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Death penalty sought for man accused of killing family

Prosecutors sought the death sentence Thursday for a 48-year-old man accused of strangling his wife and two daughters due apparently to enemployment and  a …

Park meets China’s No. 3 leader on N. Korea, bilateral ties

President Park Geun-hye met with China’s top legislator Zhang Dejiang Thursday over ways to enhance bilateral ties and denuclearize North Korea, Cheong …

Acting PM vows efforts to minimize MERS fallout

The government will step up efforts to stop public panic over the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome from dampening overall domestic demand, the …

Olympic medalists recruited as police officers

Twenty Olympic medalists, including taekwondo Olympic champion Lim Su-jeong, have passed the examination to join the police, the National Police Agency said …

Korean-Chinese nabbed in co-worker slaying

A Korean-Chinese man was arrested Thursday for allegedly stabbing his co-worker to death as the colleague threatened to report his illegal alien status to …

Lippert says U.S. ‘understands’ Park’s cancellation of D.C. trip

The South Korea-U.S. alliance won’t be affected by President Park Geun-hye’s cancellation of a trip to Washington this month, the top U.S. envoy …

Average age of recovered MERS patients 53.8

As of Thursday morning, four patients confirmed with Middle East respiratory syndrome have fully recovered, with their average age being 53.8. The Health and …

List of MERS-safe hospitals to be released

The South Korean governments said Thursday it will start to release a list of hospitals considered safe from Middle East respiratory syndrome infection, such …

S. Korea, Japan in talks over joint anniversary event

South Korea and Japan may exchange visits of government delegations this month to commemorate a key anniversary on their relations, a South Korean diplomat …

WHO experts say schools not source of MERS infection

Experts from the World Health Organization researching the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome confirmed Wednesday that all transmissions so far have …

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