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Tue, September 25, 2018 | 16:49

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Leaders of South Korea, US welcome revision to bilateral FTA

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed the conclusion of negotiations to amend the countries' bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) on Monday, vowing efforts to implement it swiftly.

Foreign Affairs | 2018-09-25 08:45

Moon's approval rating jumps following inter-Korean summit

President Moon Jae-in's approval rating ended a six-week losing streak to rebound to over 60 percent thanks to positive evaluations of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last week, a survey showed Monday.Moon's rating rose 8.8 percentage points from a week earlier to 61.9 percent in a Realmeter survey of 2,507 people conducted from Sept. 17-21. The survey had a m...

Politics | 2018-09-24 17:37

llegal immigrants increasing: data

The number of foreign nationals illegally staying in South Korea increased by nearly 100,000 on-year to surpass 330,000 this year, government data showed Sunday.According to the data of the Ministry of Justice, 330,005 foreigners were staying in the country without valid visas as of July, up 97,834 from 232,171 logged July of last year.

Foreign Communities | 2018-09-24 11:39

Moon, Abe to hold summit this week

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will have a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week, Moon's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday.The Moon-Abe meeting will be held early Tuesday here in New York.

Politics | 2018-09-24 10:27

Moon, Trump to have summit

Moon, Trump to have summit

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in New York on Sunday for a bilateral summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that is partly aimed at brokering a second U.S.-North Korea summit.The Moon-Trump summit is set to be held Monday, four days after the South Korean president returned home from a three-day trip to North Korea for talks with leader Kim Jong-un.

Politics | 2018-09-24 10:19

Chuseok exodus in full swing [PHOTOS]

Hundreds of thousands of cars left Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, and bus terminals, train stations and airports were crowded with people heading home, according to the Korea Expressway Corp. Around 3.86 million vehicles were on the roads across the country on Sunday, with 470,000 leaving Seoul for other parts of the country, the agency said. As of 1 p.m., it took five hours an...

Seoul & provinces | 2018-09-23 16:21

Moon heading to US for Trump summit, UN general assembly

South Korean President Moon Jae-in headed to the United States on Sunday for a summit with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, where he will likely seek to broker a second U.S.-North Korea summit. Moon's trip comes after his visit last week to the communist North where he held his third bilateral summit with leader Kim Jong-un. Moon will explain the outcome of the latest inte...

Politics | 2018-09-23 16:12

142,200 foreigners study at Korean universities: data

The number of foreign students enrolled in South Korea surged this year with the portion of those from China falling below 50 percent, a tally from a state-run educational body showed Sunday.

Foreign Communities | 2018-09-23 10:15

Moon to embark on US trip for summit with Trump

South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to embark on a trip to the United States on Sunday for a summit with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, where he will likely seek to broker a second U.S.-North Korea summit. Moon's trip comes after his visit last week to the communist North where he held his third bilateral summit with leader Kim Jong-un.

Politics | 2018-09-23 09:33

Trump says he won't rush into any deal with North Korea

Hospital tests man in suspected MERS case

A hospital is testing for a second time a South Korean man with suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the man having previously tested negative, health authorities said Saturday.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-09-22 22:10

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