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Army conducts artillery exercise along east coast amid North Korean threats

South Korea’s Army conducted a live-fire artillery exercise along the east coast on Monday amid continuous threats of attacks and missile and artillery …

Korea takes aim at illegal immigration
Korea takes aim at illegal immigration

The South Korean government on Monday announced plans to reduce the rate of illegally residing migrants to below 10 percent by 2018 by tightening prescreening. …

[FEATURE INTERVIEW] Incest victims fight back against abusers in South Korea
[FEATURE INTERVIEW] Incest victims fight back against abusers in South Korea

When Kim Mi-eun was in middle school, she accidentally read a story about an incest victim in a newspaper. That’s when she realized she had been constantly …

[Election 2016] Parties blame each other over weak economy
[Election 2016] Parties blame each other over weak economy

Struggling to add momentum to their campaigns leading up to the April 13 general election, political parties canvassed key swing constituencies over the …

South Korea warns on Japanese encephalitis
South Korea warns on Japanese encephalitis

South Korea issued a nationwide warning on Japanese encephalitis Sunday, urging the public to take precautionary measures including vaccination. The Korea …

South Korean tobacco companies oppose new warning stickers
South Korean tobacco companies oppose new warning stickers

South Korean tobacco-makers and retailers expressed their opposition to the Health Ministry’s new antismoking policies, which require all firms to fix …

Army holds conference on military drones
Army holds conference on military drones

The South Korean Army on Saturday held its first conference on military drones, at which researchers rolled out drone-related studies such as development on …

Ruling party fumes over parody election poster
Ruling party fumes over parody election poster

The ruling Saenuri party on Sunday bashed an opposition candidate for her controversial election poster that targeted President Park Geun-hye. Rep. Kwon …

Prosecution to summon firms behind toxic disinfectant
Prosecution to summon firms behind toxic disinfectant

(Yonhap) The prosecution said Sunday it will summon four humidifier disinfectant makers later this month, on suspicion that their products triggered lung …

U.S. human rights envoy visits Seoul over Pyongyang issues

The U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues arrived in South Korea this weekend for discussions on a range of issues related to the communist …

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