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Kim Jong-un absent from inspecting troops

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has not been seen inspecting military units for the past week and instead has been making field guidance tours of non-military …

Park discusses U.S. missile defense system with Xi

South Korea and Japan will hold talks on Friday to strengthen cooperation in the development sector, setting aside their political differences, officials said. …

N.K. continuing to jam GPS: defense ministry

South Korea’s defense ministry said Friday that North Korea is continuing to jam Global Positioning System signals in a bid to raise tensions. The …

Pyongyang’s GPS disruption affects 110 planes, vessels

South Korea’s ICT ministry said Friday the latest disruption of the Global Positioning System signal, conducted by Pyongyang, has affected 110 planes and …

[Election 2016] Campaigns kick off, eyes on political capital Jongno
[Election 2016] Campaigns kick off, eyes on political capital Jongno

Numerically speaking, Seoul’s northern Jongno-gu may be no more than just one of the 253 regional constituencies nationwide. But its symbolic status — …

Unification Ministry losing raison d’etre
Unification Ministry losing raison d’etre

With the Park Geun-hye government refocusing its North Korea policy toward sanctions and pressure, the Unification Ministry faces a formidable task of …

Plastic waste a problem in rural Korean areas
Plastic waste a problem in rural Korean areas

Plastic waste is causing environmental hazards in agricultural towns in the Korean countryside, as more than half of the waste is abandoned in empty fields, …

Smell latest bugbeat for apartment residents
Smell latest bugbeat for apartment residents

An estimated more than two-thirds of South Koreans live in apartments, and living in such close proximity has often caused disputes between neighbors over …

Korea pushes to protect teachers from violence
Korea pushes to protect teachers from violence

The Korean government is pushing to better protect teachers’ rights amid a series of violent incidents that have threatened their safety and authority. The …

Opposition parties divided over coalition
Opposition parties divided over coalition

A tug-of-war continued Thursday over whether to form a coalition against the ruling party before the April parliamentary election, as the two main opposition …

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