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S. Korea's Marine chief to visit Okinawa for alliance talks with US next week

South Korea's Marine Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. Jun Jin-goo will visit Okinawa, Japan, next week for talks with top US military officials over cooperation in strengthening the bilateral alliance, his ...

Jan 18, 2019
Defense
Judo federation permanently bans ex-coach facing sexual assault allegations

The national judo federation said Friday it has issued a lifetime ban on a former high school accused of sexually assaulting his former athlete. An official with the Korea Judo Association said the ...

Jan 18, 2019
Social affairs
Complaints filed against CARE chief accused of killing rescued dogs

Park So-youn, the head of CARE, is to hold a press conference Saturday

Jan 18, 2019
Social affairs
No Davos meeting for Pompeo, Foreign Minister Kang as Trump calls off US delegation

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha’s planned meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, will not materialize as US Presid...

Jan 18, 2019
Foreign Policy
Arrest warrant sought for ex-Supreme Court chief

Prosecutors on Friday requested an arrest warrant for former Supreme Court Justice Yang Sung-tae in connection with a power abuse scandal. Yang was under investigation over allegations that he so...

Jan 18, 2019
Politics
US Missile Defense Review says North Korea poses ‘extraordinary threat’

North Korea poses an “extraordinary threat” to the United States and its allies, and the US should remain “vigilant,” a US Pentagon report said on Thursday (US time). The US Department of Defense un...

Jan 18, 2019
Defense
Over half of Koreans predict negative economic effect from minimum wage hike

More than half of South Koreans think this year's minimum wage hike will have a negative effect on the economy, a survey showed Friday. The poll of 1,002 adults nationwide by Gallup Korea found 52 p...

Jan 18, 2019
Economy
S. Korea condemns bomb attack in Colombia

The South Korean government on Friday strongly denounced the latest terrorist attack in Colombia, reiterating its support for efforts to root out terrorism. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign A...

Jan 18, 2019
International
Celltrion clears the way for domestic sales of leukemia treatment biosimilar

Biosimilar maker wins patent nullity suit against Samsung Biogen

Jan 18, 2019
Industry
Korean film ‘Underdog’ invited to Japanese animation festival

In a first for a South Korean animated film, “Underdog” has been invited to compete in the Tokyo Anime Award Festival. “Underdog” is an animated film about homeless and abandoned dogs. In the film, ...

Jan 18, 2019
Film
Photo essay about rescued puppy Injeolmi becomes best-seller

A photo essay titled “Hi! My Name Is Injeolmi” (unofficial translation) recently became a bestseller, proving the dog’s popularity even outside the realm of social media. The book of photos and shor...

Jan 18, 2019
Culture
[Newsmaker] Seoul court orders Japanese firm to compensate forced laborers in separate ruling

South Korea’s appeals court upheld on Friday a lower court ruling ordering a Japanese company to compensate a group of Koreans forced into labor during Japan’s 1910-45 occupation of the Korean Penins...

Jan 18, 2019
Social affairs
Koreas hold liaison office meeting to discuss cross-border issues

Senior officials of South and North Korea met at their joint liaison office Friday and discussed pending cross-border projects as well as the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the unification minist...

Jan 18, 2019
North Korea
Construction of new Jeju airport delayed due to protests from residents, activists

The South Korean government's effort to build a new international airport on Jeju Island has been making little headway in the face of stubborn resistance from residents and environmental activists. ...

Jan 18, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korean scholars move to publish inter-Korean medical dictionary

South Korean scholars said Friday that they will push forward with a plan to publish a dictionary for medical terminology used by the Koreas in an effort to bridge differences in language usage. Mem...

Jan 18, 2019
North Korea

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