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Countries with more Internet users show longer life expectancy: study

Countries with more Internet users tend to have longer healthy life expectancies, a study showed Wednesday. According to a study conducted by the Institute for …

Blue House slams NPAD’s electoral fraud allegations
Blue House slams NPAD’s electoral fraud allegations

WASHINGTON ― Just hours after touching down in Washington for summit talks, a presidential official lambasted an opposition lawmaker Tuesday for alleging …

62 hours’ work weekly needed to escape poverty in Korea
62 hours’ work weekly needed to escape poverty in Korea

South Korea’s single-income households earning minimum wage with two children must work at least 62 hours a week to live above the poverty line, a new …

On U.S. trip, Park staying at Blair House
On U.S. trip, Park staying at Blair House

WASHINGTON ― South Korean President Park Geun-hye will stay at the Blair House, a state guest house near the White House in the heart of Washington, during …

Challenges only beginning for state history textbook
Challenges only beginning for state history textbook

The government’s path to reclaiming issuing rights for history textbooks from private publishers entails a myriad of tasks, such as procuring the authors and …

Seoul to raise fighter tech transfer despite grim outlook
Seoul to raise fighter tech transfer despite grim outlook

Defense Minister Han Min-koo is expected to reiterate his request this week to reconsider Washington’s refusal to transfer technologies essential for …

KBS World Radio to hold walkathon on Oct. 24

KBS World Radio, the foreign-language radio service of KBS, will hold a walkathon event at the Peace Plaza in Olympic Park in Jamsil, southern Seoul, on Oct. …

Pyongyang releases dam water before key anniversary

North Korea released dam water near the central part of the inter-Korean border last week apparently to secure power for celebrations of a key anniversary, …

Korea, U.S. revise procurement pact to allow more Korean deals

South Korea and the U.S. signed an agreement Wednesday to allow more Korean firms to win commercial deals in the U.S. Forces Korea’s defense goods …

Korea, Japan set for defense minister talks
Korea, Japan set for defense minister talks

The defense ministers of South Korea and Japan are expected to hold talks next week despite strained bilateral ties, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday. …

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