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[Newsmaker] Former President Park to return to detention center from hospital

Former President Park Geun-hye is expected to be sent back to a detention center as early as Tuesday, after 2 1/2 months in a hospital for shoulder treatment, sources said. The 67-year-old, jailed i...

December 3, 2019
Social affairs
Loans by insurance firms up 4.6 % in Sept.

Loans by insurance companies in South Korea rose 4.6 percent in September this year from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday. Outstanding lending by insurance firms totaled 229.3 trillion won ($193 ...

December 3, 2019
Finance
Online shopping purchases continue to rise in October

Purchases made using the Internet and mobile devices in South Korea continued to show solid growth in October, government data showed Tuesday, demonstrating the popularity of smartphones, fast delive...

December 3, 2019
Industry
US flies another spy plane over S. Korea: aviation tracker

A US reconnaissance aircraft again flew over the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Tuesday, the latest in a series of near-daily flights to monitor North Korea amid concern Pyongyang could u...

December 3, 2019
Defense
Recent BMW vehicle fires unrelated to EGR system

South Korea's transport ministry said Tuesday that six recent cases of fires in BMW vehicles were not caused by problems in exhaust gas recirculation coolers and pipes. The Transportation Safety Aut...

December 3, 2019
Industry
Top US diplomat cites allies' growing capabilities amid defense cost-sharing talks with S. Korea

WASHINGTON -- The top US diplomat for East Asia said Monday that he sees opportunities for further cooperation with South Korea and Japan as the two countries' capabilities have grown "exponentially"...

December 3, 2019
Foreign Affairs
S. Korean negotiator hopes for 'win-win' burden-sharing deal with US

WASHINGTON -- South Korea's top negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with the United States said Monday that he believes the two sides will be able to strike a "win-win" deal based on their commo...

December 3, 2019
Foreign Affairs
NK leader visits Samjiyon ahead of year-end deadline for nuke talks with Washington

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un celebrated the completion of a newly-built urban township near the birthplace of his late father, state media reported Tuesday, in a visit that could suggest a major p...

December 3, 2019
North Korea
Son Heung-min becomes top Asian finisher in Ballon d'Or voting

South Korean football star Son Heung-min has become the top Asian finisher in voting for the prestigious Ballon d'Or Award. In a ceremony held in Paris on Monday (local time), Son, the South Korean ...

December 3, 2019
Soccer
Korean economy grows 0.4% in Q3

The South Korean economy expanded 0.4 percent from three months earlier in the third quarter as earlier estimated, the Bank of Korea said in its latest revision released Tuesday. The third quarter g...

December 3, 2019
Economy
S. Korean heroes at FIFA U-20 World Cup recognized with Asian football awards

Heroes for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup runners-up, South Korea, were feted at the annual Asian football awards ceremony on Monday. Chung Jung-yong, former head coach of the U-20 national team, was ...

December 2, 2019
Soccer
K League MVP faces uncertain future as loan from Japan expires

The reigning K League 1 MVP Kim Bo-kyung is entering an offseason of uncertainty, as his loan deal from Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol to Ulsan Hyundai FC expired with the season's conclusion last week...

December 2, 2019
Soccer
Title-winning bench boss earns top coaching award in K League

Jose Morais, who guided Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors to their third consecutive K League 1 championship, was named the top head coach in South Korean professional football on Monday. Morais received the C...

December 2, 2019
Soccer
Kakao Bank further cements status as No. 1 internet bank

Kakao Bank, South Korea's second internet-only bank, said Monday that it swung to a net profit in the first nine months of 2019 from a year earlier, further distancing itself from its only rival, K-B...

December 2, 2019
Finance
Tourists to Jeju expected to top 15m again this year

The number of visitors to Jeju Island, South Korea's southern holiday destination, is expected to top 15 million again this year, officials said Monday. According to the Jeju Tourism Association, a ...

December 2, 2019
Industry

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