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US Congress to take up legislation banning travel to N. Korea: report

North KoreaJun 29, 2017

WASHINGTON -- Congress is expected to take up legislation banning tourist travel to North Korea in the wake of the death of American college student Otto Warmbier shortly after his comatose release f...
N. Korea warns of capital punishment against ex-President Park

North KoreaJun 29, 2017

North Korea on Wednesday warned of capital punishment against a former South Korean president and former spy chief for their alleged plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The angry st...
Korea to modernize air defense warning system

DefenseJun 29, 2017

South Korea has developed a cutting-edge air defense early warning, command and control system using digital communications technology, the country's arms procurement agency said Thursday. The Comma...
Presidential office defends reactor construction suspension

Social affairsJun 28, 2017

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday defended the government's decision to temporarily suspend the construction of two nuclear reactors, saying it was made after "painstaking deliberati...
Korean Navy to have four new NLL patrol ships

DefenseJun 28, 2017

South Korea's Navy announced a plan Wednesday to replace its naval patrol ships operating near the tense inter-Korean sea border with upgraded ones. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration, t...
Korean municipality to sell canned pure air in cooperation with Canadian firm

IndustryJun 28, 2017

HADONG -- The town of Hadong in southeastern South Korea will sell canned fresh mountain air in a tie-up with a Canadian company amid growing concerns about air pollution, municipality officials said...
Top diplomats of Korea, US to hold talks ahead of summit

Jun 28, 2017

South Korea's top diplomat will meet her US counterpart to fine-tune details related to the upcoming summit between their leaders scheduled later this week, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday...
Moon-Trump meeting to focus on alliance, N. Korea

Jun 28, 2017

SEONGNAM AIRPORT -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet his US counterpart Donald Trump this week in a summit largely expected to focus on how to strengthen their countries' alliance and put...
30% of senior citizens received pensions in 2016: report

MarketsJun 28, 2017

The percentage of elderly South Koreans receiving public or private pensions stood at 30 percent in 2016, a government report showed Wednesday. The report by the Board of Audit and Inspection, which...
Korean households' net lending shrinks in Q1

EconomyJun 28, 2017

Net lending by South Korean households fell in the first quarter from a quarter earlier due to the increased purchase of houses, central bank data showed Wednesday. The net lending, which reflects a...
Korea's childbirths extend losing streak to 17 straight months in April

Social affairsJun 28, 2017

The number of newborn babies in South Korea dropped for 17 months in a row in April, a government report showed Wednesday, in the latest sign that underscores challenges in boosting its low birthrate...
Subway train derails, scaring passengers and injuring dozens

World NewsJun 28, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) -- A subway train derailed Tuesday as it entered a station, tossing people to the floor, forcing hundreds of shaken-up passengers to evacuate through darkened tunnels and delivering ano...
N. Korea builds children's traffic parks amid heavy vehicular traffic

North KoreaJun 28, 2017

North Korea is building children's traffic parks to offer safety education amid increasing traffic across the country, the country's state media have reported. The Rodong Sinmun newspaper, the mouth...
S. Korea to send back home 8 rescued N. Koreans this week

North KoreaJun 28, 2017

South Korea said Wednesday it plans to repatriate eight recently rescued North Korean fishermen across the de facto maritime border in waters off the country's east coast this week. Earlier in the d...
US labels N. Korea one of world's worst countries for human trafficking

North KoreaJun 28, 2017

WASHINGTON -- The United States designated North Korea on Tuesday as one of the world's worst countries for human trafficking for the 15th straight year. The State Department's annual "Trafficking i...