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Park unveils letter from Chinese fan

President Park Geun-hye shared on her Facebook page Thursday what she’s been doing on her summer vacation as well as a fan letter from a Chinese man. …

South Korea, Poland to work for peace on Korean Peninsula
South Korea, Poland to work for peace on Korean Peninsula

South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (left) shakes hands with Polish President-elect Andrzej Duda in Duda’s office in Warsaw, Poland, on …

PM vows to cut red tape in employment and finance

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn pledged Thursday to press ahead with deregulation in employment, finance and other sectors. He also said the government will …

NPAD demands probe of NIS
NPAD demands probe of NIS

The main opposition party Thursday called for a full-fledged special parliamentary investigation into the burgeoning allegations that the nation’s top spy …

Asia-Europe rail union to pave way for Seoul’s membership
Asia-Europe rail union to pave way for Seoul’s membership

WARSAW ― The Organization for Cooperation between Railways will crank up efforts to ratify a new convention, with a special working group, which could pave …

Court backs election law on ‘real-name’ online posting

South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled constitutional an election law that requires its citizens to use their real names when posting political …

Child abuse surges by 50 percent in Korea
Child abuse surges by 50 percent in Korea

Earlier this month, a 34-year-old mother was arrested for running away after strangling her 6-year-old son to death in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. …

Complaints over overseas online shopping soar

Complaints related to direct purchases from overseas online websites have marked an eight-fold increase in the first half of this year, compared to the same …

Woman assaults Sewol victim’s father

A woman was taken into custody Wednesday for assaulting a bereaved father of one of the students killed in last year’s ferry sinking, police said. The …

Saenuri chief pledges sweeping labor reform
Saenuri chief pledges sweeping labor reform

The ruling Saenuri Party chairman vowed on Thursday to push for sweeping labor reforms in South Korea to help young job seekers find quality work, while the …

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