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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s once-powerful aunt has stepped down from most of her major posts, a South Korean government directory on the secretive …
North Korea is expected to push for “pardon diplomacy” using a Korean-Canadian pastor sentenced to a life of hard labor, an expert here said …
Police referred the leader of South Korea’s second-largest umbrella labor union to the prosecution for further investigation over last month’s …
The Chinese capital city of Beijing issued its second-ever red alert for dangerous acrid smog as it urged citizens to stay indoors, China’s state media …
The former head of South Korea’s sole tobacco maker was arrested Friday on charges of receiving kickbacks from a company subcontractor. Min Young-jin, …
South Korea and the United States held high-level talks on global disarmament and nonproliferation issues in Washington on Thursday, officials said. The two …
The majority of suicides in South Korea take place outside the home, which is in stark contrast to other countries where people opt to die at home, an …
The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution denouncing North Korea’s woeful human rights situation and encouraging the U.N. Security Council …
The U.S. Forces Korea has conducted 16 rounds of clandestine experiments involving dead anthrax samples and one plague test since 2009, a joint investigation …
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By strongly resisting Cheong Wa Dae’s efforts to press the National Assembly to pass contentious bills, Speaker Chung Ui-hwa has remained true to his …