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Wed, April 25, 2018 | 17:47

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Nation hoping for successful summit

The government is seeking to promote the flying of the “unification flag,” in the hopes of creating the mood for a successful inter-Korean summit. President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will hold the summit, Friday, at the border town of Panmunjeom _ 11 years after a second summit took place in Pyongyang in October 2007. The historic first meeting between t...

Politics | 2018-04-25 17:26

National pension rate forecast to be raised

To ensure the smooth management of the National Pension Service, the government conducts a recalculation every five years of the financial earnings and expenses, which is called the The National Pension Service Financial Forecast.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-04-24 16:33

Seoul, Washington to suspend joint drills on summit day

South Korea and the United States are highly likely to suspend joint military exercises on Friday when the inter-Korean summit takes place.

Politics | 2018-04-24 18:15

Shamans perform rituals to Mt. Gyeryong spirit

Korean spirituality is heavily based around its geography, particularly the mountain ranges that make up the skeletal structure of the peninsula. In one such mountain, Mt. Gyeryong in South Chungcheong Province, resides the spirit of the particularly famous and beneficient Sanshin Goddess. In time for the third full moon of the lunar calendar, shamans, as well as Buddhists an...

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-24 00:17

[Yongsan Legacy] Running with American spirit

On select weekday mornings at 5 a.m., Choe Kyung-ho would fit into his gym clothes and combat boots to join his Korean and U.S. military brethren for an intense hike up Namsan Park out from the back gate of Camp Coiner and through a still slumbering Huam-dong. Choe served under the Korean Augmentation To the United States Army (KATUSA) on Yongsan Garrison from March 1997 to M...

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-24 19:23

Big Day South 2018 audiovisual festival moves to Busan

The audiovisual festival Big Day South is coming to Busan this Saturday for a full day of music, art and dance. The festival started in nearby Daegu in 2014 before moving to Ulsan the following year, and more recently appeared in southwestern Gwangju in April 2016. Back after two years, the fourth installment promises to be bigger than ever, showcasing burgeoning Korean and f...

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-24 20:38

French band to tour Korea

The jazz-influenced band SundRi Feeling will return to Korea for a tour beginning at Strange Fruit in Seoul on Saturday.“We were selected last year for a showcase at Seoul Music Week and played at the Daegu Jazz Festival,” vocalist Cendrine Cingala said. “It was our first time in Korea and we loved it so much we wanted to come back.”

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-24 17:27

COEX to host beer festival

The 10th Great Korean Beer Festival (GKBF) will take place from April 27 to May 6 at COEX outdoor area in Seoul. The 10-day festival, taking place at K-Pop Square, will see 27 craft brewers, food pairings, live concerts, non-verbal performances and costume contests.

Foreign Communities | 2018-04-24 17:40

Global community sends messages of hope for Inter-Korean summit

With the first inter-Korean summit in 11 years looming Friday, global dignitaries and people of diverse ethnic backgrounds sent messages of hope for the meeting and a peaceful outcome.

Inter-Korean summit 2018 | 2018-04-23 17:17

Opposition leader downplays inter-Korean summit

Main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) leader Hong Joon-pyo downplayed the upcoming April 27 inter-Korea summit as a “political show” that may only benefit North Korea, Monday.

North Korea | 2018-04-23 17:05

Moon calls North Korea's nuke test suspension 'good signal'

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