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Park, Chung in last pitch for Seoul mayor election
Park, Chung in last pitch for Seoul mayor election

Ruling and opposition Seoul mayor candidates Chung Mong-joon and Park Won-soon faced off on a morning radio debate before wrapping up their election campaigns …

Candidates make frenetic pitches in tight races
Candidates make frenetic pitches in tight races

The 13-day campaigns for the June 4 local elections wrapped up Tuesday with the two main political parties making final appeals to the public. The polling …

Fugitive Sewol owner tries to seek asylum: prosecution

The fugitive owner of the sunken ferry Sewol recently attempted to seek asylum at a foreign embassy in Seoul, but was denied due to his status as a criminal …

U.S. mulls deploying MD system in S. Korea: USFK chief

The United States is considering deploying an advanced missile defense system (MD) in South Korea to counter the evolving threats by North Korea, the chief of …

Prosecution vows increased effort to arrest sunken ferry’s owner

Prosecutors investigating April’s deadly ferry sinking apologized Monday for so far failing to arrest the ferry operator’s fugitive owner, vowing …

Defense nominee faces criticism over ‘weak’ response to N.K.’s attack
Defense nominee faces criticism over ‘weak’ response to N.K.’s attack

Opposition parties are likely to grill Defense Minister nominee Han Min-koo over the South Korean military’s weak response to North Korea’s shelling of …

Attacks, appeals intensify 2 days before local elections
Attacks, appeals intensify 2 days before local elections

The two main political parties are intensifying appeals to the public and attacks against each other in the last leg of campaigns before Wednesday’s local …

Unwed mothers face uphill battle in raising children
Unwed mothers face uphill battle in raising children

An unusual sight unfolded in Hongdae area on May 26. A group of high school volunteers for Korean Unwed Mothers Support Network (KUMSN) stood on a busy street …

[Graphic News] Opinion poll results for June 4 local elections
[Graphic News] Opinion poll results for June 4 local elections

[Newsmaker] Kim reemerges at center of security policy
[Newsmaker] Kim reemerges at center of security policy

After three and a half years at the helm of the Defense Ministry, the hawkish Kim Kwan-jin was expected to leave the government to pave the way for a more …

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