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Park‘s approval rating hits 10-week low over history textbooks row

President Park Geun-hye’s job approval rating fell to a 10-week low over the controversy surrounding the government’s decision to reintroduce state …

Head of S. Korea’s sovereign fund quits amid probe by audit office
Head of S. Korea’s sovereign fund quits amid probe by audit office

(Yonhap) The head of South Korea’s sovereign fund resigned abruptly Friday amid an investigation by the country’s audit office into potential …

Koreans advised not to travel to Sinai Peninsula

The South Korean Embassy in Cairo has advised South Koreans in Egypt not to travel to the Sinai Peninsula where a recent plane crash killed all 224 people on …

Pyongyang lifts ban on entry of South Koreans into Gaesong zone

North Korea has averted its ban on the entry of two South Korean officials into the Gaesong Industrial Complex, the Unification Ministry said Friday.   Just …

Kenneth Bae to release book about ordeal in North Korea

Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American missionary freed last year from two years of detention in North Korea, will release a book detailing his ordeal in the communist …

Pyongyang calls on Japan to resolve sex slave issue

North Korea urged Japan on Friday to recognize its state responsibility for Tokyo’s sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II, claiming that …

Military envisions combat forces deployment on island of Ulleung, East Sea

The military is envisioning the deployment of combat marine forces on the island of Ulleung in the East Sea, a move that could add military pressure on North …

Park proposes joint inter-Korean exchange office
Park proposes joint inter-Korean exchange office

President Park Geun-hye on Thursday proposed to establish a joint office with North Korea to handle inter-Korean exchanges, as a follow-up measure of a …

Majority of Koreans oppose Seoul’s new slogan: survey

More than half of Koreans oppose Seoul’s controversial new slogan “I.Seoul.U,” a survey showed Thursday. According to the survey conducted by local …

371 foreigners nabbed in 2-month crackdown on gambling, phishing
371 foreigners nabbed in 2-month crackdown on gambling, phishing

The police said Thursday they had arrested a total of 708 foreigners in the past two months, with gambling and financial fraud being the most common crimes …

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