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Seoul and Washington Conduct Air Drills with US Strategic Assets; and N. Korea Issues Threat

2023-02-05

A day after the visiting Pentagon chief, Lloyd Austin, pledged the increased deployment of U.S. strategic assets in the region, the allies conducted ...

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South Korea saw better production, Consumption, Investment in 2022, But Outlook for 2023 remains Grim

2023-02-05

South Korea saw an increase in on-year production, consumption and investment last year, according to latest government figures. It was a triple ...

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And the nation lift most mandates on Indoor Masks, with last remnant Rules Expected to be Lifted by May

2023-02-05

The nation’s indoor mask mandate was lifted for most locations in the country on Monday. Mask-wearing is now only required at high-risk facilities, ...

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Over Half the Country Expected to Travel during Lunar New Year Holiday

2023-01-22

Over 26 million people nationwide are expected to travel during the Lunar New Year holiday.According to the Korea Transport Institute, 26-point-48 ...

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Indoor Masking to be Lifted from Jan. 30, Excluding High-Risk Facilities, Public Transit

2023-01-22

The indoor mask restriction will be finally lifted from late this month, more than two years after the regulation was imposed at the height of COVID-19 ...

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Yoon Holds Fruitful Summit with UAE President, Visits S. Korean Troops

2023-01-22

President Yoon Suk Yeol returned home Saturday from an eight-day trip to the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland, his first overseas trip of the ...

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DP Chief to Appear for Questioning by the Prosecution Next Week over Daejang-dong Scandal

2023-01-22

Main opposition Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung says he is going to appear for the prosecution’s questioning in the investigation ...

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NIS Raids Union over Allegations of Violating Nat’l Security Act

2023-01-22

The state spy agency and police raided one of South Korea’s largest umbrella labor unions on Wednesday on suspicions that some of its members ...

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President Yoon Suk Yeol Visits the United Arab Emirates(UAE)

2023-01-15

President Yoon Suk Yeol is making a state visit to the United Arab Emirates(UAE) in his first overseas trip of the new year.By invitation of UAE leader ...

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A Special Police Team Concludes a Probe on Itaewon Crowd Crush

2023-01-15

The police investigative team probing the Itaewon crowd crush has announced the results of its 74-day probe.The team said in a briefing on Friday ...

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