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- [Interview] Inequality expert offers ways for S. Korea to stabilize its economy
- “The key thing is rational and appropriate fiscal expansion. My understanding is that South Korea has focused on raising the minimum wage, and I feel like perhaps it should be e...
- Dec.4,2019 17:46 KST
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- S. Korea suffering severe technological brain drain to China in batteries, semiconductors
- Major areas of South Korea’s technology sector, including batteries and semiconductors, are experiencing a severe talent drain to China, a report shows. Industry observers are c...
- Dec.4,2019 17:41 KST
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- Average age of S. Korean conglomerate heads gets 10 years younger in just two years
- Until just a few years ago, SK Chairman Chey Tae-won ― who inherited control of the SK Group while still in his 30s in September 1998 ― was the youngest chairperson in the Feder...
- Dec.4,2019 17:37 KST
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- Japan continues to omit Korean forced laborers from UNESCO report on Hashima Island
- In the second progress report about follow-up measures for Meiji industrial revolution sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the Japanese government once again failed...
- Dec.4,2019 17:33 KST
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- US spy planes openly carry out reconnaissance flights over Korean Peninsula
- With less than a month left before the end of the year, which North Korea has declared to be the deadline for its negotiations with the US, American spy planes have been carryin...
- Dec.4,2019 17:27 KST
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- Trump says he stills trusts Kim Jong-un, despite N. Korea’s end-of-year deadlines
- With North Korea issuing reminders about its end-of-the-year deadline, US President Donald Trump said on Dec. 3 that he still trusts North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and urged pe...
- Dec.4,2019 17:25 KST
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- Kim Jong-un attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for 2nd-phase construction in Samjiyon County
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the township of Samjiyon County (the second phase of construction) on Dec. 2, North Korea’s state-run news...
- Dec.4,2019 17:22 KST
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- [Photo] S. Korean foreign exchange reserves climb to all-time high
- South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves have climbed to an all-time high, recording US$407.46 billion as the end of November, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). This figure r...
- Dec.4,2019 17:19 KST
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- [Photo] S. Koreans score well on OECD’s academic survey for students 15 years and under
- South Korean students have received favorable evaluations by the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which measures the academic abilities of students ...
- Dec.4,2019 17:17 KST
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- [Photo] Over 36% of Mt. Halla’s fir trees withered away in past 20 years
- Among the pine trees on Mt. Halla, Jeju Island’s highest peak, roughly a third of them have died within the last 20 years. According to Jeju’s World Heritage Office, 36.43% of t...
- Dec.4,2019 17:14 KST
