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Former education spokesman faces arrest

South Korean prosecutors have requested a preliminary arrest warrant for a former spokesman of the Education Ministry on suspicion of receiving kickbacks from …

Seoul verifying rumors of death of IS teenager

The South Korean government has begun the process of verifying news reports that a South Korean teenager thought to have joined an Islamic militant group early …

Seoul to develop 800km missile by 2017
Seoul to develop 800km missile by 2017

South Korea plans to complete its development and deployment of a ballistic missile with a range of 800 kilometers by 2017, as it seeks to counter the evolving …

Ex-spy chief: Senior N. Korean official visited Seoul ahead of 2007 summit

North Korea’s top official in charge of inter-Korean affairs made a secret visit to Seoul ahead of the second summit between the leaders of the rival …

Ban Ki-moon has potential to be S. Korean presidential candidate: lawmaker

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has the potential to be a South Korean presidential candidate, a ruling party lawmaker said Thursday. Ban, a former South …

S. Korea, Central Asian nations to launch secretariat

South Korea and Central Asian countries will launch a secretariat next year to improve ties, an official here said Thursday. The initiative will be included in …

Resort island Jeju picked for 2016 Northeast Asia culture city

South Korea’s resort island of Jeju has been chosen as the city that will take initiatives to boost cultural exchanges with Japan and China next year, …

Gov’t to dismiss underperforming public officials

The government plans to dismiss underperforming public officials while giving incentives to those who receive higher marks on performance evaluations, …

Envoy says China’s intervention in Korean War safeguarded peace

The Chinese intervention in the 1950-53 Korean War had safeguarded peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, according to China’s ambassador to North …

Boston University professor tapped as Korean arbitrator in Hanocal case

A professor of international business law at Boston University has been tapped to represent South Korea in a tax dispute case involving a Netherlands-based …

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