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    Parliamentary leaders reaffirm strong alliance in US
    A group of South Korean parliamentary leaders led by National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang discussed with U.S. congressional leaders how to deal with North Korean denuclearization.
    Politics | 2019-02-13 17:11
    • Trump wants Seoul to pay more for US troops
    PyeongChang aims to keep Olympic legacy through annual forum on SDGs
    The governor of Gangwon Province, where the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics host cities are located, on Wednesday vowed to carry on the Olympic legacy through the city's annual forum. The PyeongChang Forum 2019 is being held from Feb. 13 to 15 - under the title “At the Limit of Our Knowledge, Staring into the Future” - at the PyeongChang Alpensia Resort.
    Seoul & provinces | 2019-02-13 16:42
    Troop pullout linked to peace treaty
    Robert Abrams, commander of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Tuesday said U.S. troops need to stay here until a peace treaty is signed. The remarks came during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. To a question about the need for the USFK to maintain its presence in South Korea, even if the nuclear threat from the North were to be eliminated, the commander said “Yes, unt...
    Defense Affairs | 2019-02-13 16:36
    • Foreign minister's misplaced modesty
    • Trump wants Seoul to pay more for US troops
    20% of smartphone users 'addicted at dangerous levels' - even kids
    Those addicted at “dangerous levels” find it “difficult to have a normal life at home, school or work because of their out-of-control use of smartphones,” the study's organizers, the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency, said.
    Diseases & welfare | 2019-02-13 16:35
    Man gets 6 years in jail for killing soldier under the influence
    A local court jailed a 27-year-old man for six years, Wednesday, after finding him guilty of hitting a soldier on leave with his car while driving under the influence of alcohol. The soldier, Yoo Chang-ho, died in hospital shortly after the incident.
    Politics | 2019-02-13 16:35
    No more irregular workers
    Representatives of irregular workers demand change of employment status into permanent positions, during a press conference at Franciscan Education Center in central Seoul, Wednesday. They said the change was President Moon Jae-in's election pledge, saying temporary workers will start a massive struggle against the government on May 11, a day after the two-year anniversary of...
    Photo News | 2019-02-13 16:22
    No. of traffic accidents caused by elderly drivers on a steady rise
    A fatal traffic accident in Seoul caused by a driver in his 90s has rekindled a heated debate about drivers of advanced age getting behind the wheel. On Tuesday evening, a sport utility vehicle driven by a 96-year-old man, identified only by the surname Yoo, ran over and killed a 30-year-old pedestrian in front of a hotel in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul, police said Wednesd...
    Diseases & welfare | 2019-02-13 15:53
    Tracing the footsteps of March 1 Independence Movement: Part 1
    This year marks the 100th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement, which took place in 1919 for Korea's independence from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula. This is the first in a three-part series on historic sites in Seoul related to the movement.
    Seoul & provinces | 2019-02-13 15:13
    Drunk driver in fatal car crash gets 6-year jail term
    A drunk driver in a highly publicized fatal car crash that killed a young college student in a southern port city was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday. The Busan District Court handed down the verdict to the 27-year-old defendant, identified by his last name Park, ruling that "the degree to which the crime has been committed is very grave and the result is as dev...
    Investigations | 2019-02-13 15:01
    Parliament speaker stands by call for Japanese emperor's apology over 'comfort women'
    South Korea's National Assembly speaker said Tuesday that he stands by his earlier call on the Japanese emperor to apologize for Tokyo's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women. Moon Hee-sang sparked controversy after he told Bloomberg last week that Japanese Emperor Akihito should issue a personal apology for his country's forced mobilization of Korean sex slaves during W...
    Foreign Affairs | 2019-02-13 14:50
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