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Ahn’s bloc expands with another NPAD defection
Ahn’s bloc expands with another NPAD defection

Another opposition lawmaker on Wednesday left the New Politics Alliance for Democracy to follow Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo, foreshadowing the division of the main …

Petition against Japan normalization treaty dismissed
Petition against Japan normalization treaty dismissed

The Constitutional Court refused Wednesday to review a petition by a Korean woman who challenged the constitutionality of a 1965 treaty to normalize ties …

Court allows changes to national IDs

The Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that a law barring South Koreans from changing their resident registration numbers was unconstitutional. The court …

Korea’s civilian inter-Korean exchanges double this year

South Korea’s civilian exchanges with North Korea more than doubled this year from a year earlier following an inter-Korean deal in August to ease …

Korea’s first-ever multicultural library faces shutdown over budget shortfall
Korea’s first-ever multicultural library faces shutdown over budget shortfall

On the second floor of an old building in Dongdaemun-gu, eastern Seoul, children sit scattered around the floor of a small library, reading. Behind them are …

Korea unveils 2nd phase of climate change measures

The Seoul government on Wednesday released the second phase of its climate change adaptation measures for the next five years, aimed to reduce potential …

English Village classes beef up public education
English Village classes beef up public education

With only about 80 million native Korean speakers worldwide, South Korea’s current potential to interact globally is limited. It’s no surprise then that …

Gov’t to push for labor reform bills to create more jobs: PM

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Wednesday that the government will put all-out efforts into parliamentary approval of labor reform bills to create more jobs. …

Pyongyang may seek summit talks with Seoul next year: report

North Korea may seek a package deal with South Korea, including a push for summit talks, ahead of its key party congress next year, a report showed Wednesday. …

Korea to offer $1.5 million to 3 African nations

South Korea has decided to provide three African countries with $1.5 million in humanitarian assistance, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, as Seoul is …

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