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Park, Obama to discuss more N.K. sanctions, but not THAAD: envoy
Park, Obama to discuss more N.K. sanctions, but not THAAD: envoy

Amid North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threats, Seoul and Washington will explore the possibility of additional sanctions and other ways to deter …

Suspect denies charge in Itaewon murder trial
Suspect denies charge in Itaewon murder trial

The key suspect in a reopened murder case denied his charges of stabbing a South Korean college student to death in Itaewon, Seoul, nearly two decades ago at …

Parties collide over state history textbook
Parties collide over state history textbook

Rival parties traded barbs again during a parliamentary audit of the Education Ministry on Thursday over the government’s impending decision on whether or …

10 % of foreign students lack visas: lawmaker

Nearly 10 percent of foreign students studying in Korea were found to be in the country illegally, a lawmaker’s report showed Thursday. According to Rep. Kim …

Japanese party chief delivers Abe’s message to Park

The leader of the junior partner in Japan’s ruling coalition said Thursday that he delivered to President Park Geun-hye a personal letter from Japanese …

U.S. citizen denies charges of murdering S. Korean student

A U.S. citizen accused of murdering a South Korean college student nearly two decades ago denied the charges Thursday. Arthur Patterson, who is suspected of …

Vietnam starts work on S. Korea-funded sewerage treatment project

Vietnam has started work on a sewerage treatment project in the southern part of the country funded by South Korea, the finance ministry said Thursday. The new …

Bipartisan row escalates over state history textbooks

Rival political parties exchanged barbs Thursday as opposition lawmakers criticized the government’s push to publish state history textbooks for …

Defense minister under consideration to join Park’s U.S. visit

Defense Minister Han Min-koo is under consideration to join President Park Geun-hye’s state visit to the United States later this month, government …

FM calls for parliamentary support for U.N. development goals

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se called on the National Assembly Thursday to help the government achieve the United Nations’ new development goals, saying …

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