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Army general named JCS chief
Army general named JCS chief

Army Gen. Lee Sun-jin was named the first-ever Army Academy graduate to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday in a major reshuffle of the …

Joining military increasingly competitive

In the face of a long-running job crunch, young South Korean men are finding it increasingly difficult to join the military for the obligatory two-year …

[Herald Interview] Web archive offers insight into path of Korea’s development
[Herald Interview] Web archive offers insight into path of Korea’s development

South Korea has blazed its way into economic prosperity over the past seven decades, and the Korea Development Institute School has been sharing the …

Defense company researcher jumps from apartment in apparent suicide

A researcher for a defense company jumped from an apartment building on Monday in an apparent suicide, prosecutors said, amid an investigation over his alleged …

S. Korea pushing to relink inter-Korean railway: minister

South Korea has been working to relink an inter-Korean railway to open a path to the Eurasian continent, Seoul’s top official handling inter-Korean ties …

Opposition party tables impeachment motion against home affairs minister

The main opposition party initiated an impeachment motion against the home affairs minister, who is accused of allegedly making comments in favor of the ruling …

American professor ‘uncommon,’ but big step for Korean linguistics

Jeffrey Holliday began his “uncommon” class with an attendance check, matching the names of his students with their faces. A few latecomers entered …

S. Korea, Japan, China to boost ties on Africa

Senior officials from South Korea, Japan and China will meet this week to discuss ways to promote trilateral cooperation in Africa affairs, Seoul’s …

More than 16,000 men give up nationality to avoid military service

More than 16,000 South Korean men have relinquished their nationality to avoid the mandatory military service in recent years, an opposition lawmaker said …

Day care owner gets 6-year jail term for baby trafficking
Day care owner gets 6-year jail term for baby trafficking

The Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a lower court’s six-year prison sentence for a day care owner who tried to sell a baby, born to an unwed, single mother, …

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