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380 day care centers received subsidies via irregular means: lawmaker

A total of 380 day care centers nationwide received state subsidies worth a combined 3.3 billion won ($2.8 million) through irregular means over 1 1/2 years, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Rep. Jang Jun...

Oct 11, 2018
Social affairs
Vatican waiting for invitation from N. Korean leader: official

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican is waiting for North Korea's invitation to Pope Francis, its spokesman said, amid rising speculation about his visit to Pyongyang. "The Vatican is just waiting for the in...

Oct 11, 2018
North Korea
1,900 teachers disciplined for drunk driving over past 4 years

About 1,900 teachers have been disciplined for drunk driving over the past four years, with 16 of them getting fired, education ministry data showed Thursday. A total of 1,883 teachers have been pun...

Oct 11, 2018
Social affairs
NK, China, Russia call for 'corresponding' measures in denuclearization talks

Senior diplomats of North Korea, China and Russia have called for "corresponding measures" in response to the North's "practical" denuclearization steps, the North's state media reported Thursday. T...

Oct 11, 2018
North Korea
[Weather] Coldest day of autumn so far

Residents in Korea woke up to the coldest morning of autumn so far, as the mercury plunged to 2 to 12 degrees Celsius nationwide, about 2 to 5 C lower than Wednesday’s temperatures. Temperatures in ...

Oct 11, 2018
Social affairs
‘Some 50,000 foreigners visited Korea to get plastic surgeries’: report

Some 50,000 foreign nationals visited South Korea last year to receive plastic surgeries and spent some 215 billion won ($189 million), a government report showed. The amount spent by those who rece...

Oct 11, 2018
Social affairs
Kim Jong-un visits mausoleum of former NK leaders for party’s founding anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the mausoleum of his father, Kim Jong-il, and grandfather Kim Il-sung on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the country’s ruling party, th...

Oct 11, 2018
North Korea
Office of ex-Constitutional Court justice nominee raided over illegal stock-trading allegations

Prosecutors raided the office of a former Constitutional Court justice nominee who is suspected of using private information to profit from stock investments and make hundreds of millions of won, inv...

Oct 11, 2018
Politics
New JCS chief stresses military preparedness ahead of wartime OPCON transfer

Gen. Park Han-ki, the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday he will push to reinforce advanced military capabilities as they prepare for the envisioned transfer of wartime operatio...

Oct 11, 2018
Defense
US hopes to hold working-level talks with N. Korea soon

WASHINGTON -- The United States hopes to hold working-level talks with North Korea soon to make progress on denuclearization and a second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean lea...

Oct 11, 2018
North Korea
Trump says S. Korea won't lift NK sanctions without US approval

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of South Korea lifting sanctions on North Korea without approval from the United States. South Korean Foreign Minister ...

Oct 11, 2018
North Korea
[Graphic News] Online ads for illegal loans on the rise

The number of online advertisements for illegal loans rose sharply in 2018, government data showed. According to data submitted by the Korea Communications Standards Commission to the National Ass...

Oct 10, 2018
Social affairs
Botanic park in Magok opens for test operation

A massive botanic park will open in Magok, western Seoul, on Thursday, with entrance fees waivered for citizens until April 2019. The Seoul Botanic Park will be test-operated for six months, before ...

Oct 10, 2018
Social affairs
Oil tank fire suspect freed as arrest warrant request denied

Police on Wednesday released a construction worker suspected of causing a fire at an oil storage tank, as prosecutors decided not to issue a warrant for his arrest. Goyang Police Station said the Go...

Oct 10, 2018
Social affairs
‘Immediate actions from corporations, the public needed to limit global warming to 1.5 C’

Experts call for action at WWF Climate Action Conference 2018

Oct 10, 2018
Social affairs

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