSoccerSept 18, 2017South Korea will play against the 2018 FIFA World Cup hosts Russia at a multi-use stadium in Moscow next month, the national football governing body said Monday. The Korea Football Association said ... -
Four F-35 jets, two bombers fly near N. KoreaDefenseSept 18, 2017Four US F-35B Lightning II stealth jets and two B-1B Lancer strategic bombers flew over Korea on Monday, training with South Korea's F-15K Slam Eagle fighter jets in a show of the alliance's powerful... -
State-run financial institutions moving to hire temps as regular workers: FSCEconomySept 18, 2017South Korea's financial watchdog said Monday it will present comprehensive measures later this month to give permanent jobs to temporary workers currently employed at state-run institutions. The mov... -
Lotte in negotiations with multiple firms to sell hypermarket chain in ChinaIndustrySept 18, 2017Lotte Group, South Korea's retail giant, is in negotiation with foreign companies to sell its discount store chain in China, having decided to withdraw from that market following Beijing's retaliatio...
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