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Park faces tasks after U.S. trip
Park faces tasks after U.S. trip

President Park Geun-hye returned to Seoul on Sunday from her four-day trip to the U.S. with a set of diplomatic achievements such as obtaining Washington’s …

Artificial island to be built for endangered species

An artificial island will be built in Incheon to better protect endangered birds, officials said Sunday. The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority said it would …

Visa fee exemption extended for Chinese tourists

The temporary visa fee exemption for Chinese tourists will be further extended, officials said Sunday. The Justice Ministry said it would offer the visa fee …

Korea, U.S. see no problem in Seoul’s entry into TPP: official

Seoul and Washington have shared that there is no problem in South Korea’s entry into the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership deal as the two sides …

Korea, U.S. to hold regular talks on space development

South Korea said Sunday it has agreed with the U.S. to hold regular talks on space development starting next year. The announcement came in line with President …

Korea blasts Japan over Abe’s offering to war shrine

South Korea lashed out at Japan Sunday over an offering to a war shrine by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the latest diplomatic offensive ahead of a …

Japanese ministers visit controversial war shrine

Two Japanese ministers visited a war shrine at the center of diplomatic friction with South Korea and China, shrine officials said Sunday, a move that could …

Science ministers to discuss global issues in Daejeon

The gathering of science ministers from around the globe is ready to kick off its five-day run in South Korea later this week, organizers said Sunday, where …

Kim Jong-il orders development of satellite in 1987: defector

Former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il ordered the development of a satellite in 1987, a former senior North Korean official said in a recently published …

Regulator to remove barriers for insurance premiums

South Korea’s top financial regulator said Sunday that it will allow local insurance firms to decide premiums for their insurance policies on their own …

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