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• 02:19

  Signs of N. Korea's SLBM launch preparation detected Seoul has proposed dialogue with the North urging the regime to halt its provocations, but activity in Pyongyang suggests it has no plans to stop its missile tests. Recent satellite imagery fr...

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  Another Korean victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery dies Another Korean victim of Japan's sexual enslavement of women during World War II... passed away on Sunday, at the age of 91. Late Kim Kun-ja , when she was just 16 years old,... was forcibly sen...

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  Impact of supplementary budget to be spread across various initiatives from jobs to childcare The main objective for the Moon Jae-in administration when drawing up the supplementary budget... was to create more jobs, especially in the public sector. Going with that, an additional 25-hund...

• 01:44

  Korean researchers develop technology to mine seawater for lithium Lithium batteries have been around for decades, but their application in electric cars means that the demand for lithium is set to skyrocket, with some even calling it the "oil" of the ...

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  Kim Jong-un is very unusual type of person but is not crazy: U.S. intelligence chief Although the North Korean leader has displayed some concerning behavior by making seemingly irrational decisions to the outside world,… Kim Jong-un is "not crazy." That's the assessment ...

• 01:24

  Korean red pines have anti-inflammatory properties Korean red pines have been found to contain elements that can help soothe allergic inflammations. According to a report released by a joint research team from the National Institute of Forest S...

• 01:28

  WeatherNow a look at the weather...The central areas of Korea and the capital Seoul saw heavy rain today, causing disruption on roads and railways due to flooding. Rainfall reached up to over 150-millimeter...

• 02:09

  PyeongChang 2018 G-200 Fireworks Festival held on Saturday to wish for successful Winter Olympics Fireworks lit up the night sky in Chuncheon on Saturday. Marking just over 200 days until the start of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, a fireworks festival was held in the city east of Se...

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  Youth job turnover rate hit record-high in May The job turnover rate among young Koreans hit a record-high in May... casting another shadow on the already gloomy youth unemployment figures recorded last month. Statistics Korea says 372-thousa...

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  Signs of N. Korea's SLBM launch preparation detectedOur top story is about North Korea... On the heels of their recent intercontinental ballistic missile launch, is North Korea now preparing to launch a submarine-based ballistic missile? Satellite ...

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  Pres. Moon taps three-term lawmaker as labor ministerPresident Moon Jae-in has named a three-term ruling Democratic Party lawmaker as Minister of Employment and Labor. The presidential Blue House announced on Sunday that Kim Young-joo , an incumbent ...

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  President Moon to meet Korea's top business leaders this week President Moon Jae-in is planning to meet with South Korea's top business leaders this week,... to discuss various economic issues. Over the two-day period, from Thursday to Friday,... President ...