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South Korea delays approval of death with dignity bill
South Korea delays approval of death with dignity bill

Uncertainties loom over whether the nation’s death with dignity bill will be passed before the current parliamentary term ends after the general elections in …

South Korea eyes vice FM talks with U.S., Japan

South Korea is trying to schedule a meeting of vice foreign ministers with the United States and Japan, a government official here said Sunday. Confirming an …

Former opposition leader quits party

Kim Han-gil, a former co-leader of the main opposition party, quit his party Sunday, dealing another blow to the opposition in the disarray following a …

North may be readying for thermonuclear weapon tests: South Korean military

North Korea may be preparing to test its thermonuclear weapons capabilities at its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, a South Korean military unit responsible for …

South Korea, Japan pushing for high-level economic talks in Jan.: source

South Korea and Japan are trying to schedule high-level talks to discuss bilateral economic issues and cooperation, a government source here said Sunday. …

Youth hold rallies protesting ‘comfort women’ deal

Dozens of young South Koreans took to the streets Saturday to protest a recent agreement between South Korea and Japan to resolve the issue of Korean women …

N. Korea’s Kim opens sci-tech complex

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the opening ceremony of a science technology complex on the first day of the new year, the North’s state media …

U.S. asked N. Korea’s chief nuclear envoy to meet S. Korean counterpart after 2012 deal: Clinton email

Shortly after a 2012 nuclear deal with Pyongyang, the United States had asked North Korea’s chief nuclear envoy to meet bilaterally with his South Korean …

U.N. chief commends Park on Korea-Japan deal of wartime sexual slavery

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye had made a “courageous decision” to reach a landmark …

First batch of Chinese tourists visit new tour zone in N. Korea
First batch of Chinese tourists visit new tour zone in N. Korea

About 300 Chinese tourists have visited a new tourism zone in North Korea’s border city of Sinuiju this week for the first time, according to Chinese …

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