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Park’s top aide vows to quit if bribery allegations true

President Park Geun-hye’s chief of staff said Friday that he will quit immediately if his bribery allegations turn out to be true.  Lee …

FM Yun expresses regret over Abe speech

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se expressed regret Friday that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe failed to acknowledge Japan’s wartime wrongdoing in his …

NPAD in crisis after election rout
NPAD in crisis after election rout

Korea’s main opposition party is expected to face a severe internal power struggle between two factions consisting of loyalists to two former liberal …

[News Focus] Abe dims prospects for Korea-Japan ties

South Korea on Thursday expressed deep regrets over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s refusal to apologize for his country’s wartime atrocities, …

N.K. leader cancels Russia visit: Kremlin

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has canceled his planned visit to Moscow to attend Russia’s World War II anniversary celebrations on May 9, President …

[Newsmaker] NPAD defector pushes new opposition bloc
[Newsmaker] NPAD defector pushes new opposition bloc

The election win of Chun Jung-bae in Gwangju indicated that South Korea’s biggest opposition party is losing support in its main stronghold, and heralded the …

Korea, China, Japan step up pollution fight
Korea, China, Japan step up pollution fight

SHANGHAI ― Environment ministers from South Korea, China and Japan agreed Thursday to work together to better respond to yellow dust pollution form the Gobi …

Gas leak kills three at SK hynix

Three workers at SK hynix were killed in a gers leak Thursday. The accident occurred in the M14 plant under construction at the company’s complex in Icheon, …

Assembly passes bill requiring day care CCTV installation

The National Assembly passed a bill on Thursday obligating all child care centers to install CCTV. Of 190 lawmakers in attendance, 184 lawmakers voted in favor …

Illegal herb found in health products

Korean biotech firm Natural Endotech’s health products were found to contain an illegal substance, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Thursday. The …

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