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• Gov't unveils plan to bolster Korea's steel and petrochemicals industries
• U.S. lawmaker proposes bill to cut N. Korea out of global banking system
• Busan subway union suspends strike, seeks compromise

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• 02:15

  U.S. urging countries to reduce or completely cut ties with N. Korea: Russel The United States is pressing countries around the world to "downgrade or sever" their diplomatic and economic relations with North Korea. Speaking at a U.S. Senate committee hearing in Washingto...

• 00:37

  S. Korea's defense ministry to announce THAAD location Friday The South Korean government will officially announce the new location of the THAAD U.S. missile defense system this afternoon. Many experts say THAAD will most likely be deployed at the Lotte Sky...

• 02:21

  U.S. cracking down on N. Korean access to global banking network Still not enough. The U.S. is further putting the brakes on North Korea's nuclear and missile ambitions,... by introducing a bill that aims to shut the regime out of the global banking system. ...

• 00:47

  Parliamentary audit stalled for fourth straight dayParliament's annual audit of government agencies is being held up for a fourth straight day due to a stand-off between the ruling party and the National Assembly speaker. On Thursday, the ruling Sa...

• 01:58

  Bipartisan wrangling continues to hold up parliamentary audit The ruling Saenuri Party was adamant on Wednesday that it will continue to boycott parliamentary business. (Korean) "Unless the assembly Speaker resigns, we will not rejoin the parli...

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  Top nuclear envoys from S. Korea, Russia meet to discuss countermeasures against N. Korea's fifth nuke test The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and Russia met on Thursday in Moscow... to discuss response measures to North Korea's fifth nuclear test. Seoul's special representative for Korean Peninsul...

• 02:17

  President Park highlights deregulation, regional growth models at expo If you want to know which region is fostering which industry in Korea, the Korea Regional Hope Expo, which kicked off on Wednesday, is the place to be. The regions exhibited their best practices...

• 01:26

  S. Korea's defense ministry announces location for THAAD battery Defense Minister Han Min-koo told lawmakers Friday that the THAAD battery will be stationed at the Lotte Skyhill Country Club in the northern part of Seongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. The de...

• 02:08

  Parliamentary audit stalled for fourth straight day The ruling Saenuri Party said Thursday it is more than determined to make Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun resign, with its floor leader vowing to continue a relay hunger strike started by the chai...

• 00:52

  Korea's biggest sales festival kicks offKorea's biggest sales festival kicks off today. In addition to department stores and major retail outlets nationwide, some two-hundred makers of home appliances and even automakers are offering consu...

• 01:27

  S. Korea set to announce location for THAAD batteryThe South Korean government has settled on a new location for the THAAD missile defense system. For more, we connect live to our Kim Hyun-bin, who is standing by at the Ministry of National Defense. ...

• 02:39

  Economic benefits assessed as anti-graft law takes effect It's the most extensive anti-corruption measure ever imposed by the government. Commonly known as the Kim Young-ran act ... the Improper Solicitation and Graft law targets some 4 million governm...