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Fri, January 17, 2020 | 22:23
Horse racing authority exploits jockeys, drives them to suicide
Labor & Environment
Horse racing authority exploits jockeys, drives them to suicide
On Nov. 29, Moon Joong-won, a 40-year-old jockey working at the BusanGyeongnam horse racetrack, committed suicide. He was the seventh person from the same racetrack to kill themselves over the last decade. In his suicide note, Moon criticized the Korea Racing Authority (KRA) for abuse and corrupti...
2020-01-16 16:58
Cheong Wa Dae undergoing exodus of officials ahead of April general election
Politics
Cheong Wa Dae undergoing exodus of officials ahead of April general election
A dozen aides to President Moon Jae-in have left Cheong Wa Dae in recent weeks to run in the April 15 general election. Including those who left earlier, nearly 60 to 70 former presidentia...
2020-01-16 14:43
Gov't to lower age of criminal-responsibility to 13 from 14
Education
Gov't to lower age of criminal-responsibility to 13 from 14
The government will lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 from the current 14 in a bid to prevent rising juvenile crime, the Ministry of Education said Thursday. Those aged 14 and...
2020-01-16 16:40
Hyundai Rotem favored to land $9 bil. tank deal with Poland
Defense
Hyundai Rotem favored to land $9 bil. tank deal with Poland
2020-01-17 17:53
South Korea, U.S. remain poles apart in defense cost-sharing
Defense
South Korea, U.S. remain poles apart in defense cost-sharing
2020-01-17 17:32
Prime Minister meets opposition leader
Politics
Prime Minister meets opposition leader
2020-01-17 17:27
Seoul exploring own way to contribute security in Hormuz
Diplomacy
Seoul exploring own way to contribute security in Hormuz
2020-01-17 17:26
Hyundai EVC Chung promotes benefits of 'hydrogen society'
Politics
Hyundai EVC Chung promotes benefits of 'hydrogen society'
2020-01-17 17:08
'Harris Out!'
Diplomacy
'Harris Out!'
2020-01-17 16:51
'Korea should create DNA banks for overseas adoptees'
Foreign Communities
'Korea should create DNA banks for overseas adoptees'
2020-01-17 16:48
Korean language test applicants hit record high in 2019: data
Foreign Communities
Korean language test applicants hit record high in 2019: data
2020-01-17 16:09
Ruling party head slammed for disparaging disabled
Politics
Ruling party head slammed for disparaging disabled
2020-01-17 16:02
Gov't says inter-Korean policy matter of sovereignty
Diplomacy
Gov't says inter-Korean policy matter of sovereignty
2020-01-17 14:25
Growing numbers of illegal stayers leave Korea voluntarily
Law & Crime
Growing numbers of illegal stayers leave Korea voluntarily
2020-01-17 13:49
Ruling party lawmaker condemns US Ambassador Harris for remarks on alliance consultations
Diplomacy
Ruling party lawmaker condemns US Ambassador Harris for remarks on alliance consultations
2020-01-17 13:43
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