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Prejudice makes refugee life tougher
Prejudice makes refugee life tougher

With risks and challenges faced by refugees across the world having become one of the greatest global issues today, the status and conditions of asylum seekers …

Mobile tourism center for ASEAN kicks off
Mobile tourism center for ASEAN kicks off

The ASEAN-Korea Center on Thursday launched a moving tourism information center on the member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to promote …

Saenuri pushes ahead with budget review
Saenuri pushes ahead with budget review

The ruling party pushed ahead with the parliamentary review of next year’s budget on Thursday, despite the main opposition’s boycott of the National …

Seoul to provide allowance for unemployed youth

Seoul City on Thursday announced plans to give a monthly allowance to unemployed youth as part of its efforts to better bridge them to the labor market. Seoul …

Poor medical facilities behind high death rate of disabled children in South Korea

Physically disabled children aged 1-9 in Korea were 38 times more likely to die than their nondisabled peers in 2012, partly because of inadequate number of …

Korea’s postwar rise a ‘message of hope’ for Palestinians
Korea’s postwar rise a ‘message of hope’ for Palestinians

Korea’s rise from the rubble of the 1950-53 Korean War is a “message of hope” for Palestinian refugees in the war-ravaged region, the chief of a U.N. …

[NEWSMAKER]S.China Sea dispute poses challenge to Seoul
[NEWSMAKER]S.China Sea dispute poses challenge to Seoul

The ongoing dispute over the South China Sea is posing a tricky diplomatic challenge to South Korea as the U.S. appears to be increasing pressure on its ally …

Park calls solid historical viewpoint essential for reunification

President Park Geun-hye called for establishing a solid viewpoint of Korean history among the people on Thursday, saying it is essential to lay the groundwork …

U.S.-Korea alliance firm regardless of politics in Washington: Pentagon official

The U.S. alliance with South Korea has stood firm for more than six decades regardless of politics in Washington, a U.S. Defense Department official said …

Abe’s aggravation of historical tensions has ‘jeopardized’ U.S. interests in region: CRS report

The return of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to power provided a firmer foundation for cooperation with the United States, but at the same time …

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