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Blinken due in Seoul for Park-Obama summit prep

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit South Korea next week to prepare for the upcoming summit talks between President Park Geun-hye and her …

S. Korea hopes to hold family reunion with N. Korea as scheduled

South Korea expressed hope Wednesday that the two Koreas would stage reunions as scheduled next month for families separated since the 1950-53 Korean War. Ju …

Gov’t to step up measures to arrest AI spread

The government will ramp up efforts to monitor local poultry farms and the distribution network of ducks and chickens to prevent the further spread of avian …

S. Korea to keep helping Syrian, Iraqi refugees: FM Yun

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se has assured the Arab League that his government will continue to provide humanitarian aid for Syrian and Iraqi refugees, his …

Foreigners to promote Korean culture online

Some 80 foreigners living in South Korea will act as online reporters to promote the country’s culture, as part of a government program aimed at …

Korea pledges to dispatch more military engineers

South Korean President Park Geun-hye pledged Monday to dispatch additional military engineers to conflict zones at the U.N. leaders’ summit on peacekeeping, …

Health insurance on arrival banned for foreign job seekers

South Korea said Tuesday it will ban foreign and overseas Korean job seekers from joining its health insurance program immediately upon arrival in a bid to …

Prospect of Korea-Japan summit grows
Prospect of Korea-Japan summit grows

The exchange Sunday of seemingly amicable greetings between the leaders of South Korea and Japan has further boosted the prospect of a bilateral summit that …

Park presses N.K. to cancel launch
Park presses N.K. to cancel launch

Amid mounting tension over North Korea’s possible launch of a long-range rocket in October, South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday urged Pyongyang …

Parties inch toward agreement on electoral rules
Parties inch toward agreement on electoral rules

 The monthslong political deadlock of rival parties over electoral rules showed signs of easing Tuesday after the leaders inched toward an agreement on …

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