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- National Security Council hints at deployment of vessels to Strait of Hormuz
- The Blue House announced on Jan. 16 that plans for “protecting the lives and property of South Korean citizens and companies and ensuring safe and free passage for South Korean ...
- Jan.17,2020 18:15 KST
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- S. Korea’s 1st transgender soldier announces intention to continue serving after transition
- A South Korean Army staff sergeant (noncommissioned officer) who returned to South Korea after undergoing gender reassignment surgery during her leave announced her intention of...
- Jan.17,2020 18:05 KST
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- [Reportage] Elderly S. Koreans who fall through the cracks in the state welfare system
- The doorbell rang, but there was no response.On the morning of Jan. 15, Park Eun-gyeong, a public servant assigned to the Yangchon Township Administrative Welfare Center, and Wi...
- Jan.16,2020 18:25 KST
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- [Photo] New sign marking birthplace of Park Geun-hye vandalized
- One of the two signs marking the birthplace for Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Daegu has been vandalized. The last character in Park Geun-hye’s name has been def...
- Jan.16,2020 18:07 KST
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- [Photo] Jogye Order president suggests Panmunjom ceremony for inter-Korean peace
- The leader of South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect has suggested holding a ceremony comprising both religious and secular communities at Panmunjom in the name of inter-Korean pea...
- Jan.16,2020 18:03 KST
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- [Photo] 92.5% of irregular workers view S. Korea as “unfair society”
- An overwhelming majority of irregular workers in South Korea view their country as “unfair society.” In a survey of 1,243 irregular South Korean workers, 92.5% of respondents sa...
- Jan.15,2020 17:43 KST
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- [Photo] Ulleung Island to build runway for smaller planes by 2025
- Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, has announced its plans to build a runway that could accommodate smaller airplanes, between 140 and 1,200m in length, which would allo...
- Jan.15,2020 17:39 KST
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- Moon urges Japan to cooperate on issue for resolving forced labor issue
- South Korean President Moon Jae-in addressed the issue of forced labor mobilization during the Japanese colonial occupation, which has been a source of friction between Seoul an...
- Jan.15,2020 17:24 KST
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- National Assembly passes amendment limiting authority of prosecutors to direct police investigations
- The Criminal Procedure Act, which states that police are subject to the direction of prosecutors for all investigations, has been amended after 65 years. The key change is the a...
- Jan.14,2020 17:20 KST
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- Only 1.2% of men with option of taking paternity leave actually take time off
- “At the beginning of my paternity leave, I realized that taking care of a baby is really hard ― even harder than being at the office. It just seemed so hard to do the housework ...
- Jan.12,2020 14:51 KST
