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Lawmaker calls for expanding USFK's prior drill notification

An opposition lawmaker on Wednesday called for an expanded application of a South Korea-US agreement that mandates the US military give prior notice about its planned drills only in regions north of ...

Oct 18, 2017
Defense
Ostrich runs on highway

An ostrich was rescued from a highway Tuesday. According to the fire and disaster management agency in South Chungcheong Province, a driver reported that an ostrich was running on Seohae Grand Bridg...

Oct 18, 2017
Social affairs
Govt. needs to spend W7.3tr to subsidize 10,000 won minimum wage: report

The Moon Jae-in administration will have to spend over 7.3 trillion won ($6.4 billion) in the 2018-2020 period to subsidize the raising of the country's minimum wage to 10,000 won ($8.8) per hour, a ...

Oct 18, 2017
Economy
Senior diplomats of S. Korea, US discuss alliance, NK issues

A senior South Korean foreign ministry official expressed hope on Wednesday that talks with his US counterpart will build the "foundation" for better bilateral ties going forward. South Korea's Vice...

Oct 18, 2017
Diplomactic Circuit
LG Chem forecast to report upbeat earnings for Q3

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's No. 1 chemical company, is expected to deliver market forecast-beating earnings for the third quarter of the year, driven by firm demand for its key products and a recover...

Oct 18, 2017
Industry
Taekwondo has most corruption complaints among Korean sports: lawmaker

Taekwondo has generated the most corruption complaints among South Korean sports, a local lawmaker said Wednesday. According to Rep. Kwak Sang-do of the Liberty Korea Party, 742 corruption cases wer...

Oct 18, 2017
Sports
Tax records show babies less than 12 months old own W15b in inherited wealth

More than 46,000 under-age minors own an average of 112.74 million won ($99,549) in inherited assets, including 304 who are less than one year old, a report from the National Tax Service said Wednesd...

Oct 18, 2017
Economy
Ban off-hour messaging? Koreans embrace right to disconnect as part of work culture reform

Lim Ji-yeon, a working mother of two living in western Seoul, is constantly haunted by mobile phone messages from her clients, which often come even after office hours and disrupt her free time and p...

Oct 18, 2017
Social affairs
Ex-sex slave hopes to install memorial statue at US university

Gil Won-ok was 13 years old when she was taken from her home in Pyongyang, now the capital of North Korea, to work as a sex slave for Japanese troops during World War II. Now 90, the elderly South K...

Oct 18, 2017
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] NK sends congratulatory message for China's party congress

North Korea on Wednesday sent a short congratulatory message to China on the opening of the 19th congress of the communist party, in what could indicate strained ties over Pyongyang's nuclear and mis...

Oct 18, 2017
North Korea
Tax collection increasing from underground economy

The government collected 6.6 trillion won ($5.82 billion) in taxes last year by bringing the underground economy into the official economy, finance ministry data showed Wednesday. Records for 2013-2...

Oct 18, 2017
Economy
Trade ministry affiliates report over 10,000 hacking attempts since 2013

The trade ministry's affiliates came under more than 10,000 hacking attempts over the last five years, with the key trade promotion agency subjected to the heaviest attack, the ministry said Wednesda...

Oct 18, 2017
Industry
Whirlpool demands 50% tariff on Samsung, LG washers

US tech manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. has demanded a punitive tariff of 50 percent on South Korean firms' washers, government sources said Wednesday. According to South Korea's trade ministry, Whirlp...

Oct 18, 2017
Industry
Despair, lack of hope pervades in Asian cinema: Oliver Stone

Director Oliver Stone met with reporters Tuesday at the Busan Cinema Center to discuss his impression of Korean cinema’s current mood. Stone commented on the jury’s review of the New Currents catego...

Oct 17, 2017
Film
No. of visitors to local tourist attractions soars 60% during holiday

The number of visitors to local tourist destinations soared nearly 60 percent during the recent Chuseok holiday season, government data showed Tuesday. According to data compiled by the Ministry of ...

Oct 17, 2017
Travel

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