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- S. Korea considering deploying troops to Strait of Hormuz
- The Blue House National Security Council (NSC) announced on Dec. 12 that it was considering “contributing to international efforts for security in the area of the Strait of Horm...
- Dec.13,2019 17:19 KST
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- Chun Doo-hwan has shark’s fin lunch to celebrate his coup 40 years earlier
- On the 40th anniversary of a military coup d’ ?at that took place on Dec. 12, 1979, the coup’s leader, Chun Doo-hwan, was found to have enjoyed a shark’s fin lunch at an exclusi...
- Dec.13,2019 17:16 KST
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- Uijeongbu dismayed at exclusion from return of US military bases to S. Korea
- The city of Uijeongbu expressed deep dismay over being excluded from the government’s Dec. 11 announcement of US bases subject to immediate return to South Korea and called for ...
- Dec.13,2019 17:04 KST
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- [Photo] Gyeonggi, Gangwon provinces move to register DMZ as world heritage site
- Gyeonggi Province and Gangwon Province are moving quickly to have the DMZ registered as a UNESCO world heritage site. The two provincial governments have applied for the DMZ’s t...
- Dec.13,2019 16:54 KST
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- [Photo] Korean Air recognizes same-sex Korean couple as family for first time
- The South Korean airline Korean Air recognized a same-sex couple as “family” on a flight departing from Canada on Dec. 9. The lesbian couple was allowed to combined their miles ...
- Dec.13,2019 16:50 KST
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- [Photo] Only 3 out of 10 S. Korean startups survives after 5 years
- Although the survival rate of South Korean startups continues to improve, only three out of every 10 startups goes out of business within five years. According to data released ...
- Dec.13,2019 16:48 KST
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- US agrees to immediately return 4 military bases to S. Korea
- The US has agreed to immediately return four military bases in Wonju, Bupyeong, and Dongducheon that have been closed and neglected for 8-10 years and to continue deliberating w...
- Dec.12,2019 17:28 KST
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- [Editorial] It’s the US’ responsibility to clean up contamination at its bases
- On Dec. 11, the South Korean government agreed to immediately take over four American bases in Wonju, Bupyeong, and Dongducheon and to initiate deliberations with the US about r...
- Dec.12,2019 17:23 KST
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- Dongducheon to recover small portion of US Army base in return
- When the South Korean Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced on Dec. 11 that it would be immediately resuming control of four American bases ― namely, Camp Eagle and Camp ...
- Dec.12,2019 17:21 KST
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- US continues to dodge responsibility for decontaminating Yongsan Garrison
- The agreement by South Korea and the US on Dec. 11 to initiate return procedures for Yongsan Garrison marks the first step toward Yongsan being completely returned to the people...
- Dec.12,2019 17:18 KST
