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State history textbook revived
State history textbook revived

The Education Ministry announced Monday it will reintroduce state-published history textbooks for secondary education to impart accurate knowledge of modern …

New IPCC head urges carbon pricing
New IPCC head urges carbon pricing

The newly elected chairman of a U.N. panel on climate change pledged Monday to urge the countries to price carbon emissions as part of the efforts to curb …

Korean encryption device missing in Russia

South Korea’s state-run arms development institute was found Monday to have lost a fax encryption system in Russia, stoking concerns over a potential …

Koreas meet for joint dictionary project

South and North Korean lexicographers met at a scenic resort on the North’s east coast Monday to discuss details over an ongoing project to publish a …

Two S. Koreans injured in attack in East Timor

Two South Korean construction officials were injured last week after dozens of locals raided a waterway construction site in East Timor, a Foreign Ministry …

Gov’t announces state control over history textbooks

The government Monday announced its plan to reintroduce a single state history textbook for secondary school students to address what it calls the …

Ministry unveils plan for history textbook publication system

South Korea’s education ministry on Monday unveiled an administrative measure to introduce state-designated history textbooks for secondary school …

Lawmaker resigns over alleged sexual assault

A lawmaker formerly affiliated with the ruling party resigned from his post Monday over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman.    Rep. Sim Hag-bong, …

Pyongyang uses military parade to boost solidarity, improve image: Seoul

North Korea appeared to use its recent massive military parade to strengthen solidarity for its leader, Kim Jong-un, and dispel its negative image, the …

Multicultural families on the rise: lawmaker

The number of marriage immigrants and people in multicultural families in South Korea have both doubled in the past eight years, an opposition lawmaker said …

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