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Korea seeks closer industrial, energy cooperation with Brazil, Peru

South Korea seeks closer industrial and energy sector cooperation with Brazil and Peru as it moves to expand its presence in Latin America, the government said …

Gov’t to hike fines on boats violating navigation rules

The government will sharply increase fines slapped on boats that violate safe navigation rules in the face of growing public awareness for maritime accidents, …

Police to seek ways to arrest labor union head

SEOUL (Yonhap) – The nation’s police chief said Monday they will review diverse measures to arrest the head of a local umbrella labor group as he is …

‘Liberal arts education translates into better jobs’
‘Liberal arts education translates into better jobs’

With South Korean youths struggling to get jobs amid the worsening employment rate, the nation’s higher education trend has been shifting toward practical …

Opposition lambastes Seoul’s protest against critical U.S. press

The main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy on Monday demanded the government offer an apology for a claim by a U.S. weekly that the South Korean …

Korean men do least housework in OECD

South Korean men spend the least amount of time on housework among 29 surveyed members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, …

Living in constant fear near U.S. military base
Living in constant fear near U.S. military base

POCHEON, Gyeonggi Province ― At sunset on Oct. 28, a group of South Koreans gathered outside the gates of Rodriguez Live Fire Complex at Pocheon, Gyeonggi …

President urges swift passage of economic bills
President urges swift passage of economic bills

President Park Geun-hye on Monday called in the ruling Saenuri Party leadership to Cheong Wa Dae and urged them to speed up the legislation of pending bills on …

NPAD seeks to move closer to former name ‘Democratic Party’
NPAD seeks to move closer to former name ‘Democratic Party’

The main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy on Monday launched the process to retitle itself before the next general election, ridding itself of …

Funeral held for victim of Japan’s wartime sex slavery

Family members of a South Korean woman who was forced into sexual slavery for Japanese soldiers during World War II mourned the death of their loved one during …

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