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Mon, July 22, 2019 | 00:47

Chilean president visits South Korea

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera will make a state visit to Seoul on Sunday for a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in the following day, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.

2019-04-28 16:10

Regional powers raising voices on North Korea dialogue

Regional powers on the Korean Peninsula appear to be seeking a stronger role in denuclearizing North Korea. Until now, these powers have mainly left the United States and the two Koreas to deal with the issue.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-04-28 15:19

Bolton says 6-party forum is not preferred approach on N. Korea

Activist professor demands Lonely Planet's revision

Sungshin Women's University activist professor Seo Kyoung-duk said Thursday he sent a letter of protest to Lonely Planet to revise its travel guide book that labels the East Sea as the Sea of Japan.

Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-04-26 16:19

'Ausbildung helps young people find dreams, not just jobs'

The biggest problem with Korea's high youth unemployment is not a lack of jobs. Rather, it is a lack of jobs that can make young people dream about a better future. Stable, high-paying positions for university-educated people are limited, but many (about seven out of 10) choose to go to university and fiercely compete for the same goal because they feel that there's no future...

Jung Min-ho | 2019-04-25 13:32

President Moon condemns Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka

President Moon Jae-in has condemned the horrific terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, which killed more than 290 people and injured hundreds more on Easter Sunday. “I can't believe the tragedy that occurred on Easter Sunday,” Moon wrote on Facebook Monday (KST). “They delivered the terror attacks against innocent people, including those who were attending mass at cathedrals.”

Jung Min-ho | 2019-04-22 15:30

Sri Lanka blames radical Islamic group for Easter terror attacks

Three Korean men arrested for running online gambling website

Three Korean men have been arrested in Vietnam for allegedly running an illegal gambling website, according to local media. Local police arrested the men - surnamed Kim, 46, An, 41, and Kim, 24 - at their home in Vung Tau, the capital of Ria-Vung Tau Province in southern Vietnam, Friday (local time), on charges of operating an illegal gambling website for more than five month...

Jung Min-ho | 2019-04-22 10:23

Ancient Korean delegation to Uzbekistan during 7th century

President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook listen to an explanation on a mural of foreign delegations including an ancient Korean delegation present at the inauguration ceremony of King Varhuman of Samarkand in the 7th century, displayed at the Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, Saturday. Yonhap

Jung Da-min | 2019-04-21 17:20

Moon wants railway to Uzbekistan via North Korea

Korea and Uzbekistan agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship to a “special strategic partnership” and enhance exchanges accordingly, President Moon Jae-in said Friday. Moon, who is visiting Uzbekistan as part of a three-nation Central Asia trip from April 16 to 23, said he hopes to see the two countries connected through a railway network. “We, as friends and brothers,...

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-04-19 17:12

Moon arrives in Uzbekistan, 2nd stop of 3-nation tour

President Moon Jae-in arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the second stop on his three-nation trip centered on cementing economic ties with Central Asia, Thursday.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-04-18 16:38

Appeals court denies request for public disclosure of documents on sex slave deal

Overturning a lower court decision, an appellate court rejected a request Thursday to make public diplomatic documents related to South Korea's 2015 deal with Japan over Tokyo's wartime sex slaves. The Seoul High Court did not specify the reason for its decision, but it appears to have judged that a possible disclosure of the documents could negatively affect Seoul-Tokyo ties.

2019-04-18 15:02

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