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Gov't Finds More Suspicious Land Purchases in LH Scandal

2021-03-14

The government has discovered additional improprieties by employees of the state-run housing corporation LH on top of about a dozen cases announced ...

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Myanmar's Special Envoy Urges UN to Send Peacekeeping Troops

2021-03-14

Myanmar’s special envoy to the UN has expressed disappointment over the UN Security Council’s statement on the situation in Myanmar, ...

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Moon Seeks to End Years of Frayed Ties with Japan

2021-03-07

In a speech marking the 102nd anniversary of the March First Independence Movement on Monday, President Moon tells Japan his government is ready ...

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Top Prosecutor Resigns to Protest Taking Away Investigative Power from Prosecution

2021-03-07

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl has announced his intent to resign, reiterating his opposition to the ruling camp's law enforcement reform. ...

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Cabinet Approves Massive Cash Support to COVID-Stricken Small Bizs

2021-03-07

The South Korean government has drawn up an extra budget plan of around 15 trillion won, or more than 13 billion dollars, to lend a helping hand to some ...

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Rival parties elect mayoral candidates

2021-03-07

Ex-SMEs and Startups Minister Park Young-sun has been named the ruling Democratic Party's Seoul mayoral candidate in the April 7 by-election. The ...

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S. Korea Begins Mass COVID-19 Immunization Program

2021-02-28

South Korea has begun administering its first available COVID-19 vaccines to medical workers and patients at long-term care facilities. The immunization ...

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Gov't Extends Social Distancing, Gathering Ban for 2 More Weeks

2021-02-28

The South Korean government has extended current social distancing levels and a ban on gatherings of five or more people for another two weeks.The ...

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Blinken Recommits to Nuclear-Free Korea, Unclear How

2021-02-28

Though scant on details, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken once again reiterated Washington’s commitment to Pyongyang's denuclearization ...

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S. Korean Parliament Ratifies 3 Key ILO Conventions

2021-02-28

A set of key international conventions on workers’ rights has been ratified by parliament in a plenary vote on Friday.The three motions passed ...

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