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Migrants mark UN anti-racism day
Migrants mark UN anti-racism day

South Korea’s migrant worker and refugee advocacy groups called for an end to racial discrimination in central Seoul on Monday, marking the U.N.-designated …

Opposition chief boycotts post
Opposition chief boycotts post

The Minjoo Party of Korea took little time to readjust its proportional representative list Monday, pushing back the prioritized nomination of its chief Kim …

China, Russia firms may be subject to U.S. sanctions
China, Russia firms may be subject to U.S. sanctions

As a majority of North Korean overseas workers are in China and Russia, companies employing them in the two countries may be subject to Washington’s new …

Novelist Han Kang remains calm at sudden rise

South Korean novelist Han Kang was not too buoyant despite her nomination for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize and all the public attention the news has …

Gyeongbok Palace pavilion to open to public from April to October

A pavilion in Gyeongbok Palace in the heart of Seoul will open to the public from April 1 to Oct. 31, the Cultural Heritage Administration said Monday. …

Saenuri ex-whip’s fate hangs in balance
Saenuri ex-whip’s fate hangs in balance

The fate of a former floor leader of  the ruling Saenuri Party hung in the balance Monday as the party’s nomination committee ratcheted up pressure against …

Air Force conducts drills for strike against North Korea
Air Force conducts drills for strike against North Korea

The South Korean military on Monday carried out training designed to strike key facilities of North Korea as Pyongyang continued to stage provocations in a …

Korea, Japan to follow up on ‘comfort women’ agreement
Korea, Japan to follow up on ‘comfort women’ agreement

 Senior officials of Korea and Japan are scheduled to hold their first bilateral meeting Tuesday to discuss follow-up steps since December’s agreement on …

N.K. leader inspects landing drill against allies
N.K. leader inspects landing drill against allies

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected an amphibious assault and anti-landing drills in an apparent show of force against South Korea and the U.S., …

Asylum seekers trapped in long refugee process
Asylum seekers trapped in long refugee process

For Milene (not her real name), a 25-year-old asylum seeker from a small country in West Africa, life has very little to offer. She waits each day for the …

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