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Female students dominate college exam
Female students dominate college exam

Female students who took the college entrance exam ― known here as the “Suneung” ― last year garnered higher scores in all major subjects compared to …

Koreas agree on 5% Gaeseong wage hike

By Shin Hyon-heeThe two Koreas have agreed to raise the minimum wage by 5 percent for North Korean workers at their joint factory park, the Unification …

Debate brews over Health Ministry overhaul
Debate brews over Health Ministry overhaul

A debate has brewed over the efficacy of the South Korean government’s plan to launch a new system of having two vice ministers — in charge of health …

Panel denies president’s suggestion of N.K. upheavals
Panel denies president’s suggestion of N.K. upheavals

A presidential panel for Korean unification Tuesday denied a recent report that President Park Geun-hye had suggested a possible unification of the two Koreas …

U.N. Command proposes general officer-level talks with N. Korea

The United Nations Command has proposed general-level talks with North Korea to discuss the recent mine explosion on the South Korean side of the demilitarized …

S. Korea upbeat about three-way summit with China, Japan

South Korea expressed confidence Tuesday it will resume trilateral summit talks with China and Japan in the coming months. “All three nations have a …

Gov’t to create new cultural facility in Seoul
Gov’t to create new cultural facility in Seoul

The government said Tuesday it will construct a multipurpose cultural facility where foreigners can experience traditional Korean culture in Seoul’s city …

Military chief orders powerful retaliation against N. Korean provocation

The military chief ordered front-line soldiers Tuesday to react with “powerful retaliation” to any recurrence of North Korean provocations at the …

N. Korea repeats call for ending Seoul-Washington military drills

North Korea repeated its demand Tuesday for South Korea and the United States to suspend their ongoing joint military drills, calling them a …

Grandson of revered patriot denies corruption charges
Grandson of revered patriot denies corruption charges

A former veterans minister and grandson of one of the most revered patriots Tuesday denied charges he helped a foreign defense firm win a bid to build military …

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