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Top economic policymakers call for concerted efforts to ratify S. Korea-China FTA

Top economic policymakers of South Korea and China agreed Friday to work closely together to quickly ratify the bilateral free trade pact reached last year. In …

N. Korea asks top UN rights body to probe CIA torture

North Korea on Thursday urged the UN Human Rights Council to discuss CIA torture revelations and set up an independent investigation. “This morning …

North Korea tells UN to drop call for ICC referral

North Korea has told the United Nations that its call to refer Pyongyang to the International Criminal Court is invalid after a prominent defector retracted …

2,091 more S. Koreans confirmed as victims of Japan’s forced labor

An additional 2,091 South Koreans have been confirmed as victims of forced labor by imperial Japan who ruled the Korean Peninsula as a colony during the first …

China says Kim’s possible visit to Russia ‘conducive to peace’

China said Thursday that a possible visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to Russia in May would be “conducive to regional peace and stability,” …

Ex-presidential aide denies leaking document

A former presidential official on Thursday denied charges of leaking a classified document claiming a power struggle among President Park Geun-hye’s …

Parties wrangle over controversial tax scheme

 Rival political parties wrangled Thursday over a controversial tax settlement scheme seen by some as hurting the interests of lower income groups. The …

S. Korea inks financial cooperation MOUs with Costa Rica, Peru

South Korea has inked memorandums of understanding to promote financial cooperation with Costa Rica and Peru, the finance ministry said Thursday. The pacts, …

Top court upholds 9-year jail term for ex-lawmaker for sedition
Top court upholds 9-year jail term for ex-lawmaker for sedition

South Korea’s top court on Thursday confirmed a nine-year prison term for a former leftist lawmaker for instigating an armed rebellion against the Seoul …

Poorly built vent grate blamed for concert tragedy

A ventilation grate constructed by an unlicensed supplier was responsible for the deadly accident at an outdoor pop concert in a city southeast of Seoul in …

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