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Red Velvet completes tour of 5 US cities, set to hit Canada next

K-pop girl band Red Velvet wrapped up its tour of five American cities and will set out on a tour of Canadian cities, the band's management agency said Tuesday. The five-piece girl group's latest Un...

Airlines raise fuel surcharges on int'l routes in March

South Korean airlines said Tuesday they have raised their fuel surcharges on international routes for next month to reflect rising oil prices. Local airlines currently charge fuel surcharges of up t...

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Industry
Taekwondo adopted as part of regular school curriculum in Honduras

Taekwondo, a Korean martial art, has been adopted as a part of the regular curriculum at public elementary schools in Honduras, diplomats said. A ceremony was held at an elementary school in Tegucig...

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International
N. Korea, US look set for Hanoi talks on summit agenda

North Korea's envoy for the United States arrived in Beijing on Tuesday apparently on his way to Hanoi for talks on the agenda of an upcoming summit between leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald...

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North Korea
Coal imports set another record in 2018

South Korea's coal imports hit a new high last year despite government efforts to phase out the use of fine dust-emitting energy sources, industry data showed Tuesday. The country shipped in 131.52 ...

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Economy
2 killed, more than 50 injured in Daegu sauna fire

Two people were killed and more than 50 others injured after a fire broke out Tuesday at a public sauna in Daegu, firefighters said. The fire started at 7:11 a.m. in the men's sauna on the fourth fl...

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Social affairs
US, N. Korea seriously mull exchange of liaison officers: CNN

The United States and North Korea are seriously considering an exchange of liaison officers, CNN reported Monday, as the leaders of the two nations prepare for a second summit next week in Vietnam. ...

February 18, 2019
North Korea
S. Korean fishing ship seized by Russian border guard: ministry

A South Korean fishing vessel with 11 people on board has been seized by Russian authorities, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday. Russia's border guard caught the 69-ton ship on charges of illegal...

February 18, 2019
International
Woori Financial seeks to buy asset management company

Woori Financial Group Inc. expressed its intent to buy an asset management company on Monday, industry sources said, as the financial group seeks to diversify its revenue sources. Woori submitted a ...

February 18, 2019
Finance
Moon says Mount Kumgang tours will be first economic project with N. Korea

The suspended tourism program to North Korea's Mount Kumgang will likely be the first to be resumed in a post-sanctions era, President Moon Jae-in said Monday, while also asking the country's Buddhis...

February 18, 2019
North Korea
Shoo of S.E.S. gets suspended prison term for gambling

Shoo, a member of once popular girl group S.E.S., received a suspended prison term Monday for habitual gambling. The Seoul Eastern District Court sentenced Yoo Soo-young, Shoo's real name, to six mo...

February 18, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea ranks 7th in OECD's science, technology capabilities scale in 2018

South Korea's science and technology capabilities ranked seventh among other major economies in 2018, a state-run think tank said Monday. The Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning said its ...

February 18, 2019
Technology
Korea to spend 2.93t won to develop bio tech in 2019

South Korea will spend 2.93 trillion won ($2.61 billion) this year to develop new bio technology, as part of efforts to become the leading industrial hub, the government said Monday The 2019 biotech...

February 18, 2019
Industry
NK facing 'historic turning point' in reference to Trump summit: Rodong Sinmun

North Korea is facing a "historic turning point," the country's main newspaper said Monday, in an apparent reference to next week's summit between leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump. T...

February 18, 2019
North Korea
Jeju's Greenland hospital files suit to repeal ban on domestic patients

The Greenland International Medical Center, conditionally approved last year as South Korea's first for-profit hospital, has recently filed an administrative lawsuit to have a condition of its operat...

February 18, 2019
Social affairs

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