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Thu, December 12, 2019 | 18:26

Enough is enough

Justice Minister Cho Kuk is embroiled in yet another controversy over a phone conversation he had with a prosecutor who was leading the search of Cho's home, Monday, in connection with the ongoing investigation into a scandal involving him and his family.

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-27 15:41

Lawmakers' visit to FKI

Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) lawmakers visited the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) Wednesday for the first time since the Moon Jae-in administration took office. Present at the meeting were senior FKI officials and top managers of the nation's largest business groups - Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK and LG.

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-27 15:40

Kim Jong-un's Busan visit

National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Suh Hoon told Korean lawmakers Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may visit Busan to attend the Korea-ASEAN Special Summit, scheduled for Nov. 25 and 26.

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-26 16:27

Koreans killing themselves

Korea's suicide rate increased in 2018 for the first time in five years. Since 2005, the nation's suicide rate has been the highest in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development except for 2017. There may be many reasons for suicides, but our society is undoubtedly going in the wrong direction.

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-26 16:26

President Moon Jae-in shared his vision for peace on the Korean Peninsula with the international community in a 17-minute address at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Tuesday.

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-25 16:50

Lawmakers' dereliction of duty

The pathetic state of the country's legislature has been laid bare once again through the dysfunctional amendment process of the “Kindergarten 3 Laws.” The relevant revision bills, which had been fast-tracked late last year, were passed over to the National Assembly's plenary session Tuesday without a single debate after being stuck in the Assembly's education and judiciary c...

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-25 16:49

Evolution of US alliance

President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed the strong alliance between Seoul and Washington at their summit in New York City, Tuesday.

Na Jeong-ju2019-09-24 16:23

Risk of e-cigarettes

There are growing calls warning against the harm caused by electronic cigarettes. The U.S. government has announced plans to ban the sales of flavored e-cigarettes. Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, has also decided to stop selling vaping products.

Park Yoon-bae | 2019-09-24 16:17

Face up to history

South Koreans are shocked again by another right-wing scholar's attempts to distort historical facts about atrocities committed by the Japanese military during World War II. During a lecture Sept. 19, sociology professor Lew Seok-choon of Yonsei University described Korean victims of wartime sex slavery for Japanese troops as “kind of prostitutes.” He argued the Japanese auth...

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-23 16:59

Serial murder suspect identified

Police have identified a suspect in the country's worst serial murder case that took place in and around Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. The suspect is in his 50s and is already in prison for a different murder. Police said newly analyzed DNA evidence from three of the nine rape and murder cases matched the DNA of the suspect who was in his 20s at the time of the killings.

Park Yoon-bae2019-09-23 16:30

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