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S. Korea blacklists foreigners with ties to N. Korea

South Korea imposed financial sanctions Friday on six Taiwanese individuals and entities for their alleged arms trade with North Korea. Syria’s …

[Best Brand] Dwight School stresses personalized learning
[Best Brand] Dwight School stresses personalized learning

Since arriving in Seoul three years ago, Dwight School Seoul has been emphasizing the importance of personalized learning by recognizing individual students’ …

U.N. rights chief presses Japan over sex slavery

The U.N. human rights chief on Thursday stressed the need for a “satisfactory solution” to end the sufferings of the former so-called comfort women, taking …

Two more die of MERS, including caregiver
Two more die of MERS, including caregiver

A caregiver who had not been informed about her exposure to Middle East respiratory syndrome virus died just two days after her official MERS diagnosis on …

N.K. escalates threats over Seoul rights office

North Korea declared Thursday that inter-Korean relations had “reached a point of no return” following the opening of a U.N. office in Seoul to monitor the …

Korea struggles in dilemma over minimum wage hike
Korea struggles in dilemma over minimum wage hike

Kim Ok-joo, 46, who works at a tollgate on a highway just outside Seoul for more than 8 hours nearly every day of the week, cannot help but think her drudgery …

Court backs illegal immigrants’ union
Court backs illegal immigrants’ union

South Korea’s highest court on Thursday upheld a ruling that illegal immigrants in Korea can establish a labor union. The Supreme Court legalized the …

Half of Seoul residents feel unsafe: survey

More than half of Seoul City residents do not feel safe in the capital with anxiety growing over their daily life, a public think tank’s survey showed …

Man sentenced to life term for killing his family

A 48-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday for murdering his wife and two daughters after losing his job and money in stock trading. Judge …

U.S. hedge fund under probe for alleged illegal options trading

Prosecutors said Thursday they are investigating allegations that an American hedge fund manipulated the stock trading system in the country to obtain illegal …

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