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NPAD mulls boycotting speech on history textbooks

Political disputes intensified over state-authored history textbooks on Friday as the main opposition party vowed an all-out fight against the government-led …

Religious leaders of two Koreas to gather in North Korea next month

Religious leaders in South Korea will visit North Korea next month to hold a joint event for peace with their counterparts in the communist country, a …

Troop cut plan back in spotlight
Troop cut plan back in spotlight

The issue of South Korea’s troop reduction returned to the spotlight this week, as the government endorsed a revision to the defense reform act to postpone …

Korean-Chinese-Japanese culture ministers’ meeting postponed

A regular meeting among culture ministers of South Korea, China and Japan has been postponed to late December from this week upon requests from Beijing, a …

U.N. rapporteur concerned over burden of proof on industrial accident victims

The U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances expressed concerns Friday over South Korean victims having to prove their suffering from …

Seoul, Washington, Tokyo discuss Japan’s military role

South Korea, the U.S. and Japan held working-level talks Thursday in Tokyo to explore ways to bolster trilateral security cooperation as controversy continues …

Park’s approval rating edges down amid history textbook row

President Park Geun-hye’s job approval rating edged down amid controversy over the government’s decision to reintroduce state history textbooks for …

KLFA holds seminar to mark 20 years of Korea-Laos ties

Marking 20 years of diplomatic relations between Korea and Laos, Korea-Laos Friendship Association hosted a seminar Friday in Seoul to introduce Korean culture …

Seoul open to bilateral nuclear talks with Pyongyang

South Korea pressed North Korea Friday to hold bilateral talks on its nuclear program, saying Seoul is committed to playing a more active role in addressing …

Official says S. Korea can develop key technologies for fighter project

South Korea can develop four key technologies that the United States has refused to transfer to Seoul for its fighter jet development project, the top security …

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