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Seoul to boost social media use

Seoul City vowed to actively utilize social media as an administrative tool to better communicate with the public and boost civic participation, officials …

Court again suspends custody of CJ head

An appeals court again accepted a request on Wednesday from the chairman of food and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group to suspend his three-year imprisonment …

Vice FM due in D.C. for talks on economy, nuclear cooperation

Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul left for the United States on Wednesday to hold a series of high-profile talks on economic and nuclear energy cooperation. …

Mutual military fund mulls new biz in private sector

The Military Mutual Aid Association, the fifth-largest institutional investor in South Korea, is considering a new business opportunity in the private military …

U.N. says Ban will not visit Pyongyang next week

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will not visit North Korea next week, a U.N. spokesperson said Wednesday, denying a Chinese news report that Ban will make a …

Pyongyang unveils plans to develop Rason economic zone

North Korea unveiled detailed plans Wednesday to develop its special economic zone in the border city of Rason aimed at luring foreign investment amid an …

Samsung donates $500,000 to U.S. veteran foundation

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has made a $500,000 donation to a U.S. non-profit organization for war veterans. Under the …

Korea to expand anti-terror budget

South Korea decided Wednesday to spend around an additional 100 billion won ($85 million) of its budget to bolster its anti-terrorism posture. The government …

Park calls for strengthening ties with Canada

President Park Geun-hye called Wednesday for strengthening cooperation with Ottawa as she met Canada’s new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines …

Low-level Pyongyang provocations may be in offing for next year: U.S. experts

North Korea could attempt a series of “low-level provocations” next year to mask its internal and external vulnerabilities, U.S. experts said in a …

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