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Seoul to build floating aerodrome in Hangang River

Seoul City confirmed Wednesday its plan to construct a floating aerodrome on the Hangang River despite concerns about the safety of neighboring regions and …

Seoul historians urge quick resolution of ‘comfort women’ issue

South Korean historians Wednesday called on Japan to swiftly resolve the issue of its wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, as South Korea prepares to …

Park urges N. Korea to embrace reform and openness

President Park Geun-hye urged North Korea Wednesday to embrace reform and openness amid a rare sign of thaw on the divided Korean Peninsula. “I hope that …

Prosecutors to reinvestigate lawmaker over alleged sexual assault
Prosecutors to reinvestigate lawmaker over alleged sexual assault

Prosecutors said Wednesday they will reinvestigate a ruling party lawmaker who had been accused of sexual assault but was previously cleared of charges by …

Asiana Airlines ordered to pay 14 bln won after tax probe

Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-largest flag carrier, has been ordered to pay about 14 billion won ($12 million) as a result of a tax probe …

S. Korea mulls setting up body for history textbooks

Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea has said the government does not rule out establishing a body responsible for the publication of Korean history textbooks for …

Seoul, Tokyo set for 1st working-level defense talks in over 2 yrs

South Korea and Japan were to hold a working-level defense policy meeting Wednesday to discuss regional security and cooperation on the defense segment. The …

Ex-first lady leaves for N. Korea on hope of better inter-Korean ties
Ex-first lady leaves for N. Korea on hope of better inter-Korean ties

The widow of former President Kim Dae-jung left on a rare visit to North Korea Wednesday, hoping that her trip could pave the way for inter-Korean dialogue and …

Army deploys advanced multiple rocket launchers

The Army on Tuesday began deploying next-generation multiple launch rocket systems as part of Seoul’s efforts to better counter growing North Korean …

Seoul citizens grow taller, heavier
Seoul citizens grow taller, heavier

In the span of seven decades since liberation from Japan’s colonial rule, citizens in South Korea’s capital have gone through prominent physical changes, …

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