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President Moon to meet labor leaders over his new policies

President Moon Jae-in was set to hold a special meeting Tuesday with leaders of the country's top labor organizations over his new economic and labor policies. The meeting will be held at the presid...

Today
Economy
Many tax evaders receive lenient punishment: data

Many people caught not paying taxes receive lenient punishment, parliamentary data showed Tuesday. Only 13,548 tax evaders have been indicted in the past five years, constituting 20.9 percent of tot...

Today
Economy
'The Fortress' sold to 28 foreign countries

The South Korean period drama "The Fortress" has been sold to 28 countries around the world, including the United States, Japan and Singapore, the film's local distributor said Tuesday. The film sta...

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Film
Korea-US alliance is 'linchpin' of regional security: defense chiefs

WASHINGTON -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States reaffirmed Monday that their alliance is the "linchpin" of regional peace and security. The acknowledgment from South Korean Def...

Today
Defense
New firms join W10tr market cap club

Twenty-four companies have newly joined the ranks of those with 10 trillion-won ($8.84 billion) market capitalization compared with 10 years ago, raising the number of such firms to a record high of ...

Today
Finance
CJ CGV to open 33 cinemas in Russia by 2020

CJ CGV, South Korea's largest cinema chain, will advance to the Russian market for the first time as a foreign theater chain. CJ CGV signed a contract Monday with Russian land developer ADG Group in...

Today
Film
IFEZ development to be delayed to 2030

INCHEON -- The development of Incheon Free Economic Zone, initially scheduled for completion by 2022, will be delayed to 2030 due to slowed investment in the aftermath of the global financial crisis ...

Today
Economy
Stocks open higher on sound earnings hope

South Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday, as investors expect strong earnings from major companies. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index climbed 2.97 points, or 0.12 percent, to 2,493.02...

Today
Finance
Samsung Electronics says OLED displays not suitable for TVs

Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday the organic light-emitting diode technology is not suitable for use on television sets, apparently targeting its main rival LG Electronics Inc. while promoting it...

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Technology
Trump likely to visit major US base in Korea

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump is likely to visit American troops at a newly expanded US military base in South Korea next month, a senior White House official said Monday. The visit would ...

Today
Defense
S. Korea, France agree on strong sanctions against N. Korea

PARIS/SEOUL -- The foreign ministers of South Korea and France held talks Monday during which they agreed on strong sanctions that would lead North Korea to talks on denuclearization. South Korean F...

Today
North Korea
Former lawmaker named venture policy chief

The nominee to head the newly created small and venture business ministry is a former Democratic Party lawmaker who served as a policy adviser on President Moon Jae-in's election campaign. Hong Jong...

October 23, 2017
Politics
S. Korean football technical director grilled in parliamentary audit over Hiddink issue

DAEJEON (Yonhap) -- South Korean football technical director Kim Ho-gon was grilled by lawmakers in a parliamentary audit session Monday over national team coaching issues regarding Guus Hiddink. So...

October 23, 2017
Soccer
Moon orders inspection of all public firms to eradicate solicited jobs

President Moon Jae-in called for a thorough inspection Monday of all public enterprises, if necessary, to find out whether any jobs have been given out as favors to powerful political and economic fi...

October 23, 2017
Politics
Korean defense chief to focus on N. Korea in ASEAN security forum

CLARK, Philippines -- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo prepared Monday for a round of bilateral and multilateral diplomacy in Clark, the Philippines, on North Korea and other regional sec...

October 23, 2017
Defense

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