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Reporter : Ko Dong-hwan

Wed, September 26, 2018 | 07:45

Trump mulls inviting Kim Jong-un to his golf resort in Florida

The U.S. President Donald Trump may invite North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to his Florida compound Mar-a-lago, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Trump, after the scheduled Washington-Pyongyang summit in Singapore on June 12, may consider inviting Kim to the Palm Beach Resort in Florida for a follow-up summit. The follow-up summit, possible if the June summit turns out positive, c...

North Korea | 2018-06-07 09:42

Chinese tourists flock back to Seoul [PHOTOS]

Tour buses park near the entrance to Mount. Nam in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, in Seoul, June 6. Tourists from China, also known as "youke," have increased this year compared with last year. The increase comes as Seoul-Beijing relations, dented by the installation of an American anti-missile weapons system in South Korea, started showing signs of thawing. Over 367,000 tourists f...

Photo News | 2018-06-06 16:55

Daegu Immigration Office struggles to cope with foreigner influx

Daegu is regarded as one of South Korea's “international cities” - with its airport offering overseas connections, and a rising population of foreign residents. But the city isn't living up to its reputation.

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-06 16:35

What to do with over 138,000 used election banners: Recycle

As campaigning for the June 13 local elections cranks up, the streets are filling with banners for the 9,332 candidates vying for some 4,000 positions.

Labor & environment | 2018-06-06 15:44

Memorial Day honors Korea's fighting heroes [PHOTOS]

Memorial Day on Wednesday honors the men and women who died fighting to protect the country. At Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak-gu, visitors pay their respects to more than 164,000 people enshrined there.

Politics | 2018-06-05 16:49

38,000 foreigners eligible to vote in Gyeonggi left in dark

With the quadrennial local elections due on June 13, more than 38,000 foreign residents in Gyeonggi Province have little knowledge about the candidates because the region has neglected to inform non-Koreans about them.

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-04 16:55

106,000 foreigners eligible to vote in June 13 local elections

Buddhists kick off football club for migrant workers

A Korean Buddhism congregation in Busan has established a football club for migrant workers - most of whom are homesick and worn out from harsh working conditions - to boost their morale.

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-04 15:22

'Ticket to Pyongyang, please' [PHOTOS]

A train ticket from Seoul Station to Pyongyang may sound absurd on the Korean Peninsula, which has been split since the Korean War truce in 1953. But the trip almost came true on Sunday when the first “Seoul-to-Pyongyang” train departed as part of a government event is support of unification.

North Korea | 2018-06-03 16:43

Migrant seafarers lament 'being treated like dogs, cows'

A migrant workers' rights activist has lambasted the South Korean government for ignoring migrant seafarers' working environment, fraught with abuse, revealing part of a poem shared by Vietnamese sailors who refer to themselves as “dogs and cows.”

Foreign Communities | 2018-06-03 14:54

Alleged abuse of Vietnamese fishermen triggers uproar against Korean captain [VIDEO]

Alleged abuse of Vietnamese fishermen triggers uproar against Korean captain [VIDEO]

Civic groups have called for the punishment of a Korean fishing boat captain after he and others allegedly assaulted and abused two Vietnamese fishermen.

Foreign Communities | 2018-05-31 17:21

Migrant seafarers lament 'being treated like dogs, cows'

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