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PyeongChang Winter Olympics Begin

2018-02-11

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics officially kicked off at 8 p.m. Friday with a spectacular opening ceremony. More than 29-hundred athletes ...

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Court Issues Suspended Sentence for Samsung Heir Lee Jae-yong

2018-02-11

Samsung Electronics' de-facto leader Lee Jae-yong has walked free from jail almost a year after he was detained on corruption charges. On Monday, ...

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Resumption of Finance Minister’s Talks with China

2018-02-11

South Korea and China held the 15th round of their finance ministers’ meetings early this month and agreed to improve business conditions for companies ...

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Trump Pledges Maximum Pressure on N. Korea in State of the Union Address

2018-02-04

In his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Donald Trump stressed the need for maximum pressure on North Korea and his determination ...

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Think Tank Calls for Caution Over Strong 2017 Export Figures

2018-02-04

A local think tank has warned against overoptimism regarding last year’s strong performance from South Korean exporters. The Korea Economic ...

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Chung Hyeon & Park Hang-seo Become Sports Heroes

2018-02-04

South Korean sports stars Chung Hyeon and Park Hang-seo have grabbed the headlines in recent days thanks to their stunning achievements. Tennis ...

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Two Koreas Hold Mutual Visits for Winter Olympics

2018-01-28

Preparations are well under way for North Korea's participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, with advance teams from the two Koreas making ...

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US Issues Safeguards against Washing Machine Imports

2018-01-28

The U.S. on Monday announced safeguard measures on imports of large residential washing machines and solar cells, which will likely strike a blow ...

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S. Korea-EU Trade in 2017 Forecast to Surpass 100 Bln Euros

2018-01-28

South Korea's trade with the European Union(EU) is presumed to have surpassed 100 billion euros last year for the first time. Eurostat, the EU's ...

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Two Koreas Agree on Joint Entry, Single Ice Hockey Team at Olympics

2018-01-21

The two Koreas have agreed to march together under a unified flag at the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and field a joint women’s ...

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