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Elementary schoolers want to be chefs, star athletes
Elementary schoolers want to be chefs, star athletes

The top dream jobs among young students in South Korea are to be an entertainer, star athlete or other professional in sports and art, a survey showed …

Seoul holds off Shilla’s hanok hotel project
Seoul holds off Shilla’s hanok hotel project

Hotel Shilla’s third attempt to obtain a permit to build a traditional-style hotel in central Seoul was once again mired in a deadlock by Seoul City on …

Low-income Koreans more suicidal than richer people

South Koreans in the low-income bracket think about committing suicide much more than people at higher income levels, a report showed Thursday. According to …

Lotte executive gets suspended jail sentence in construction worker’s death

An executive director of Lotte Engineering & Construction Co. was given a suspended jail sentence Thursday for neglecting safety measures at the …

Appeals court upholds stripping teachers’ union of legal status
Appeals court upholds stripping teachers’ union of legal status

The Seoul High Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of the government’s decision to strip the Korea Teachers and Education Workers’ Union of its legal status, …

Korea puts KF-X fighter jet project in full swing

South Korea officially kicked off its multibillion-dollar project Thursday to produce homemade fighter jets over the next decade. Under the Korean Fighter …

Pets no longer considered ‘waste’ under new law
Pets no longer considered ‘waste’ under new law

Pet owners are no longer required to dispose of the bodies of their beloved pets in the trash, as a revised animal protection law came into effect Thursday. …

Inter-Korean exchanges frozen after nuke test

The South Korean government said Thursday it would not allow any direct civilian exchanges with North Korea for the time being, a punitive step against …

THAAD will help counter N.K. missile threats: U.S. think tank
THAAD will help counter N.K. missile threats: U.S. think tank

Amid North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats, the stationing of advanced U.S. missile assets on the peninsula would boost the allies’ defense …

[Newsmaker] Minjoo lawmaker draws fire with Saenuri defection
[Newsmaker] Minjoo lawmaker draws fire with Saenuri defection

Rep. Cho Kyoung-tae, a third-term lawmaker representing Saha-gu in Busan, was once portrayed as a pioneer in condemning localism in politics, as he survived …

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