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S. Korea, China Agree to Mend Ties After THAAD Dispute

2017-11-05

Seoul and Beijing have agreed to amend the dispute over the deployment of the THAAD antimissile system on South Korean soil. Seoul's Foreign Ministry ...

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Winter Olympic Torch Relay Begins in S. Korea

2017-11-05

Marking 100 days until the start of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the Olympic flame arrived in Seoul on Wednesday. A torch relay has now begun ...

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KOSPI Closes Above 2,500 For First Time

2017-11-05

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) closed above the two-thousand-500 threshold for the first time ever on Monday. Many ...

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Gov’t Unveils Plans to Cut Reliance on Nuclear Power

2017-10-29

The government will accelerate efforts to slash South Korea's dependence on nuclear energy as recommended by a state-organized committee. During ...

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Gov’t Rolls Out Household Debt Measures

2017-10-29

The government has rolled out comprehensive new measures to curb the growth of household debt. The key to the set of measures announced Tuesday ...

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Trial Implementation of Well-dying Law Begins

2017-10-29

A pilot project began on Monday for a law that allows patients suffering from incurable diseases to refuse life-extending treatment. Next February, ...

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Gov’t Unveils Job Policy Roadmap

2017-10-22

The government’s job creation committee, under the direct supervision of President Moon Jae-in, announced a comprehensive five-year road map ...

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State Commission Recommends Resumption of Nuclear Power Plant Project

2017-10-22

After much anticipation, a state commission has recommended resuming the construction of two nuclear reactors located in the southeastern city ...

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EU Expands Sanctions on N. Korea

2017-10-22

The European Union(EU) has banned the sale of oil and oil products to North Korea as part of stronger sanctions on Pyongyang. The 28-member bloc ...

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Assembly Inspections of Gov’t

2017-10-15

The first parliamentary inspection of government offices under the Moon Jae-in government began Thursday. Ahead of provincial elections in June, ...

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