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Campaigning Begins for June 13 Elections

2018-06-03

Political parties are vying for victory as campaigning for the June 13th local elections and parliamentary by-elections officially kicked off ...

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Parliament Passes Revision to Minimum Wage Bill

2018-06-03

The National Assembly on Monday passed a revision bill on the minimum wage that will incorporate some regular bonuses and welfare allowances into ...

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BTS First Korean Artist to Top Billboard 200

2018-06-03

Boy band BTS has earned itself a place in K-pop history. The seven-member group has become the first Korean act to have their album top the U.S. Billboard ...

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Leaders of Two Koreas Hold 2nd Summit at Panmunjeom

2018-05-27

President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met at the truce village of Panmunjeom for the second time on Saturday. According ...

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Parliament Passes Special Counsel, Budget Bills

2018-05-27

The National Assembly on Monday passed a bill seeking to introduce an independent counsel to investigate an online opinion rigging scandal and ...

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Countdown to June 13 Elections

2018-05-27

The two-day candidate registration period for the June 13th local elections closed on Friday. A total of 17 posts for chiefs of provinces and metropolitan ...

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N. Korea Threatens to Reconsider Summit with U.S.

2018-05-20

A senior North Korean official warned Wednesday that Pyongyang will reconsider the upcoming summit talks with the U.S. if it comes under continued ...

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Seoul Begins Process to Bring US Safeguards to WTO

2018-05-20

South Korea has launched the process to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization(WTO) against Washington’s safeguards on Korean washing ...

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Gov’t to Regularly Disclose FX Intervention Records

2018-05-20

The government has unveiled plans on disclosing records of its currency market intervention as part of efforts to increase transparency of the ...

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U.S. to Pull Out from Iran Nuclear Deal

2018-05-13

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, calling it “defective at its core.” The move ...

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