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Park calls for overhaul of regulations to induce foreigninvestment

resident Park Geun-hye called Thursday for an overhaul of South Korea’s regulations to help induce more foreign investment as part of efforts to boost …

Civic groups urge Seoul to oppose THAAD deployment

South Korean civic groups urged the government Thursday to reject any U.S. attempt to deploy an advanced missile defense system on South Korean soil, saying it …

People over 65 make up 12.7 pct of S. Korean’s population in 2014: data

The rate of natural population increase, which is the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate, stood at 3.3 percent for 1,000 people, down from 3.4 in …

140 million won Lamborghini accident busted as insurance fraud

A traffic accident involving a Lamborghini Gallardo with an estimated repair cost of 140 million won ($126,000) was on Wednesday revealed to have been an …

POSCO probe poses problems and opportunities for conglomerate with checkered history

The focus of the investigation seems to be on M&A deals signed under Chung who led the company from 2009 to 2014. Some of the deals have been cited as bad …

S. Korea, U.S. Marines hold large-scale joint drill

Marines of South Korea and the United States are staging a large-scale command post exercise on and around the Korean Peninsula to check and further boost …

China appoints new ambassador to N. Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed a vice minister of the Chinese Communist Party as Beijing’s new ambassador to North Korea, according to …

S. Korea, China, Japan may discuss AIIB in Seoul: Beijing

The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan are likely to discuss the Chinese-led multinational lender as they are set to hold a three-way meeting in …

China says ‘no information’ on possible Kim-Xi meeting in Russia

China said Wednesday that it had “no information at the moment” on the possibility of a bilateral meeting in Russia between North Korean leader Kim …

Parties at odds over gov’t stance on THAAD

Rival parties expressed strong disagreement Wednesday over whether the government made the right move in asserting its control over deciding whether to deploy …

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