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Mon, June 25, 2018 | 15:26

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38 bank officials indicted for hiring irregularities

Prosecutors indicted 38 senior-level officials at six banks for engaging in hiring irregularities. The Supreme Prosecutors' Office said officials from Kookmin, KEB Hana, Woori, Busan, Daegu and Kwangju banks were charged with obstruction of business.

Politics | 2018-06-17 17:17

Feminist Seoul mayor candidate hopes for gender equality

Not many expected Shin Ji-ye, the 27-year-old Seoul mayoral candidate for the Green Party Korea, to become famous after the June 13 local elections. The youngest-ever candidate for Seoul mayor landed in fourth place with 82,874 votes (1.67 percent) in the elections, following former presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo of the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party (19.5 percent),...

Politics | 2018-06-17 16:47

Gov't to ban sales of coffee at schools

The government will ban sales of coffee in elementary and secondary schools from mid-September to curb growing caffeine consumption among students under enormous stress to study late into the night.

Politics | 2018-06-17 12:20

Seoul welcomes Trump's plan to have phone conversation with Kim

"Most important of all, this means the U.S. and North Korean leaders are in a relationship where they can talk on the phone whenever needed," a high-ranking presidential official told Yonhap News Agency on the phone, asking not to be named.

Politics | 2018-06-16 15:56

Trump gave Kim Jong-un his direct number; 1st call due Sunday

Cameroonian boxer wins rookie contest

Jean Durandal Etobil Etobil, better known as Kil Tae-san in Korea, won the rookie boxing contest at the Grand Hilton Seoul, May 27. Kil, 31, defeated Korean boxer Lee Gyu-hyun in the first round by a TKO referee stop. He threw a right hook that knocked Lee down. Kil now has four wins and no losses in the super-middleweight division here.

Politics | 2018-06-15 18:54

Respect the uniform

Kang Yeon-hee, a 51-year-old rescue worker, died in April three days after she was hit by a drunk man she was trying to take to the hospital in Iksan, North Jeolla Province. The 48-year-old man, surnamed Yoon, cursed and hit Kang on the head and slapped her face in the ambulance. Kang then began vomiting and experiencing dizziness. She was diagnosed with a cerebral hemorrhage and underwent surgery but died.

Politics | 2018-06-15 18:30

Singapore deports 5 South Koreans for protesting Kim-Trump summit

Five South Korean women were deported from Singapore for protesting against the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un, reports said.

Politics | 2018-06-15 17:17

North Korean documentary gives rare peek into Kim-Trump summit [FULL VERSION]

Moon names Busan's police chief to lead Coast Guard

Cho Hyun-Bai, commissioner of the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency, will replace Park Kyung-min as Coast Guard chief, the office said.

Politics | 2018-06-15 16:54

Cheong Wa Dae discusses measures to ease military tension

Presidential aides and senior government officials held a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Friday, to discuss follow-up measures for the inter-Korean April 27 Panmunjeom Declaration. The meeting, chaired by presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok, came a day after President Moon Jae-in underlined the need for a “flexible shift” in military stance against North Korea to implement th...

Politics | 2018-06-15 16:38

Inter-Korean military talks resume after 10-year hiatus

The two Koreas resumed military dialogue for the first time in more than 10 years Thursday, discussing detailed measures to ease tension on some disputed inter-Korean border areas. “Both sides are going to discuss a series of follow-up measures to implement the April 27 Panmunjeom Declaration and arrange schedules for upcoming inter-Korean defense minister talks,” Major Gener...

Politics | 2018-06-14 17:05

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