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Park: Nuclear ambitions will hasten N.K.’s demise
Park: Nuclear ambitions will hasten N.K.’s demise

President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday urged national unity and strong sanctions against North Korea’s provocations, saying Pyongyang will eventually deploy …

U.S. to fly stealth fighters
U.S. to fly stealth fighters

The U.S. plans to dispatch four radar-evading F-22 fighter jets to the peninsula on Wednesday in another show of strength after North Korea’s recent nuclear …

Seoul city expects economically active people down, elderly citizens up in 2033

In 2033, the Seoul metropolitan city will have already been a super-aged society for more than seven years, where the elderly population of 65 years and older …

Gov’t to toughen punishment on overcharging taxi drivers

The Cabinet approved a law revision Tuesday to toughen the punishment for taxi drivers who rip off passengers. Under the revision, a taxi driver who is caught …

Ruling party wary of whip’s nuclear armament proposal
Ruling party wary of whip’s nuclear armament proposal

Lawmakers of the ruling Saenuri Party remained wary of floor leader Rep. Won Yu-chul’s argument that South Korea needs to be armed with nuclear weapons for …

[NEWS FOCUS] Applause, sighs: Park draws mixed reactions
[NEWS FOCUS] Applause, sighs: Park draws mixed reactions

President Park Geun-hye’s Tuesday address at the National Assembly was filled with moments that showcased the conservative leader’s relentless conviction …

Forensics conduct autopsy of murdered girl
Forensics conduct autopsy of murdered girl

The state-run forensics service Tuesday carried out an autopsy on the body of a 7-year-old girl who was beaten to death by her mother five years ago. Police …

Prosecutors consider murder charge in toxic humidifier disinfectant probe
Prosecutors consider murder charge in toxic humidifier disinfectant probe

South Korean prosecutors are speeding up their probe into the toxic humidifier disinfectants that killed at least 95 people and injured 221, mostly pregnant …

Chinese envoy reiterates opposition to THAAD
Chinese envoy reiterates opposition to THAAD

China’s vice foreign minister on Tuesday once again expressed the country’s opposition to an envisaged stationing of advanced U.S. missile assets on the …

‘Sex slave defamation’ author wages to be seized
‘Sex slave defamation’ author wages to be seized

A Seoul court has ordered the author of a controversial book on “comfort women” to have her wages seized, legal sources said Tuesday, following last …

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