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Labor union chief arrested for ‘illegal rallies’

Seoul police on Sunday arrested Han Sang-kyun, leader of the nation’s second-largest umbrella labor union, on charges of leading what the police call illegal …

Ahn’s defection to stir up party split before polls
Ahn’s defection to stir up party split before polls

The defection of Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo from the New Politics Alliance for Democracy signaled an irrevocable division of the main opposition camp, with only four …

Korea expected to speed up green drives for Paris deal

South Korea is expected to beef up its anticarbon moves in order to meet the targets of the Paris agreement approved by the global community Saturday. Envoys …

PM leaves for Laos, Mongolia

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn left for Laos Sunday to discuss enhancing bilateral ties and South Korea’s possible participation in constructing a power …

USFK relocation to Pyeongtaek pushed back to end of 2017

The United States troops stationed in South Korea will move its current headquarters in central Seoul to the southern city of Pyeongtaek by the end of 2017, …

Ex-President Lee ordered all-out retaliation after Pyongyang’s Yeonpyeong bombardment in 2010

Former President Lee Myung-bak ordered an air strike of a North Korean military compound when the North shelled the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong in …

Chinese state media silent on North Korean band’s concert cancellation

China’s state-controlled media remained silent Sunday about the sudden cancellation of a series of concerts by an all-female North Korean band formed by …

Ex-opposition leader Ahn defects from party amid in-house power struggle
Ex-opposition leader Ahn defects from party amid in-house power struggle

Former leader Ahn Cheol-soo of the major opposition party announced his defection from the party Sunday amid a deepening power struggle with the incumbent …

North Korean band’s performance in Beijing canceled

Performances by North Korea’s all-female propaganda band in Beijing were canceled, an official at a Chinese theater where it was to perform said …

Labor union leader detained for alleged violent rallies

The leader of a labor union was detained for questioning Sunday on charges of leading violent rallies in downtown Seoul last month.   Han Sang-gyun, the head …

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