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Seoul bizmen visit joint industrial park amid wage row

A group of South Korean businessmen visited a joint industrial complex in North Korea Friday amid a row over wages for North Korean workers there, company …

S. Korea, China, Japan discuss counter-terrorism, cybersecurity

Senior diplomats from South Korea, China and Japan held three-way talks here Friday to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in counter-terrorism, cybersecurity …

S. Korea, India to upgrade ties during PM Modi’s visit

South Korea and India will strengthen their strategic partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Seoul next week, Seoul’s top envoy …

N. Korea’s “reign of terror” stokes security jitters: Park

North Korea’s reign of terror, seen in the recent purge of a defiant defense chief, has stoked security jitters in South Korea, President Park Geun-hye …

Reservists’ camp halts shooting drills
Reservists’ camp halts shooting drills

The Defense Ministry on Friday announced a package of plans to overhaul flawed reservists’ shooting drills to enhance safety measures following a deadly …

Ex-Doosan head grilled over graft charges
Ex-Doosan head grilled over graft charges

A business tycoon was questioned by the prosecution Friday over suspicions that he offered kickbacks to a former senior presidential secretary in return for …

Sex criminal reoffends while wearing tag

A sex offender was arrested Friday in Seoul for sexually abusing children at a hospital. The man was wearing an electronic tag at the time of the offence, …

Ex-PM Lee denies bribery charges

Former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo denied bribery charges Friday as he was sent back home after a lengthy interrogation by prosecutors. Lee denied the …

Former Doosan Heavy chief quizzed over alleged bribery

The former head of the country’s largest power equipment maker was grilled by prosecutors Friday on suspicion of bribing a former presidential secretary …

S. Korea stages military drill to defend Dokdo

South Korea is conducting a military drill to defend its easternmost islets of Dokdo amid Japan’s renewed claims to the territory, military officers said …

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