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About 900 illegal migrant workers deported or arrested from Aug.-Nov.Social affairsNov 27, 2020Nearly 900 migrant workers were deported or arrested over a three-month period after being caught working illegally in South Korea, the Ministry of Justice said Friday. Immigration authorities have ... -
Moon's adviser calls for S. Korea to break away from 'US or China' frameworkPoliticsNov 27, 2020South Korea should work together with Australia, Canada and Japan to form regional economic or security frameworks so as to create a new order free from the burden of choosing sides between the Unite... -
Manufacturing sector's 2019 added value dips at fastest pace since 1998EconomyNov 27, 2020South Korea's manufacturing industry saw its added value shrink at the fastest clip in 21 years in 2019 on falling prices of chips and other key products, government data showed Friday. The added va... -
Number of weekday moviegoers falls amid worsening pandemicSocial affairsNov 27, 2020The number of weekday moviegoers in South Korea dropped this week under the heightened antivirus curbs during the third wave of the new coronavirus pandemic, data showed Friday. The Korean Film Coun... -
N. Korea orders overseas missions not to antagonize US: S. Korea's state intelligence agencyNorth KoreaNov 27, 2020North Korea has recently ordered its overseas missions not to antagonize the United States amid an ongoing power transition in Washington following the presidential election win by Joe Biden, accordi... -
Institutions' investments in foreign securities rise in Q3EconomyNov 27, 2020South Korean institutions' investments in foreign securities rose in the third quarter from three months earlier as global financial markets recovered from pandemic-driven losses, central bank data s... -
Banks' lending rates stay flat in OctoberEconomyNov 27, 2020South Korean banks' lending rates stayed flat in October, despite rising market rates, central bank data showed Friday. The average interest rate charged on new bank loans came to 2.66 percent in Oc... -
Former YG chief fined on overseas gambling chargesSocial affairsNov 27, 2020A Seoul court on Friday fined Yang Hyun-suk, former CEO of YG Entertainment, over charges of high-stakes gambling he committed while abroad on numerous occasions. The Seoul Western District Court fo... -
N. Korea enforces home classes for kids amid COVID-19 concernsNorth KoreaNov 27, 2020North Korea appears to be enforcing home classes for elementary school students as a way to avoid classroom gatherings amid nationwide anti-coronavirus efforts, according to state media reports. Uri... -
Ex-presidential secretary to Moon appointed ambassador to SpainForeign affairsNov 27, 2020South Korea appointed Bahk Sahng-hoon, former protocol secretary to President Moon Jae-in, as ambassador to Spain in a regular reshuffle that included 15 other new ambassadors and consul generals. B... -
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[Newsmaker] Twelve more facility types to be subject to school bus safety regulationsSocial affairsNov 27, 2020A revised law will require 12 more types of facilities to follow school bus safety regulations starting Friday, police said. The new categories include alternative schools, international schools and... -
S. Korea to launch presidential committee on carbon-neutral campaign, Moon saysPoliticsNov 27, 2020President Moon Jae-in announced a plan Friday to establish a presidential body on South Korea's stated goal of going carbon neutral by 2050 as part of a "strong pan-governmental system" to push for t... -
Over 70% of S. Koreans support Seoul's role as 'facilitator' in nuclear talks in Biden administrationForeign affairsNov 27, 2020A majority of South Koreans agree that Seoul should play the role of a "facilitator" to push the stalled nuclear negotiations forward between the United States and North Korea, a survey showed Friday... -
KT to support homegrown parts suppliers amid pandemicTechnologyNov 27, 2020South Korean telecom giant KT Corp. said Friday it will invest 9 billion won ($8.1 million) over the next three years to reduce its reliance on overseas suppliers amid the pandemic. KT said it will ... -
Moon names new secretary for foreign policyPoliticsNov 27, 2020President Moon Jae-in on Friday named a career diplomat as his new presidential secretary for foreign policy, Cheong Wa Dae said. Kim Yong-hyon, who previously served as the consul general in Boston...
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