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Graduate job seekers to outnumber employment openings for next 10 years

A government report showed Tuesday that the number of university and college graduates will exceed demands in the job market by 792,000 from 2014 to 2024. …

More potential victims of humidifier disinfectants reported

Hundreds of more potential victims of toxic humidifier disinfectants were reported over the past month amid concerns over the government’s move to stop …

[Newsmaker] Ahn’s ‘new politics’ slogan fades out after NPAD exit
[Newsmaker] Ahn’s ‘new politics’ slogan fades out after NPAD exit

“New politics” is a catchphrase that has helped Ahn Cheol-soo become the political figure he is today. This vision for new politics was the reason voters …

Sex trade exploits legal loopholes in South Korea
Sex trade exploits legal loopholes in South Korea

It’s been some 10 years since South Korea enacted its antiprostitution law, but new forms of sex trade have continued to evolve through legal loopholes, …

City, ministry in a flap over flag

By Shin Hyon-hee The war of words is heating up between the government and Seoul City over the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs’ plans to raise the …

Seoul, Tokyo fail to bridge differences over sex slavery issue
Seoul, Tokyo fail to bridge differences over sex slavery issue

 Seoul and Tokyo failed to bridge their differences Tuesday over the issue of Japan’s colonial-era sexual enslavement of Korean women during their 11th …

Peninsular conflict would have greater regional impacts: U.S. JCS chief
Peninsular conflict would have greater regional impacts: U.S. JCS chief

The top U.S. general on Monday voiced concerns about the potential “transregional” ramifications of North Korea’s military threats that have evolved with …

Korea, U.S. hold talks to expand maritime cooperation

South Korea and the United States held talks in Washington to discuss ways to expand maritime cooperation between the two close trading partners, the …

CJ chairman gets prison term in retrial

A Seoul appellate court on Tuesday sentenced the chairman of food and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group to two years and six months in prison for …

Ahn defection deja-vu for opposition camp
Ahn defection deja-vu for opposition camp

The defection of Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo and the looming split of the party is a heavy blow to the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, with only four months …

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