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Thu, November 21, 2019 | 09:09
2 South Koreans captured by Houthi rebels freed
2 South Koreans captured by Houthi rebels freed
Two South Koreans captured by Yemen's Houthi rebels were released, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, Wednesday.
Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-11-20 16:58
Rail workers go on indefinite strike
Rail workers go on indefinite strike
Unionized rail workers began an indefinite strike Wednesday, calling on the state-run railway operator to raise wages and hire more staff.
Kang Seung-woo | 2019-11-20 16:39
Railway workers begin strike, demanding higher wages
Railway workers begin strike, demanding higher wages
Railway workers across South Korea went on strike Wednesday calling for higher wages and greater recruitment, potentially affecting a majority of rail services nationwide.
2019-11-20 13:11
Two South Koreans seized by Houthi rebels released
Two South Koreans seized by Houthi rebels released
Two South Koreans who were seized by Houthi rebels in Yemen have been released, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. Early this week, Houthi rebels seized three boats carrying two South Koreans and 14 others in the Red Sea, claiming the vessels violated their territorial waters. The Koreans were both released early Wednesday morning (Seoul time), and they are safe and in good...
2019-11-20 09:56
'Third US-North Korea summit to surely produce results': Moon
'Third US-North Korea summit to surely produce results': Moon
If a third summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un takes place, then that will “surely produce results,” President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday night.
Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-11-19 23:14
South Korean defense businesses target ASEAN market
South Korean defense businesses target ASEAN market
BANGKOK - South Korean defense companies are seeking to expand their presences in Southeast Asian and Pacific markets. Twenty-one South Korean firms including Poongsan, Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI), Kovico and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) are participating in an international defense exhibition called Defense & Security 2019 which kicked off Monday and...
Jung Da-min | 2019-11-19 21:03
The Collective presents 'Dinner with Friends'
The Collective presents 'Dinner with Friends'
Expat theater group The Collective keeps flipping scripts and is back to stage its unique take on Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, "Dinner with Friends." Ray Salcedo, co-founder of The Collective, returns as director for this year's main stage, coming off their successful run of “Romeo and Juliet” last fall.
2019-11-19 19:20
Bus drivers in Goyang launch walkout
Bus drivers in Goyang launch walkout
Unionized drivers working for Myungsung Transportation, a bus operator in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, went on strike Tuesday following a breakdown in negotiations with management over wages, putting more than 270 buses out of service on 20 routes.
Kim Jae-heun | 2019-11-19 17:33
[Korea Encounters] Former refugee recalls kindness in 1970s Korea
[Korea Encounters] Former refugee recalls kindness in 1970s Korea
On April 26, 1975, as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on Saigon, William Nguyen received a letter that changed his life. The letter, from his sister in Australia, contained a photo of her Korean husband together with Mr. Cho, a high-ranking official at the Korean Embassy in Saigon. She urged William to find Mr. Cho and seek his help in gaining passage aboard one of two ta...
2019-11-19 17:31
US sticks with $5 billion defense bill for South Korea
US sticks with $5 billion defense bill for South Korea
The mounting pressure from Washington to “excessively” increase Korea's share of costs for the maintenance of U.S. troops in South Korea is triggering concerns among Koreans that the U.S. is not showing due respect to its allies. Such concerns were greatly magnified by a recent meeting between U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris and a high-profile Korean lawmaker, in which the U.S. ...
Do Je-hae | 2019-11-19 17:16
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