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S. Korea's Key Economic Indicators Rise for First Time in 6 Mos.

2020-08-02

South Korea's three major economic indicators all improved for the first time in six months.Korea's factory output increased four-point-two ...

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New 'Jeonse' Laws Take Effect Friday, Guaranteeing 2-Year Renewal

2020-08-02

New housing bills have passed through the National Assembly and the Cabinet, this time aimed at handing more protection to tenants amid skyrocketing ...

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Opposition Seeks to Highlight Unification Chief Nominee's Pro-N. Korea Record

2020-07-26

At his parliamentary confirmation hearing Thursday, Unification Minister-nominee Lee In-young stressed that inter-Korean ties should move ...

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US Defense Secretary Hints at Rearranging US Troop Deployment Worldwide

2020-07-26

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says no specific instructions have been issued to reduce the size of American forces on the Korean Peninsula ...

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Q2 Growth hits -3.3%, Lowest in 22 Years

2020-07-26

South Korea's economy contracted more than three percent from the first to second quarter amid the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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Daily COVID-19 Cases Jump to 115-Day High

2020-07-26

The daily increase of COVID-19 cases in South Korea topped 100 for the first time in 115 days on Friday.Many of the new infections are imported cases ...

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Seoul City Drops Probe into Mayor’s Misconduct, Vows to Cooperate with Rights Commission

2020-07-26

Seoul City said Wednesday it is dropping its own investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations against late Mayor Park Won-soon after his ...

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SpaceX Launches S. Korea's 1st Military Satellite

2020-07-26

SpaceX has successfully launched South Korea's first military satellite from a U.S. Air Force base in Florida. Once it is operational, the ...

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Seoul City to Set Up Committee to Investigate Charges against Late Mayor

2020-07-19

Two days after the funeral of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, city officials on Wednesday began the uncomfortable task of addressing unanswered questions ...

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Korean War Hero Gen. Paik Sun-yup Laid to Rest in Daejeon

2020-07-19

The bereaved family, South Korean Army Chief of Staff, U.S. Forces Korea(USFK) commander and veterans paid their final respects to the late Gen. ...

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