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Policeman found with bullet wound in head

A policeman was found injured with a bullet wound to his head at a police substation in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Tuesday. The 50-year-old officer was found in the changing room by a coll...

Aug 14, 2018
Social affairs
Speculation abounds about dates of 3rd Moon-Kim summit

As the two Koreas remain silent on the dates of the summit that is set to take place sometime in September, there is growing speculation that new developments may be unfolding in US-North Korea relat...

Aug 14, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Probe into top court’s power abuse scandal hits snag

Email accounts of key figure in scandal deleted

Aug 14, 2018
Social affairs
Two Koreas need to learn from China’s ‘one country, two systems’

North Korea economy expert says developing special economic zones with foreign investment is key to North Korea’s economic growth.

Aug 14, 2018
North Korea
Opposition parties slam court decision on ex-governor in sex abuse trial

Opposition parties on Tuesday criticized a lower court's rulings that cleared ex-provincial governor An Hee-jung of sex abuse charges with the main opposition Liberty Korea Party calling it a death s...

Aug 14, 2018
Politics
Academics clash over ROK founding date

For the past decade or so, the question of when the Republic of Korea was founded has been a divisive issue. On Monday a familiar scene played out at the National Assembly, where academics gathered t...

Aug 14, 2018
Social affairs
Korean business owners caught after abusing dogs

Seven Korean business owners in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, were caught by authorities after abusing livestock dogs by forcing them to eat harmful food waste, among other abusive activities. The abused...

Aug 14, 2018
Social affairs
Moon says military will never again be used for political gains

President Moon Jae-in again stressed the need to reform the military Tuesday, saying the armed forces must only focus on protecting the nation and its people. The call came at a weekly Cabinet meeti...

Aug 14, 2018
Politics
Record number of Koreans forced to leave bar, restaurant jobs

A record-high number of Koreans involuntarily left their jobs at bars and restaurants in the first half of this year, possibly due to the country’s latest minimum wage hike, government data showed. ...

Aug 14, 2018
Social affairs
Vice defense minister calls for Britain's support for peninsula peace efforts

South Korea's Vice Defense Minister Suh Choo-suk called for Britain's support for Seoul's efforts to foster a lasting peace on the peninsula during his talks with a top British military official on T...

Aug 14, 2018
Defense
Moon vows continued support for national heroes and families

President Moon Jae-in pledged to continue to increase financial support for national heroes and their bereaved families Tuesday, one day before Liberation Day. "I have a belief that treating nationa...

Aug 14, 2018
Politics
Kang briefs Pompeo on results of inter-Korean talks

South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Tuesday explained to her US counterpart, Mike Pompeo, the results of this week's cross-border talks on arranging an inter-Korean summit, her ministry ...

Aug 14, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korea's advance team to leave for N. Korea to check preparations for family reunions

South Korea will send an advance team to North Korea this week to inspect preparations for an upcoming reunion event for families separated by the Korea War, a unification ministry official said Tues...

Aug 14, 2018
North Korea
Former Gov. An Hee-jung found not guilty of sexual assault

A Seoul court acquitted former Gov. An Hee-jung on charges of sexual offenses against his secretary, Tuesday. Former South Chungcheong Province Gov. An was indicted in April on multiple charges, inc...

Aug 14, 2018
Social affairs
NK says no progress in denuclearization without end-of-war declaration

North Korea has repeated its call for the declaration of the end of the Korean War through its external propaganda media this week, saying mutual trust is necessary to make progress in its denucleari...

Aug 14, 2018
North Korea

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