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Lee Jae-myung Targets Border Towns; PPP Candidates Make Final Push in Primary
Presidential contenders from the Democratic Party(DP) and the People Power Party(PPP) continued their nationwide campaigns Friday.DP nominee Lee Jae-myung toured inter-Korean ...
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Seoul High Court Gets Records Back for Lee Jae-myung’s Retrial
The Seoul High Court has received the records back from the Supreme Court concerning the election law case against Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung.  The ...
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Gov’t to Scour Dark Web in Emergency Inspection after SKT Data Breach
The government will conduct an emergency inspection to determine whether any personal information is being circulated illegally on the dark web after the recent hacking incident ...
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Ex-Prime Minister Declares Presidential Bid, Pledges Constitutional Change
Anchor: Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has officially declared he will run for president in the June 3 snap election. Upon making the announcement, he vowed to amend the ...
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Senior N. Korean Official: Pyongyang Supports Multipolar World Order
The head of a North Korean delegation visiting Russia has said the North supports a multipolar world order. The North’s state-run Korean Central News Agency said Friday ...
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Bill to Halt Criminal Trials for New Presidents Passes Key Committee
A proposed amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act that would suspend ongoing criminal trials if a defendant is elected president has passed the National Assembly’s Legislation ...
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Democratic Party Proposes Motion to Impeach Prosecutor General
The Democratic Party is taking steps to impeach Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung. According to the National Assembly, the party proposed an impeachment motion for Shim ...
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S. Korea, US Conclude ‘Technical Discussions’ ahead of Full-Fledged Trade Talks
South Korea and the United States have concluded working-level “technical discussions” ahead of their full-fledged talks on tariffs and trade.According to the trade ...
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South Korea Upgrades Underground Mapping to Prevent Sinkholes
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has announced plans to enhance its underground mapping system to help assess sinkhole risks. The upgraded map will ...
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Ex-Prime Minister Han Declares Presidential Bid
Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has officially announced he will run for president in the June 3 snap election.Han declared his presidential bid at the National Assembly ...
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SK Telecom to Suspend New Subscriptions
SK Telecom, the country’s largest mobile carrier, says it is suspending new subscriber sign-ups at its 26-hundred T World stores across the nation starting Monday.The carrier ...
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Consumer Prices Rise 2.1% in April
Consumer prices increased more than two percent in April for the fourth consecutive month. Statistics Korea said Friday that the country’s consumer price index stood ...