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Home transactions down 28% in H1

Home sales in South Korea plunged more than 28 percent in the first half of the year compared to a year earlier, data showed Thursday, amid tightened regulations intended to curb rising housing price...

Govt. briefs entertainers on mandatory military service

The military manpower agency said Thursday it held a briefing session for entertainment agencies as part of efforts to help celebrities carry out their mandatory military service and create a fair dr...

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Social affairs
Discussions on sanctions exemptions under way for Seoul's food aid for N. Korea

Discussions are currently under way with the United States to get sanctions exemptions for South Korea's plan to send food aid to North Korea, a government source here said Thursday. The Seoul gover...

Today
North Korea
US-NK talks likely to resume only after allies' joint drills: ex-minister

Working-level nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea will likely resume only after the planned joint military exercises between South Korea and the US are over, a former unification ...

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North Korea
Lotte Duty Free, Shilla Duty Free among global top 5: report

Two South Korean duty-free operators have cemented their positions in the world's top five travel retailers in 2018, an industry report showed Thursday. Lotte Duty Free maintained its second spot wi...

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Industry
China supplies 1,536 tons of refined oil to N. Korea in May: report

China exported 1,536 tons of refined oil to North Korea in May, according to its monthly report to a UN sanctions committee Thursday. UN sanctions committee (Yonhap) The May figure brought China's ...

Today
North Korea
37 S. Koreans extradited from Malaysia over illegal gambling websites

Police have arrested 37 South Koreans on suspicion of running illegal gambling websites, with stakes of hundreds of billion won, in Malaysia after they were extradited from the Southeast Asian countr...

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Social affairs
Financial regulator launches squad with investigative power

South Korea's financial regulator said Thursday it launched a squad with investigative power to effectively crack down on unfair practices in the financial market. So far, financial authorities have...

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Finance
BOK slashes policy rate to 1.50%

The Bank of Korea slashed its policy rate by a quarter percentage point to 1.50 percent Thursday in a surprise move to help spur growth amid prolonged trade tensions. The rate cut is the first since...

Today
Economy
US suspect in NK Embassy raid released on bail

SEOUL/LOS ANGELES -- A US citizen accused of involvement in a raid on the North Korean Embassy in Madrid in Feb. has been released on bail as he awaits a court trial on possible extradition to Spain....

Today
North Korea
Former YG Entertainment chief booked for suspected arrangement of sex services

Yang Hyun-suk, former CEO and chief producer of YG Entertainment, has been booked on suspicions that he arranged sex services for foreign investors, police said Wednesday. Investigators have been lo...

July 17, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea paired with N. Korea in World Cup qualification

KUALA LUMPUR -- South Korea will face North Korea in the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. In a draw held at the Asian Football Confederation House in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday,...

July 17, 2019
Soccer
Police detain 1,089 people in 4-month crackdown on int'l crimes

A four-month crackdown on international crimes, such as illegal entries and drug trafficking, has resulted in the detention of 1,089 people, the Korean National Police Agency said Wednesday. The cra...

July 17, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea's national assets grow 8.2% in 2018

South Korea's total wealth grew at a fast pace from a year earlier in 2018 but largely on rapid increases in real estate and housing prices, central bank data showed Wednesday. The country's nationa...

July 17, 2019
Economy
BTS makes Time's list of 25 most influential people on internet

K-pop superstars BTS has made it on Time magazine's list of the 25 Most Influential People on the Internet for the third year in a row. The K-pop septet was among the 25 people the US magazine unvei...

July 17, 2019
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