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Fri, November 16, 2018 | 12:04

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Multiracial Korea as solution to population decline

Step into any construction site, factory floor or fishing vessel and it becomes clear who keeps the wheels running at the lowest tier of the Korean economy - migrant workers. As of September, foreign residents, numbering around 2.3 million, made up over 4 percent of the country's population. Most of them are migrant workers from China or Southeast Asian countries.

Politics | 2018-11-01 15:59

Lawmaker who condemned drink-driving caught red-handed

A Korean lawmaker who condemned drinking and driving has been caught doing so. Rep. Lee Yong-ju of the minor Party for Democracy and Peace faced a platoon of journalists Thursday, admitting the charge. He said the allegations were “entirely facts and my fault.”

Politics | 2018-11-01 14:45

'Religious belief valid for refusing military service': Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that religious and conscientious beliefs are to be considered valid reasons for refusing the military service mandate, overturning its decision from 14 years ago.

Politics | 2018-11-01 14:32

Moon calls for parliamentary support for expansionary budget, peace with the North

President Moon Jae-in called on the National Assembly on Thursday to approve the government's expansionary budget for next year and cooperate to bring permanent peace with North Korea. Moon made the appeal in a budget speech, outlining key points and intentions of the government's 470.5 trillion-won (US$422 billion) spending proposal for next year, a super budget that marks a...

Politics | 2018-11-01 11:26

[INTERVIEW] Speaker hopes Kim Jong-un will address Assembly

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang hopes North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will make a speech at the National Assembly in response to President Moon Jae-in's Pyongyang speech in front of North Korean people, he told The Korea Times during an interview at his office in the Assembly, Tuesday. During the interview conducted to commemorate the 68th anniversary of The Korea Tim...

Politics | 2018-10-31 17:23

Court ruling pits Seoul against Tokyo

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha sought to ease Japanese anger over a Seoul court's ruling ordering a Japanese firm to compensate South Koreans for wartime forced labor.

Politics | 2018-10-31 16:47

Inter-Korean 'buffer zone' to operate from Nov. 1

The two Koreas will suspend military exercises near the land, sea and air boundaries as of Thursday when the inter-Korean “buffer zones” take effect to further relax military tension along the border areas. The step came as part of an inter-Korean military agreement, signed by leaders from Seoul and Pyongyang last month when both sides came to terms to stop military drills ne...

Politics | 2018-10-31 16:25

LKP seeks to oust unification chief

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) has submitted a motion demanding dismissal of Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon over his alleged infringement of the Constitution while carrying out a series of inter-Korean reconciliatory projects, the party said Wednesday.

Politics | 2018-10-31 16:21

Moon faces daunting task to advance denuke talks

President Moon Jae-in has so far been successful in bringing North Korea onto the diplomatic stage, but he faces a more challenging task to break an impasse in the denuclearization talks by persuading the United States and United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to make concessions for North Korea's repeated commitment toward denuclearization.

Politics | 2018-10-31 10:46

'Sanctions relief key for North Korea denuclearization'

The United States and international society need to offer interim sanctions relief for North Korea, as such a phased step is essential to keep the regime's dialogue momentum moving forward, renowned North Korean experts said. “Denuclearization and sanctions relief should not be approached in an all-or-nothing' way,” Charles Armstrong, professor of Korean Studies at Columbia U...

Politics | 2018-10-31 10:44

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