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North Korea denounces Obama for military tensions

North Korea fiercely accused the Obama administration Thursday of deliberately raising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, while refraining from criticizing …

Top court confirms conviction of ruling party lawmaker

The nation’s top court on Thursday upheld a six-month jail term for a ruling party lawmaker convicted of receiving illegal political funds, a verdict …

Korea to set aside more than 30% of budget for welfare

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Thursday the government will spend more 30 percent of next year’s budget on the welfare sector to ensure no needy …

Koreas reach deal on land use fee at Gaeseong complex

South and North Korea have reached an agreement on the land use fee amount for South Korean firms operating a joint industrial park across the border, the …

North Korea leader inspects joint training by military units

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected joint drills conducted by the military’s two units, ordering the Korean People’s Army to intensify combat …

Court rules chemical castration constitutional

The Constitutional Court ruled in a 6-3 vote Wednesday that hormonal treatment to suppress sexual impulses in sex offenders is constitutional. In 2013, a …

China denies media report that it offered to rent S. Korean port

China on Wednesday denied a Japanese media report that Beijing had proposed renting a port facility on a South Korean island in 2013. Japans Asahi newspaper …

Top court backs sacking of stem cell scientist Hwang

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Seoul National University’s dismissal of Hwang Woo-suk was justifiable, marking an end to a nine-year legal battle …

Hailing cab late at night a challenge in winter

A line of people, intoxicated and weary from the festivities of year-end parties, shiver outside Itaewon Station in central Seoul on a cold December night, …

South Korea to monitor absent students for possible domestic abuse
South Korea to monitor absent students for possible domestic abuse

Following a high profile child abuse case this week reported in Incheon, where a father confined his 11-year-old daughter at home and continually abused her …

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