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Saenuri floor leader quits under pressure
Saenuri floor leader quits under pressure

Wearing a black suit and a frown, the ruling party whip announced his resignation in a monotone Wednesday, succumbing to days of pressure from party officials …

Korea to form school disease response team

South Korea’s Education Ministry is set to create a permanent response team to deal with outbreaks of infectious diseases within schools, officials said …

Ruling party floor leader resigns on party’s recommendation

The embattled floor leader of the ruling party stepped down from his post Wednesday after accepting the party’s resolution recommending his resignation. …

New law to require all passengers to belt up
New law to require all passengers to belt up

All passengers will be required to wear seat belts at all times while riding in a car from next year, police said Wednesday. The National Police Agency plans …

Hit-and-run driver convicted in ‘cream bread dad’ case
Hit-and-run driver convicted in ‘cream bread dad’ case

A 37-year-old man was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday for killing a young man in a hit-and-run car accident after an online manhunt by netizens …

Yoo accepts party’s call to resign
Yoo accepts party’s call to resign

The ruling Saenuri Party floor leader Rep. Yoo Seong-min on Wednesday said he will accept the party’s recommendation for him to resign from the post after …

Foreign tourists allowed to traverse N. Korea by rail

North Korea will allow foreign tourists to traverse the secretive country by rail for the first time, a Beijing-based tour company said Wednesday, in a rare …

Portion of youth in S. Korea hits all-time low in 2015: data

The proportion of young people to the total population in South Korea dropped to the lowest level ever in 2015, affected by the country’s chronically low …

Park vows to expand investment in cybersecurity

President Park Geun-hye pledged Wednesday to expand investment in cybersecurity, the latest in a series of efforts by South Korea to better deal with potential …

Minimum wage talks fail again
Minimum wage talks fail again

 Marathon talks held in Seoul between employees, employers and labor experts aimed at setting the minimum wage for next year broke down again Wednesday. The …

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