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4 men face further probe over alleged ridicule of sex slavery victims

Police have sent prosecutors papers on four South Korean men, requesting their indictment for allegedly spitting on a statue of a girl symbolizing victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery, investigativ...

Jul 22, 2019
Social affairs
Senior trade official to represent Korea at WTO over dispute with Japan

Amid escalating trade tension between South Korea and Japan, the Trade Ministry here said Monday its senior official would participate in the World Trade Organization’s General Council on Tuesday to ...

Jul 22, 2019
Industry
Former top justice Yang released on bail

Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae was released on bail Monday after 179 days of detention over his role in a judiciary power abuse scandal. The Seoul Central District Court approved Y...

Jul 22, 2019
Politics
Uniqlo apologizes for remarks that angered S. Korean consumers

Fast Retailing Co., which owns Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo, on Monday issued an apology for remarks by its executive that have drawn criticism from South Korean consumers amid ongoing trade frictio...

Jul 22, 2019
Industry
Korea's exports set to decline for 8th straight month in July

South Korea's exports are likely to extend their slump to an eighth month in July, driven by a decline in outbound shipments of semiconductors and petrochemical goods, data showed on Monday. The cou...

Jul 22, 2019
Economy
Newly registered pet dogs up 40% in 2018

The number of newly registered pet dogs in South Korea rose nearly 40 percent in 2018 from a year earlier, the country's animal quarantine agency said Monday. Around 147,000 new dogs were registered...

Jul 22, 2019
Social affairs
Korean War veterans to visit S. Korea this week

A group of international soldiers who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War under the UN flag will visit South Korea this week as part of a program to express appreciation for their service, Seoul's veter...

Jul 22, 2019
Foreign Policy
[Video] Views of South Koreans on boycotting Japanese products

People in Korea have shown mixed reactions to deepening boycotts of Japanese products prompted by Tokyo’s sudden export controls of high-tech materials to South Korea. In a Realmeter survey of 506 r...

Jul 22, 2019
Foreign Policy
Parliamentary panel set to adopt resolution against Japan's export curbs

The parliamentary foreign affairs committee on Monday adopted a parliamentary resolution calling on Japan to withdraw its curbs on exports to South Korea of key high-tech materials. In a bipartisan ...

Jul 22, 2019
Politics
Song-Song couple divorces without division of property: Song Hye-kyo’s agency

Actors Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo have finalized their divorce, as the court approved the divorce settlement Monday. The settlement comes one month after Song Joong-ki filed for divorce from Son...

Jul 22, 2019
People
Renault Samsung adds KT’s voice assistant tech to new QM6

Automaker Renault Samsung said Monday it has partnered with telecom firm KT to provide Easy Link, a “vehicle infotainment” system utilizing voice assistant technology. Easy Link is a new in-vehicle ...

Jul 22, 2019
Automode
Tears flow as water polo players head into uncertain future

After losing their last game of the world championships on Monday, South Korean women's water polo players shared teary hugs. No, they weren't consoling each other because they lost to Cuba 30-0 to ...

Jul 22, 2019
More sports
[Newsmaker] Korean ship attacked by pirates near Singapore Strait

A South Korean freighter was attacked by pirates near the Singapore Strait on Monday, government officials in Busan said. The pirates armed with guns and knives assaulted sailors of the South Korean...

Jul 22, 2019
Social affairs
Song Hye-kyo, Song Joong-ki’s divorce final: court

Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki’s divorce was finalized at a Seoul court Monday. The two settled their divorce at a closed-door hearing held at 10 a.m. Monday at Seoul Family Court. The hearing laste...

Jul 22, 2019
People
Seoul ramps up drive to win int'l support over trade dispute with Japan

South Korea's trade ministry said Monday it will send a deputy minister to a meeting of the World Trade Organization General Council this week to tell the international community that Tokyo's export ...

Jul 22, 2019
Foreign Policy

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