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Court rejects arrest warrant for Gyeongsangnam-do Province governor over online opinion rigging
In other news, the Seoul Central District Court has rejected an arrest warrant for the governor of Gyeongsangnam-do Province over his alleged involvement in an online comment-rigging scandal. Kim Kyoung-soo is accused of colluding with a blogger nicknamed Druking… who manipulated the number of likes on online n...
2018-08-18 14:04:01 KST -
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About 40% of municipalities in Korea at risk of extinction due to outflow of young people
A population drift away from rural areas is causing population disparity between different regions of Korea. Eighty-nine cities, counties and districts throughout Korea are in danger of disappearing, according to the Korea Employment Information Service. The figure, 39 percent of the total number of municipaliti...
2018-08-18 08:37:44 KST -
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Jin Air licence crisis, government decides not to cancel license
Jin Air will keep its license and be allowed to stay in business. The nation's transport ministry made the decision following a thorough review of the airline. But there will be restrictions on new routes, new aircraft registration, and non-scheduled flights. The ministry had been investigating Jin Air over alleg...
2018-08-17 18:00:42 KST -
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Rival parties agree to pass deregulatory bills during August extraordinary session
At the National Assembly, lawmakers seem set to pass bills related to deregulation. During today's meeting, the floor leaders and the policy chiefs of the country's three biggest blocs agreed to deliberate their respective bills on cutting red tape and to combine them together. The parties will hold a full floor vo...
2018-08-17 18:00:41 KST -
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A dream that no longer can come true for elderly displaced people of 'Abai Village'
Sixty-eight years have passed since the Korean War broke out, tearing people away from their families and leaving them separated in two different countries. Many people from the North fled during the war to a place on the east coast just over the border called Cheongho-dong. (Stand-up) "However, this place...
2018-08-17 18:00:40 KST -
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President Moon Jae-in's Liberation Day address
On Wednesday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in gave a speech outlining his vision for a peaceful Korean peninsula, and one that prospers from economic cooperation. But with both North Korea and the U.S. still at odds with each other over what come first, denuclearization or the lifting of sanctions, President Moon's...
2018-08-17 14:34:50 KST -
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National Assembly to scrap controversial special activity funds
The National Assembly has decided to completely do away with the so-called special activity funds, with the exception of some areas related to core national interests, such as foreign affairs, security and trade. That means there will be no opaque funds set aside for the parliament's negotiating parties and ...
2018-08-17 09:59:08 KST -
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Rival parties agree on cooperation with gov't, still clash on N. Korea issue
In a rare occasion, the floor leaders of Korea's five major political parties were all positive about President Moon Jae-in's proposal Thursday to form a joint policy consultation body with the government in the hope of improving communications between parliament and the government. During the luncheo...
2018-08-17 07:00:53 KST -
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President Moon calls for bipartisan support in ratifying joint declaration signed by two Korean leaders
President Moon Jae-in is putting speed on his so-called "joint governance" with rival political parties, calling for their full support regarding a number of pending issues. With the extraordinary session starting this Thursday at the National Assembly, the President called on the floor leaders of all f...
2018-08-17 07:00:53 KST -
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Two Koreas completely restore military communication lines on both eastern and western sides of peninsula
South Korea's defense ministry announced that inter-Korean military communication lines for the eastern part of the Korean Peninsula were completely restored as of Wednesday. All functions of the line, such as phone call and fax functions, are now working as normal. The restoration of the eastern military ...
2018-08-16 18:06:48 KST -
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PM calls for measures to minimize damage from heat wave
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon called for measures to minimize damage caused by the heatwave this summer to agricultural and marine products. At a meeting held with ministry officials on Thursday, the government says it's aware that more than 5-point-7-million livestock have perished while more than 29-million square...
2018-08-16 18:02:48 KST -
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Owners urge gov't to test-run BMWs to locate defects
In a press briefing on Thursday, the owners of BMW cars called on the prime minister and transport minister to publicly test the vehicles to try and find any defects. BMW Korea has said the faulty engine part known as EGR or Exhaust Gas Recirculation is the cause of a series of engine fires, but owners claim ...
2018-08-16 18:02:48 KST
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Xi Jinping to attend North Korea's 70th anniversary celebrations of regime's establishment: Straits Times
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South and North Korean families to spend 11 hours together over three days at family reunions
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- Xi Jinping to attend North Korea's 70th anniversary celebrations of regime's establishment: Straits Times
- 2018 Jakarta Asian Games to swing into action with opening ceremony Saturday
- South and North Korean families to spend 11 hours together over three days at family reunions
- U.S. focused on ensuring successful denuclearization negotiations with North Korea: State Dept.
- Court rejects arrest warrant for Gyeongsangnam-do Province governor over online opinion rigging
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