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Ruling party to hold convention to elect new leadership in August

The ruling Democratic Party plans to hold a party convention on Aug. 25 to elect new leadership, party officials said Monday, following its landslide victory in last week's local elections. The new ...

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Politics
Twice to return with ‘Dance the Night Away’ on July 9

Just three months since its “What Is Love” EP, Twice is ready to return with a summer single in “Dance the Night Away,” on July 9. According to its JYP Entertainment agency Monday, the K-pop girl gr...

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Music
Park Ji-sung expects Mexico to use different tactics vs. Korea

MOSCOW -- South Korean football legend Park Ji-sung believes Mexicans are likely to use different tactics against South Koreans, after watching Mexico's stunning win over Germany at the 2018 FIFA Wor...

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Soccer
N. Korea's Kim walked away with great deal: top Democratic senator

WASHINGTON -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un got a "great deal" out of his historic meeting with US President Donald Trump last week, a top Democratic senator said Sunday, contradicting the presiden...

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North Korea
Korean Ryu So-yeon claims 6th career LPGA win

South Korea's Ryu So-yeon has claimed her sixth career LPGA title and her first of the season. Ryu won the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give by two strokes over Caroline Masson at Blythefield Coun...

Today
Golf
Trump says suspending 'war games' was his idea

United States President Donald Trump said Sunday it was his idea to suspend joint military exercises by South Korea and the US to foster favorable conditions for denuclearization talks with North Kor...

Today
North Korea
Sweden well prepared for S. Korea‘s various game plans: coach

Swedish football coach Janne Andersson said Sunday his side is well prepared for the various tactics South Korea have planned for their upcoming match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. South Korea and Sw...

Jun 17, 2018
Soccer
Is Trump going to call Kim Jong-un?

Trump gave his number to Kim, but two sides don't have official hotline

Jun 17, 2018
North Korea
Job cuts most serious for 30s and 40s: data

While South Korea’s employment indexes continued to struggle amid controversies on increased minimum wage, the job decreasing rate turned out to be the most drastic for the primary labor force age cl...

Jun 17, 2018
Economy
Invest in North Korea: money pit or golden opportunity?

PYONGYANG (AFP) - Donald Trump dangled the carrot of foreign investment in front of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their nuclear summit, but analysts say few will want to put money into one of th...

Jun 17, 2018
North Korea
Inter-Korean sports exchanges expected to boost ties

With the two Koreas set to hold talks on sports Monday, expectations are growing that cross-border sports exchanges would lead to improved inter-Korean ties. Plans surrounding the joint entrance and...

Jun 17, 2018
North Korea
[Graphic News] South Korea is ranked 57 in FIFA World Cup rankings

As the FIFA World Cup started in Russia last week, here is how Asia- Pacific countries are ranked by the global football body. On the global ranking, Australia is the only country from the Asia-Pa...

Jun 17, 2018
Soccer
Gwangju police to conduct sobriety tests during morning and lunch

The Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency said Sunday it would start performing random roadside sobriety tests during the morning rush hour, as part of efforts to curb impaired driving in the morning af...

Jun 17, 2018
Social affairs
[Letter to the editor] Korean schools need proper writing courses

Korean students memorize everything to study for exams. Almost no teachers in school teach students how to write creative answers on exam papers. Thus, students feel lost when they are asked to submi...

Jun 17, 2018
Columnists
[Walter Shapiro] Verdict on Singapore? Better real estate deals than bombing runs

For a president who normally adheres to his own doctrine of infallibility, Donald Trump displayed a few flickering moments of uncertainty in the aftermath of the Singapore summit. Asked by George S...

Jun 17, 2018
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