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Washington’s No. 2 diplomat visits S. Korea

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken arrived in South Korea Sunday to discuss North Korea’s nuclear issue and the Seoul-Washington alliance, …

PM nominee urged to quit over alleged ethical lapses

The main opposition party on Sunday called on President Park Geun-hye’s nominee for prime minister to voluntarily withdraw his name amid allegations of …

Gas station worker killed in suspected abrupt acceleration case

A gas station worker in South Korea has been killed by a vehicle in what might be an “abrupt acceleration” accident, police said Saturday.    The …

North Korea successfully test-fires ‘ultra-precision anti-ship rocket’: state media

North Korea has developed a new “ultra-precision anti-ship rocket” that will be deployed soon at its naval units following a recent successful …

[Weekender] Abe shamed by attempt to whitewash atrocities
[Weekender] Abe shamed by attempt to whitewash atrocities

International criticism is escalating over Tokyo’s apparent attempts to whitewash its wartime wrongdoings as a group of U.S. historians issued a strong …

President calls for proactive measures to boost fertility rate
President calls for proactive measures to boost fertility rate

President Park Geun-hye on Friday called for measures to tackle the country’s critically low fertility rate and aging population, which are considered some …

NPAD presses draft dodging claim against P.M. nominee

The main opposition party on Friday accused the prime minister nominee of dodging South Korea’s obligatory military draft, adding to the list of claims it …

Prosecutors indict doctor over Park Tae-hwan doping furor

Star swimmer Park Tae-hwan’s doctor was indicted for negligence on charges of administering a banned substance to the athlete without properly notifying him, …

Assembly speaker pledges support for Indonesian workers
Assembly speaker pledges support for Indonesian workers

The nation’s top parliamentary official offered emotional support to Indonesian laborers in Korea on Thursday, as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral …

Ex-presidential aides cleared of record deletion charges

A Seoul court on Friday cleared two former presidential officials of the charges that they destroyed the first draft of the 2007 inter-Korean summit transcript …

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