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Koreas trade fire near western border
Koreas trade fire near western border

The two Koreas traded fire on Thursday after the North launched a rocket apparently targeting loudspeakers installed across the border for propaganda …

Korea authorizes first migrant workers’ union
Korea authorizes first migrant workers’ union

The nation’s first migrant workers’ union Thursday received a permit to legally form a labor union from the government after a monthlong sit-in in central …

Labor minister gives union ultimatum on reform talks
Labor minister gives union ultimatum on reform talks

Labor Minister Lee Ki-kwon reiterated calls on the nation’s largest trade union to return to the negotiating table to discuss labor market reforms, vowing to …

Prospect of cross-border reconciliation further dims

North Korea’s rocket provocation Thursday sharply raised cross-border tensions and further dimmed the prospects of bilateral reconciliation, posing a tougher …

81% of deaths in Korea caused by chronic illnesses
81% of deaths in Korea caused by chronic illnesses

More than 80 percent of deaths in South Korea are caused by chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease, while many Koreans are still engaged in health …

Top court upholds prison term for opposition big shot
Top court upholds prison term for opposition big shot

 The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s two-year prison sentence for Rep. Han Myeong-sook of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for …

Seoul appeals to U.N. over N.K. mine attack
Seoul appeals to U.N. over N.K. mine attack

South Korea has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council to express its regret over North Korea’s Aug. 4 land mine attack that injured two frontline …

South Korea fires shells in retaliation of suspected N.K. artillery attack
South Korea fires shells in retaliation of suspected N.K. artillery attack

South Korea on Thursday fired dozens of shells toward North Korea in response to the North’s apparent artillery attack on the South’s propaganda …

N. Korea fires rocket toward S. Korean loudspeakers

North Korea fired a rocket at South Korea’s loudspeakers installed on the western frontline on Thursday, sharply raising military tensions that have …

S. Korea, Ghana to hold policy talks next week

Senior government officials from South Korea and Ghana will meet in Accra next week for their first policy talks since their countries’ establishment of …

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