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Mon, September 24, 2018 | 18:23

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NK blames US for deadlock in denuke talks

North Korea, which had remained quiet about the cancellation of Pompeo's visit last week, indirectly began blaming the U.S. for the current deadlock in denuclearization talks. Through its propaganda channel Uriminzokkiri, the North protested recent statements about the halted military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea.

Politics | 2018-08-31 18:02

'US urged to offer concessions to NK'

The United States is asked to take a “more aggressive” position on the dialogue progress with North Korea by granting more concessions to the Kim Jong-un regime to keep the momentum of nuclear talks alive, political analysts in Seoul said, Friday.

Politics | 2018-08-31 17:06

Information Center on North Korea brings scholars from abroad

Russian scholar Fyodor Tertitskiy, who came to South Korea in 2008 to study North Korea, is one of the regular visitors to the Information Center on North Korea run independently the Ministry of Unification since its foundation in 1989. “The center hosts probably the world's largest collection of North Korean documents and publications outside the DPRK,” said Tertitskiy, who ...

Politics | 2018-08-31 15:48

President replaces five ministers

President Moon Jae-in replaced several key ministers in the priority areas of defense and education Thursday, both of which are the subject of reform as a main policy agenda. But Moon left the key portfolios in his economic and foreign affairs teams unchanged. Yoo Eun-hae, a lawmaker from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), was nominated as the education minister; whi...

Politics | 2018-08-30 17:21

Ruling camp eyes heavier housing taxes

Cheong Wa Dae and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) agreed Thursday to explore measures to stabilize the housing market, including raising taxes further for owners of multiple homes. During a policy coordination meeting, presidential chief of staff for policy Jang Ha-sung called for measures to curb speculative demand on the housing market.

Politics | 2018-08-30 17:06

LKP blasts awarding of scandal-hit power firm

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) blasted the giving of a presidential award to the Korea South-East Power (KOEN), a state-run company that has been found to have imported North Korean coal, something banned by U.N. Security Council sanctions.The company had been under an investigation since last year, but received the award for outstanding innovation last month out of 123 public institutions nationwide.

Politics | 2018-08-30 17:01

President asks governors, mayors to help create jobs

President Moon Jae-in has pledged to pursue a paradigm shift in job creation by adopting a “bottom-up” approach in collaboration with regional governments. “The central government has so far issued guidance on job creation businesses to local governments, but the top-down approach can only generate limited outcomes,” President Moon said in a meeting with a group of mayors and...

Politics | 2018-08-30 17:00

Army develops 'virtual' drill systems

The Army has developed a series of head-mounted devices for firing and command exercises by incorporating 3D imaging technologies - such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).The military held a demonstration ceremony Thursday to celebrate the development of the virtual gunnery exercise and battle command programs powered by the two emerging technologies.

Politics | 2018-08-30 16:57

Activists seek to foster peace through football

As a peace studies major at university, the subject for Dan Gudgeon, 32, was something academic, until he found out about a program that seeks to promote peace through football. “I wanted to do something real,” Gudgeon recalled. For someone who is as great a football fan as himself, it was thrilling to find out that football could be used as a tool.

Politics | 2018-08-30 16:52

President names new defense chief, four other ministers

President Moon Jae-in on Thursday nominated five new ministers of defense, education, industry, labor and gender equality in his first Cabinet shakeup. Jeong Kyeong-doo, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was tapped to replace Defense Minister Song Young-moo, who came under fire over mishandling a controversy surrounding a defense intelligence unit.

Politics | 2018-08-30 15:38

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