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Japanese scholar says Tokyo is liable for compensation of colonial victims

Under international law, Japan is still liable for compensating Koreans forced to work for Japanese firms and in military brothels during World War II despite a 1965 bilateral treaty that Japan claim...

August 13, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Spy chiefs of Koreas met secretly in April after no-deal summit breakdown in Hanoi: source

The top intelligence officials of the two Koreas met secretly in April after the North's spy chief was replaced following Feb.'s no-deal summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US Presiden...

August 13, 2019
North Korea
US prods S. Korea, Japan to seek 'creative' solutions to trade row

The United States maintained Monday that South Korea and Japan need to seek "creative solutions" to their disagreements after Seoul took retaliatory steps for Tokyo's export control measures. Washin...

August 13, 2019
Foreign Affairs
S. Korea to adopt price ceiling on privately built flats

South Korea will adopt a controversial scheme to cap presale prices of privately built apartments in extended efforts to stabilize real estate markets, the land ministry said Monday. The ministry sa...

August 12, 2019
Economy
S. Korea mulling further delay of Dokdo defense drills

South Korea is considering conducting maritime defense drills on and around its easternmost islets of Dokdo later this month, military sources said Monday, far behind its usual schedule amid ongoing ...

August 12, 2019
Defense
Rain forecast until Tuesday morning under indirect influence of typhoon

Rain will continue to fall in South Korea's central regions, including Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province, until early Tuesday morning under the indirect influence of Typhoon Lekima, which h...

August 12, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea says NK apparently eyes nuclear talks with US after military drills end

North Korea appears to be seeking the resumption of working-level nuclear talks with the United States after ongoing joint military drills between Seoul and Washington end, South Korea's presidential...

August 12, 2019
North Korea
Seoul to strip Tokyo's trusted trade status in tit-for-tat measure

South Korea on Monday decided to remove Japan from its trusted trading partners, upping the ante in the trade haggling sparked by the neighboring country's export restrictions against Seoul. The tra...

August 12, 2019
Economy
Exports dip 22% in first 10 days of Aug.

South Korea's exports dropped 22.1 percent in the first 10 days of August mainly due to decreased shipments of semiconductors, one of the country's key items, customs data showed Monday. The country...

August 12, 2019
Economy
BTS announces long-term break from music scene after back-to-back album releases

K-pop super stars BTS went on a long-term break to recharge themselves following the band's Billboard-topping back-to-back album releases, its management agency said Monday. "Group BTS will have its...

August 12, 2019
Music
S. Korean Hur Mi-jung wins Ladies Scottish Open

South Korean Hur Mi-jung has captured the Ladies Scottish Open in her third LPGA win in five years. The 29-year-old shot a 20-under 264 to win the four-round tournament on Sunday (local time). Hur s...

August 12, 2019
Golf
Minor earthquake hits near western inter-Korean sea border

A 2.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the western inter-Korean sea border, South Korea's meteorological agency said Sunday. The temblor occurred at around 6:19 p.m. about 5 kilometers west-northwes...

August 11, 2019
Social affairs
Chinese woman found dead on S. Korean resort island of Jeju

A Chinese woman was found dead on the coast of South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju, three days after she went missing, a police official said Sunday. The body of the 36-year-old, identified...

August 11, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea's growth potential poised to decline amid steady drop in exports

South Korea's growth potential has dipped to the mid-2 percent range and may further decline due to the fast aging of the population that is beginning to affect its labor force, a local think tank su...

August 11, 2019
Economy
BTS' 'Boy With Luv' hits 500m YouTube views

The music video of K-pop super band BTS' "Boy With Luv" surpassed 500 million YouTube views Sunday, its management agency said. The video of the band's main song on the "Map of the Soul: Persona" al...

August 11, 2019
Music

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