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Park ally cleared of NLL-related charges

A political heavyweight of the ruling party and close confidant of President Park Geun-hye has been cleared of charges that he illegally acquired a transcript …

Floor leaders launch weekly meeting
Floor leaders launch weekly meeting

Floor leaders from the ruling and opposition parties on Monday agreed to hold weekly meetings to discuss an array of outstanding government reform plans that …

Spat over college pecking order ends in legal dispute

An online battle between proponents of two prestigious Korean universities took a turn for the worse as both schools recently charged multiple netizens with …

N. Korea vows “merciless punishment” for plan to build U.N. rights office in South

North Korea on Monday strongly protested against the United Nations’ plan to set up a field office in South Korea that will deal with North Korean human …

S. Korea shuts down nuclear reactor over problem with control rod

A nuclear reactor on South Korea’s eastern coast was temporarily shut down Monday due to a problem in one of its control rods, operators said. The …

Park likely to name P.M. early this week
Park likely to name P.M. early this week

President Park Geun-hye is likely to nominate a new prime minister early this week to push ahead with her reform drive on fresh momentum following the local …

Liberal education chiefs on track to clash with ministry
Liberal education chiefs on track to clash with ministry

With the June 4 local elections in the books, liberals have won the races for education superintendent in 13 of 17 cities and provinces and are set to …

Disabled sexual abuse victims struggle
Disabled sexual abuse victims struggle

In 2011, South Korea announced a new bill that would impose tougher sentences on people who sexually abuse the disabled, after “Dogani” ― a popular film …

By-elections to sway Sewol probe
By-elections to sway Sewol probe

With at least 12 parliamentary seats on the line, the July by-elections are expected to influence parliament’s Sewol investigation committee, despite …

Another victim of Japan’s wartime sex slavery dies

A South Korean woman who was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese imperial army during World War II died Sunday, another sign that time is running out …

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