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DP to Nominate Seoul, Busan Mayoral Candidates Despite Sex Abuse Scandals

2020-11-08

In a controversial decision, ruling Democratic Party members voted to revise the party's constitution and field candidates for the Seoul ...

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Seoul Cautiously Gauges Impact of US Election on Korean Peninsula

2020-11-01

With the U.S. presidential election fast approaching this coming Tuesday, it has become clear how President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival ...

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Korean Economy Returns to Growth amid COVID-19

2020-11-01

The South Korean economy grew nearly two percent in the third quarter after witnessing severe contractions for two straight quarters amid the economic ...

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Moon Gives Budget Speech Urging Bipartisan Support to Revive S. Korean Economy

2020-11-01

President Moon Jae-in delivered a parliamentary speech on the state budget Wednesday, seeking bipartisan support for expanded fiscal spending ...

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Fmr Pres. Lee to Serve Prison Term from Monday

2020-11-01

Ex-President Lee Myung-bak will begin serving his prison term next week after the nation’s top court upheld his sentence for embezzlement ...

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Trump and Biden Collide over Kim Jong-un's ICBM Arsenal

2020-10-25

U.S. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden held their final debate on Thursday ahead of the election on November 3. One of the ...

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Pompeo Hopes Resuming Dialogue Ultimately Leads to Ending Korean War

2020-10-25

During a press briefing Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted that declaring a formal end to the Korean War is "obviously" ...

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Chief Prosecutor Defies Justice Minister’s Standing in Hedge Fund Probe

2020-10-25

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl appeared at a parliamentary audit this Thursday, refuting the Justice Ministry's accusations that he ...

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KDCA: Very Slim Chance of Link Between Flu Shots, Deaths

2020-10-25

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has found a very low probability of there being a direct link between the administration ...

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S. Korea, US Seemingly Differ on Conditions-Based OPCON Transfer

2020-10-18

South Korea and the United States seemingly differed on the conditions-based transfer of wartime operational control(OPCON) from Washington ...

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