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Lee says focus of his talks with Russia and EU was on resuming Pyeongyang-Washington talks
South Korea's top nuke envoy has returned from his trips to Russia and the EU. He said all sides agreed on the importance of resuming the North Korea-U.S. talks soon. "I had very good talks with Russia and the EU. We agreed that talks between Pyeongyang and Washington need to resume soon, and as much as it is a...
2019-03-22 18:25:32 KST -
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S. Koreans honor fallen soldiers on West Sea Defense Day
It's the fourth year that South Korea has commemorated the West Sea Defense Day at the Daejeon National Cemetery. South Korea holds the day on the fourth Friday of March every year to commemorate the 55 soldiers who gave their lives for their country during a series of North Korean provocations. Those include th...
2019-03-22 18:24:35 KST -
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Remaining doubts in actress Jang Ja-yeon’s suicide case
In March 2009, 29-year-old actress Jang Ja-yeon killed herself. She left a seven-page letter which detailed the sexual crimes committed against her. In the letter, Jang accused her agent of forcing her to attend drinking parties and provide sexual favors to 31 high profile figures from the entertainment industry, p...
2019-03-22 18:08:21 KST -
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National Assembly's last interpellation session focuses on education, culture, social affairs
The National Assembly held its final interpellation session today -- with the focus on education, culture and social affairs. Up for debate was the fine-dust issue. The ruling party welcomed the establishment of a new national fine dust agency -- calling on the government to cooperate with China in dealing with t...
2019-03-22 18:07:20 KST -
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S. Korea's National Security Council meets over N. Korea pullout from joint liaison office
At the Cheongwadae, the president's top security adviser held a meeting of the National Security Council to discuss North Korea's decisions to pull its officials from the liaison office. The NSC's standing committee reportedly discussed ways to minimize the fallout from the withdrawal as well as how...
2019-03-22 18:07:19 KST -
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S. Koreans honor fallen soldiers on West Sea Defense Day
South Koreans gathered to honor the soldiers who lost their lives defending their country against attacks from North Korea at a ceremony marking West Sea Defense Day. Some seven-thousand people including bereaved family members, Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and military personnel participated in a ceremony held...
2019-03-22 11:22:13 KST -
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S. Korea to create 20 global robotics companies by 2023: Pres. Moon
President Moon Jae-in has promised to utilize the robotics industry to create new jobs and improve people's quality of life. This came as his economic tour took him to Daegu on Friday, where he met with around 300 government officials, businessmen, and scholars engaged in the robotics industry. Saying that South Ko...
2019-03-22 09:40:54 KST -
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South Korea honors fallen soldiers on West Sea Defense Day
South Koreans are gathering to honor the soldiers who lost their lives defending the country against attacks from North Korea at a ceremony marking West Sea Defense Day. Some seven-thousand people including bereaved family members, Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and military personnel are to participate in a ce...
2019-03-22 07:24:26 KST -
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S. Korea to 'wage war' on fine dust pollution: Ban Ki-moon
Like going to war is how the head of the new government organization described his resolve to fight the fine dust pollution cloaking the nation. Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who accepted the president's offer to run the new anti-pollution organization, said that despite concerns about taking th...
2019-03-22 07:24:26 KST -
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National Assembly holds Q&A session on economic issues
On day three of the National Assembly's interpellation session the focal point was the government's economic policies. There was no let up from the opposition parties, which slammed the government's income-led growth policy. The opposition said rapid minimum wage hikes have burdened small business...
2019-03-22 03:59:30 KST -
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S. Korea's Fmr. Pres. Chun Doo-hwan's house sold off at over US$ 4.5 mil.
The house of former president Chun Doo-hwan in Seoul was finally auctioned for roughly 4-point-5 million U.S. dollars, after the bid failed five times. The transaction is expected to be finalized on Sunday once the buyer pays the price, but it could also be delayed as Chun has filed a lawsuit against the public auc...
2019-03-21 18:06:33 KST -
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Court reviews arrest request for disgraced K-pop star Jung Joon-young
K-pop star Jung Joon-young who is embroilled in a massive sex scandal is now waiting to learn whether his immediate future includes jail. The Seoul Central District Court held a hearing to review whether the singer needs to be arrested for filming sexual acts with around 10 women he slept with and sharing them withou...
2019-03-21 18:06:30 KST
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- N. Korea withdraws from inter-Korean liaison office at Gaeseong
- Lee says focus of his talks with Russia and EU was on resuming Pyeongyang-Washington talks
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