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Sept 21, 2018 Finance

[Newsmaker] Opposition lawmaker’s office raided for state budget information leak

A senior lawmaker of the main opposition party faced seizure over charges of accessing and leaking confidential government data on the state budget, prosecutorial officials said Friday. The Seoul Ce...

[Newsmaker] Kim Jong-un’s visit to Seoul: What it means for two Koreas and beyond

With North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pledging to visit Seoul within the year, there is a mix of hope and caution in the air over the first-ever trip to the South by the top leader from the North. At...

Sept 20, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Koreas’ summit rekindles talk of 2nd Trump-Kim meeting

WASHINGTON -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's renewed commitment to denuclearize, expressed at this week's meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, fanned expectations Wednesday of a second...

Sept 20, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Moon, Kim to visit sacred Mount Paektu

The leaders of the two Koreas will visit North Korea’s sacred Paektusan early Thursday, before wrapping up their third summit, according to Cheong Wa Dae. “President Moon accepted Chairman Kim Jong-...

Sept 19, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Live broadcast distinguishes 2018 Pyongyang summit

One of the major differences that distinguishes South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s latest trip to Pyongyang from previous inter-Korean summits is the live broadcast of the event. The summit schedu...

Sept 18, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Points to watch for at Pyongyang summit

With North Korea hard-pressed by international sanctions, it is unlikely that the third inter-Korean summit will yield immediate results in such areas as cross-border economic cooperation. Here are ...

Sept 18, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Gyeonggi Province to introduce first surveillance cameras inside operating rooms

Following recent reports of violence and medical malpractice in operating rooms at hospitals across the country, Gyeonggi Province announced Monday it will install surveillance cameras in operating r...

Sept 17, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Typhoon makes landfall in China after killing 59 in Philippines

Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into mainland China late on Sunday after leaving a trail of destruction in Hong Kong and Macau and killing at least 59 people in the northern Philippines. The world's bigges...

Sept 17, 2018
World News
[Newsmaker] Three chaebol chiefs join Moon’s Pyongyang trip

Chiefs of South Korea’s three biggest conglomerates -- Samsung, SK and LG, in order -- will join President Moon Jae-in’s visit to Pyongyang on Tuesday as part of the 52-member presidential business d...

Sept 16, 2018
Industry
[Newsmaker] Typhoon aims at south China after killing 28 in Philippines

TUGUEGARAO, Philippines — Typhoon Mangkhut roared toward densely populated Hong Kong and southern China on Sunday after ravaging across the northern Philippines with ferocious winds and heavy rain th...

Sept 16, 2018
World News
[Newsmaker] More than 80% of Koreans support idea of ‘dignified death’

More than 80 percent of South Koreans support the idea of “dignified death” -- meaning they do not wish to receive life-prolonging treatment should they become terminally ill without the possibility ...

Sept 14, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Supreme Court keeps 20-year jail term for teenager in kidnapping, murder of child

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court's ruling and sentenced a teenager charged with kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old girl to 20 years in prison and her accomplice to 13 years of imp...

Sept 13, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Apple unveils new iPhones, upgraded smartwatch

CUPERTINO, California (AFP) -- Apple unveiled three new iPhones on Wednesday in a bid to bolster its spot in the premium smartphone market, along with an upgraded smartwatch that takes electrocardiog...

Sept 13, 2018
World News
[Newsmaker] Controversy escalates over budget plan for inter-Korean project

Controversy continues to mount over the government’s proposed budget for the implementation of April’s inter-Korean summit agreement, with opposition lawmakers accusing the government of scaling down...

Sept 12, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] 12 men allegedly gain weight to dodge military service

Twelve graduates of a college in Seoul allegedly tried to dodge South Korea’s mandatory military service by intentionally gaining too much weight to pass the physical exam, the Military Manpower Admi...

Sept 12, 2018
Social affairs

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