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Coast Guard Assesses Fisheries Official Attempted to Defect to N. Korea

2020-10-04

The Korea Coast Guard has assessed that a fisheries official who was shot and killed by North Korean troops near a western border island last week ...

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Nuclear Envoys Urge N. Korea to Engage in Discussing "Creative Ideas"

2020-10-04

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun and South Korea's top nuclear envoy Lee Do-hoon appeared content with their discussions of what ...

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N. Korea Apologizes for Fatal Shooting of S. Korean Official on West Sea

2020-09-27

North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party United Front Department sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday apologizing ...

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Moon Inspects Commando Special Ops

2020-09-27

President Moon Jae-in hosted the 72nd Armed Forces Day celebration on Friday at the nation's Special Warfare Command near Seoul.With special ...

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Gov't Announces Quarantine Measures for Chuseok Holiday

2020-09-27

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said on Friday that a ban on gatherings of 50 or more people indoors and 100 or more ...

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National Assembly Approves Gov't's 4th Extra Budget for COVID-19 Relief

2020-09-27

The government's fourth extra budget to finance its COVID-19 relief program passed the National Assembly on Tuesday, with support from 272 ...

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Justice Minister Grilled over Son's Cushy Military Service

2020-09-20

Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae’s son, identified only by his surname Seo, is suspected of failing to return to his base without obtaining prior ...

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Yoshihide Suga Elected 99th Prime Minister of Japan

2020-09-20

Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has been elected Japan's 99th prime minister, succeeding Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving ...

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Seoul Renews Call for Rebuilding Inter-Korean Trust in Small Steps

2020-09-20

South Korea's unification minister traveled to the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjeom on Wednesday.In a news conference at the border ...

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OECD Revises 2020 Growth Outlook for S. Korea

2020-09-20

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) has revised down its annual growth outlook for South Korea by 0-point-2 percentage ...

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