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Foreign ministry in trouble for allegedly lying after embassy attack

South Korea’s foreign ministry came under criticism Tuesday for allegedly lying about the whereabouts of the country’s ambassador to Libya during a …

Exit ban lifted for Japanese reporter

An exit ban has been lifted for a Japanese reporter on trial here for defaming President Park Geun-hye, prosecutors said Tuesday. Tatsuya Kato had been …

S. Korea awaits N. Korea’s nod for 3-way coal shipment

A group of South Korean firms is seeking North Korea’s approval for another shipment of Russian coal through North Korea in late April, a source said …

Parliament denounces Japan for Dokdo claims

The National Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday, denouncing Japan’s repeated claims to South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo. The resolution …

Scandal-ridden Keangnam Enterprises to be delisted

Keangnam Enterprises Ltd., a local builder at the center of a bribery scandal involving several political heavyweights, is poised to be delisted from the main …

Kim Jong-un invited to China’s war memorial parade: sources

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been invited to a Chinese military parade marking the end of World War II, but it remains to be seen whether he will accept …

S. Korea, Japan to hold first security talks in 5 yrs

South Korea and Japan held their first high-level security talks in more than five years Tuesday amid renewed tension over historical and territorial issues. …

P.M. says he never took money from late businessman
P.M. says he never took money from late businessman

Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo said Tuesday he will step down if he is found to have received money from a late businessman at the center of a corruption scandal. …

U.S. likely to allow S. Korea to conduct ‘first pyroprocessing stage’

The United States is expected to continue to ban South Korea from nuclear reprocessing and enrichment under a soon-to-be-announced nuclear cooperation …

N. Korea’s first lady makes 1st public appearance this year

North Korean first lady Ri Sol-ju has made her first public appearance this year at a football match with her husband earlier this week, the North’s …

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