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Seoul’s new slogan ridiculed
Seoul’s new slogan ridiculed

“I.SEOUL.YOU” This is the new slogan the Seoul city government chose, after debating between “Seoulmate” and “SEOULing.” The government officials, …

Court orders retrial on soldier’s bullying death

South Korea’s top military court on Thursday ordered a lower court to reconsider the ruling that jailed four sergeants and corporals for beating a junior …

South Korea on alert as 31 hit by mystery illness

Health authorities stepped up monitoring Thursday on students and faculty at Konkuk University in Seoul after an unconfirmed virus infected a total of 31 …

Ruling party links state textbook opponents to North Korea
Ruling party links state textbook opponents to North Korea

With South Korea plunging deeper into the dispute over state-controlled history lessons, the ruling Saenuri Party on Thursday attempted to throw North Korea …

Seoul awards honorary citizenship to Berggruen
Seoul awards honorary citizenship to Berggruen

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday awarded honorary citizenship to “the homeless billionaire” Nicolas Berggruen, in appreciation of his …

Seoul announces new city slogan ‘I. SEOUL. U’
Seoul announces new city slogan ‘I. SEOUL. U’

The Seoul Metropolitan Government selected a new slogan on Wednesday, seeking to revamp its brand image and entice more tourists. In a ceremony held at the …

Ministry seeks to cut number of generals
Ministry seeks to cut number of generals

The Defense Ministry is seeking to curtail the number of active-duty general-level officers to around 400 from the current 440, amid criticism it has failed to …

Seoul opts not to declare formal end to MERS

South Korea decided not to formally declare an end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak Thursday despite almost no risk of more infections in the …

S. Korean soldier killed in apparent suicide near border with N. Korea

A South Korean soldier was killed in what could be a suicide with a grenade near the western border with North Korea, military officials said Thursday. The …

Seoul voices regret over Pyongyang’s rebukes of history textbook row

South Korea expressed deep regret Thursday that North Korea has lashed out at Seoul for hurting the North’s dignity over the South’s move to …

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