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Park vows to join efforts to make better world through education

President Park Geun-hye vowed Wednesday to join international efforts to make a better place through education, noting it is a key to meeting challenges facing …

Korean defense minister to call for North Korea’s denuclearization in forum

Defense Minister Han Min-koo plans to call for efforts to denuclearize North Korea during regional defense talks being held in Malaysia on Wednesday.   The …

Seoul, Tokyo confirm thousands of remains of Korean wartime forced laborers

More than 2,700 sets of remains in Japan were identified as Koreans who were forced into labor during the Japanese colonial rule, a South Korean commission …

Number of temporary workers rises as more elderly people join workforce

The number of temporary workers in South Korea rose in August from a year earlier as more elderly people joined the workforce, government data showed …

Navy to perform regular defense drill on Dokdo next week

The Navy plans to carry out its regular defense exercise over Dokdo next week, the easternmost South Korean islets claimed by Japan, a Navy official said …

Ex-South Korean football coach Hiddink to visit North Korea

Former South Korea football coach Guus Hiddink will visit North Korea this week to open a futsal stadium, officials said Wednesday.   According to Guus …

Korea confirms state textbook plan
Korea confirms state textbook plan

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn announced Tuesday that South Korea would officially reinstate government-issued history textbooks for secondary education from …

Korean adoptees struggle for records access
Korean adoptees struggle for records access

When Annie Kim was 15, she was convinced that popular Korean actress Lee Young-ae was her birth mother after watching the famous TV drama series “Dae Jang …

U.S. historian calls state textbook unworkable
U.S. historian calls state textbook unworkable

Bruce Cummings, professor at Chicago UniversityChicago University website A prominent U.S. expert on Korean history bashed the Seoul government’s plan to …

Turkey marks republican anniversary
Turkey marks republican anniversary

At its 92nd republic anniversary last week, Turkey drew on inspirations from the past to confront present and future challenges. The holiday, which falls on …

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