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Seoul ranks as 7th most expensive city in the world: survey

South Korea‘s capital city, Seoul, ranks as the seventh most expensive city in the world to live in this year, a survey showed Saturday. The Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, conducted by the Econom...

March 23, 2019
Social affairs
Trump cancels new sanctions on NK

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Friday he has ordered the withdrawal of new sanctions on North Korea, possibly signaling an intention to continue denuclearization negotiations with the r...

March 23, 2019
North Korea
S. Korean Lim Eun-soo finishes 10th at figure skating worlds

South Korean figure skater Lim Eun-soo finished in 10th place at her first senior world championships on Friday, while competing with an injury sustained in a controversial incident involving an Amer...

March 22, 2019
More sports
Gov't holds interagency meeting on Brexit

South Korea on Friday held an interagency government meeting on Britain's planned exit from the European Union (EU) after leaders of the regional bloc agreed to extend the deadline for withdrawal. O...

March 22, 2019
Foreign Policy
Prosecution seeks arrest warrant for ex-minister in blacklist probe

Prosecutors on Friday sought an arrest warrant for former Environment Minister Kim Eun-kyung on allegations that her ministry had pressured heads of public organizations picked by preceding governmen...

March 22, 2019
Social affairs
Envoy says it's early to talk about tougher sanctions on N. Korea

South Korea's chief nuclear envoy said Friday that he focused on discussing ways to revitalize denuclearization talks with North Korea during visits to Russia and the headquarters of the European Uni...

March 22, 2019
North Korea
Cheong Wa Dae holds special NSC meeting over inter-Korean dialogue

South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae held an emergency meeting of its National Security Council on Friday, hours after North Korea pulled out its officials from a joint liaison office with...

March 22, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Seoul stocks end almost flat after choppy trading

South Korean stocks ended almost flat after a choppy trading session on Friday, with foreigners scooping up tech shares, offsetting a massive selling spree by institutions, analysts said. The Korean ...

March 22, 2019
Finance
BNP Paribas striving to promote sustainable finance in S. Korea

BNP Paribas SA, France‘s biggest bank, will strive hard to promote its sustainable finance in South Korea as it seeks to arrange more funds for projects that make a positive impact on the environment...

March 22, 2019
Finance
S. Korea honors victims of N. Korean attacks in 2002, 2010

The South Korean government held an annual ceremony Friday to commemorate more than 50 victims of North Korea's naval and artillery attacks in 2002 and 2010. Addressing the West Sea Defense Day even...

March 22, 2019
Defense
Twitter focuses on 'public conversation' in S. Korean society: CEO

Global online social networking service Twitter Inc. aims to make more people participate in "public conversation" in South Korea, the company's chief said Friday. "We believe public conversation in...

March 22, 2019
Technology
YG Entertainment chief vows full cooperation with investigations

The chief of the management agency of BIGBANG and other K-pop stars said Friday he will faithfully comply with the authorities investigating its suspected tax evasion and an alleged sex-for-favors sc...

March 22, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] US apologizes to S. Korean figure skater after controversial incident

The US figure skating team at the world championships has apologized to injured South Korean skater Lim Eun-soo following a controversial incident involving her American rival. The Korea Skating Uni...

March 22, 2019
More sports
N. Korea to hold parliament session with newly elected deputies next month

North Korea's rubber-stamp legislature will convene the first meeting of newly elected deputies early next month, state media reported Friday, amid speculation leader Kim Jong-un could be given a new...

March 22, 2019
North Korea
US sanctions 2 Chinese firms for helping NK evade sanctions

The United States on Thursday sanctioned two Chinese shipping companies for helping North Korea evade sanctions, demonstrating its resolve to keep pressure on the regime until it dismantles its nucle...

March 22, 2019
North Korea

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