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Thu, July 9, 2020 | 23:01

Moon to reshuffle diplomacy, security teams

Moon to reshuffle diplomacy, security teams

President Moon Jae-in is expected to reshuffle his security and diplomacy teams replacing their members with his close, pro-unification aides, according to political analysts, Wednesday. This is seen as a move to find a breakthrough in stalled relations with North Korea and push harder for inter-Korean projects.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-07-01 17:09

Should UNESCO remove Japanese sites from World Heritage list?

Should UNESCO remove Japanese sites from World Heritage list?

Amid South Korea and Japan being stuck in the past over unsettled wartime forced labor reparations, netizens remain split over Seoul's diplomatic endeavors to remove controversial Japanese industrial sites, including the so-called “Battleship Island,” from the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2020-07-01 17:08

For 'ironclad' ROK-US alliance

For 'ironclad' ROK-US alliance

United States Forces Korea commander Gen. Robert Abrams, right, Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, fifth from left, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Park Han-ki, left, salute the flags of the Republic of Korea and the United States before a forum on the ROK-U.S. military alliance held at the Ministry of National Defense Convention in Seoul, Wednesday. In a lecture at t...

Jung Da-min | 2020-07-01 16:56

Checks and balances under threat in Assembly

Checks and balances under threat in Assembly

Concerns are rising over the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) monopoly on decision-making and operation of the 21st National Assembly, as the main opposition United Future Party (UFP) is withholding cooperation amid a bipartisan conflict over standing committees.

Jung Da-min | 2020-07-01 16:55

Moon hopes another Trump-Kim summit leader before November election: Cheong Wa Dae

South Korean President Moon Jae-in hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet each other again ahead of the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election in order to reactivate the Korea peace process, a senior Cheong Wa Dae official said Wednesday.

2020-07-01 16:37

[EXCLUSIVE] Over 41,000 undocumented immigrants leaving Korea under amnesty program

[EXCLUSIVE] Over 41,000 undocumented immigrants leaving Korea under amnesty program

More than 41,000 undocumented foreign nationals living in Korea have left the country - or have promised to do so in the near future - over the past six months under a special amnesty program. Korea Immigration Service (KIS) Commissioner Cha Gyu-geun told The Korea Times in a recent interview that 41,176 foreign nationals staying here illegally - more than 10 percent of the e...

Jung Min-ho | 2020-07-01 15:00

[INTERVIEW] 'Korea's population outlook makes immigration talk inevitable'

Indian Army officer named monthly war hero

Indian Army officer named monthly war hero

Lt. Col. A. G. Rangaraj, who led the 60th Parachute Field Ambulance of the Indian Army, a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, during the Korean War, has been honored as the 1950-53 Korean War hero of July for his more than two years of service on the front line, the veterans affairs ministry said, Tuesday.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-07-01 13:43

Thinner, anti-droplet masks available at offline outlets

Thinner, anti-droplet masks available at offline outlets

"Saliva droplet prevention" masks have been sold online or at some discount and convenience stores since their production began in early June. But the products have instantly sold out due to high demand.

2020-07-01 11:02

Another USFK service member tests positive for coronavirus

Another American service member newly assigned to South Korea has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Wednesday.

2020-07-01 10:53

S. Korea reports 51 new cases of coronavirus infection

S. Korea reports 51 new cases of coronavirus infection

S. Korea reports 51 new cases of coronavirus infection

The number of new virus cases in South Korea bounced back Wednesday as cluster infections continued to increase in areas beyond the Seoul metropolitan area amid a sustained rise in imported cases. The country added 51 cases, including 36 local infections, raising the total caseload to 12,850, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). The tally ...

2020-07-01 10:44

Another USFK service member tests positive for coronavirus

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