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K-pop's BTS 'worth $3.6 billion a year' to South Korea
Asian Games hero voted S. Korea's top footballer of 2018
BTS tops nat'l survey on best recording artists of 2018
‘Less for less’ approach could advance NK-US denuclearization talks: expe...
[Graphic News] Koreans spent about $250 each on cultural activities in 2018...
Top S. Korean, US nuclear envoys to discuss N. Korea
Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, Russia discuss N. Korea
Billboard highlights BTS, Red Velvet among best K-pop of year
Part-time lecturers in Busan go on strike to protest dismissals
Sunchang to give W5m to newlyweds, W2m to college freshmen

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‘Less for less’ approach could advance NK-US denuclearization talks: expert

The US could accept a limited version of North Korea’s denuclearization and offer a reward short of sanctions relief to move forward stalled denuclearization talks, experts said Tuesday. (Yonhap)Although the extent of North Korea’s nuclear capabilities is uncertain, there is strategic value for South Korea and the US to contain the risks with measures that are short of full denuclearization, said James Acton, a research fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “There would be some s

[Graphic News] Koreans spent about $250 each on cultural activities in 2018: survey

　South Koreans spent an average of around 287,000 won ($253) each on cultural activities this year, according to a recent survey commissioned by a KBS radio program. 　The survey of 800 respondents between 15 and 69 years old was conducted by World Research & Consulting from Dec. 1-9. 　It found that 93,211 won was spent on books, 86,855 won on watching movies and 72,246 won on attending music concerts or performances.　In addition, 51.5 percent said they spent a similar amount on cultural activiti

Dec 18, 2018
Social affairs
Top S. Korean, US nuclear envoys to discuss N. Korea

A second South Korea-US working-group meeting on North Korea issues will be held Friday in Seoul, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, amid stalled denuclearization talks between North Korea and the US. (Yonhap)Lee Do-hoon, South Korea’s special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, and his US counterpart Stephen Biegun are scheduled to hold a one-on-one meeting Thursday and to host a working-group meeting Friday. Biegun is set to be in South Korea from Wednesday thr

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Foreign Policy
Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, Russia discuss N. Korea

The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and Russia discussed ways to enhance cooperation on denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula, in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)“I am pleased about close communication between South Korea and Russia at a very critical moment for complete denuclearization and permanent establishment of peace,” Lee Do-hoon, South Korea’s special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, said ahead of the meeting.Lee added that momentum for dialogue

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Foreign Policy
Part-time lecturers in Busan go on strike to protest dismissals

Part-time lecturers in Busan went on strike Tuesday, protesting their dismissals less than a month after a revision bill aimed at improving their treatment passed the National Assembly.In a press conference held in front of the university building, members of the Pusan National University branch of the Korean Irregular Professors’ Union denounced the university’s decision to dismiss part-time lecturers and announced a walkout. (Yonhap)“The law amendment made (last month) to improve the poor tre

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Education
Sunchang to give W5m to newlyweds, W2m to college freshmen

Sunchang County, North Jeolla Province, will grant 5 million won ($4,400) to newlyweds and 2 million won to college freshman residing in the region, the county office announced Tuesday. The welfare policy is part of the county’s efforts to promote marriage and childbirth in Sunchang. (Yonhap - Sunchang County)The marriage grant will be provided to a newlywed couple if the groom or bride has lived in Sunchang for more than one year before the marriage registration. The person must be under 39 yea

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Social affairs
Parents of dead US student seeks $1b compensation from N. Korea: VOA

Parents of an American university student who died last year after being detained in North Korea are seeking over $1 billion in compensation from the rogue regime, Voice of America said Tuesday, citing a US court document. The family of Otto Warmbier, who died days after he was returned to the US in a comatose state in 2017, filed a lawsuit against North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho in April. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia and charged the North

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North Korea
[News Focus] Who benefits from Seoul apartment application system?

SEJONG -- Apartment prices in Seoul recorded an all-time high this year. Some complexes in southern districts saw prices shoot up 30 to 50 percent in only two or three years, which made ordinary households scrap their plans to purchase apartments in the capital.As housing lease prices in Seoul also skyrocketed, many Seoul citizens moved instead to satellite cities in Gyeonggi Province, according to data from real estate information providers. They suffer difficulties in commuting due to the long

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Social affairs
NK halts casino projects under pressure from China: report

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the halt of ongoing casino-related projects, under pressure from Beijing, Radio Free Asia reported Tuesday. Citing unnamed Chinese sources with connections to North Korea, RFA reported that Kim halted the construction of a hotel, the plans for which include a casino, in Sinuiju, North Pyongang Province, due to Beijing’s disapproval. The hotel, which would be 30 stories once completed, currently stands incomplete at about 20 stories, according to reports. S

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North Korea
Police found girl who killed herself had been victim of sexual violence

Police have discovered that a teenage girl who took her life in July had been sexually assaulted by her male peers.One of the perpetrators posted sexually disparaging remarks about the victim on social media, police say. (Yonhap)The Incheon Michuholl Police Station said on Tuesday that it had referred a 15-year-old suspect to the prosecution with a recommendation that he be indicted on charges of rape.Police also referred to the prosecution an 18-year-old high school senior on charges of indecen

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Social affairs
Seoul estimates W3.9tr needed to jointly host Olympics 2032 with Pyongyang

South Korea would need about 3.9 trillion won ($3.44 billion) to jointly host the Olympic Games in 2032 with North Korea, according to an estimate by the Seoul city government Tuesday.The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it recently submitted a proposal with the projection to the city council, as part of its preparation for a joint bid with Pyongyang to host the international sports festival. The Seoul Metropolitan Council is expected to discuss the proposal and to refer it to a plenary sessio

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Social affairs
3 dead, 7 unconscious at pension in Gangneung

Ten male students staying in rented lodgings in Gangeung, Gangwon Province, were found unconscious at around 1:14 p.m. on Tuesday. Three of the 10 were pronounced dead. Firefighters and police gather at a pension in the city of Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Tuesday (Yonhap)According to fire authorities, the owner of the accommodations found the students lying in the living room and another room with foam coming from their mouths. The seven unconscious students were transferred to three area hospi

Dec 18, 2018
Social affairs
Korea, UAE agree to boost parliamentary ties

The parliamentary leaders of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation to strengthen parliamentary ties on Monday, according to Seoul officials. Korean National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang and Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, speaker of the UAE’s Federal National Council, met in Abu Dhabi to discuss the bilateral relationship of the two legislatures. South Korean National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang (left) shakes hands with his United

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Politics
EU steps up pressure on Korea to ratify ILO conventions

The European Union requested formal consultations with the Korean government on labor issues Monday, urging Korea to ratify the International Labor Organization conventions.Under the EU-Korea free trade agreement implemented in 2011, both sides agreed to improve labor and environmental standards via a dispute settlement mechanism in the trade and sustainable development chapter. “As part of the agreement both sides made commitments on workers’ rights, but so far the actions taken by the Korean g

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Social affairs
Train used for joint railway inspections in N. Korea returns home

A South Korean train returned home from North Korea on Tuesday after an 18-day inspection of railways in the communist nation as part of a project to modernize the tracks and connect them to the South's.South Korean officials took over the train from North Koreans at Panmun Station, just north of the western inter-Korean border. (Yonhap)The train crossed into the South at around 10:25 a.m., according to the ministry.Its arrival came a day after a group of South Korean officials and experts retur

Dec 18, 2018
North Korea

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