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Pet-caused fires on rise in Seoul: data

The number of fires caused by pets is on the rise, data showed Saturday, raising the need for pet owners to take precautionary measures. A total of 31 reported fires in Seoul in the January-Septembe...

Swine fever-infected wild boars on steady rise in S. Korea

The number of wild boars infected with the deadly African swine fever (ASF) virus has been continuously increasing in South Korea despite a two-month hiatus from local farms, data showed Saturday. ...

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Social affairs
BTS' Suga releases collaboration with Halsey

Suga, a member of K-pop sensation BTS, released a song in collaboration with American singer-songwriter Halsey on Friday. The song, "SUGA's Interlude," featuring the BTS member is one of the tracks ...

December 6, 2019
K-pop
Parliamentary speaker plans to put budget bill on review despite partisan clash

National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang vowed Friday to put the pending government budget proposal for 2020 on review next week even amid a continuing partisan clash. "Speaker Moon decided that he w...

December 6, 2019
Politics
BTS’ music video second-most liked in world: Youtube

Music videos by South Korean K-pop groups were among the top 10 most liked videos on YouTube globally this year, including those from BTS and Blackpink. According to YouTube, BTS’ hit song “Boy With...

December 6, 2019
Industry
[Newsmaker] Political parties to withdraw filibuster, postpone fast-track bills

Major political parties on Friday reached a tentative agreement to normalize parliament through the withdrawal of the main opposition party's filibuster and the postponement of contested fast-track b...

December 6, 2019
Politics
Everland holds New Year events

Everland theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, is holding “2020 Begin Again with Everland,” a series of events to welcome the year 2020 through next February. Kicking off the events is a drawing ...

December 6, 2019
Travel
China says to exempt 'some' US soybean, pork from tariffs

BEIJING (AFP) - China said on Friday it will offer a tariff waiver to "some" imports of US soybean and pork, in the latest sign of easing trade tensions between Beijing and Washington. The world's t...

December 6, 2019
World News
US flies more surveillance planes over Korean Peninsula: aviation tracker

The United States flew two more surveillance aircraft around the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Friday, on apparent missions to monitor North Korea amid concerns over Pyongyang's addition...

December 6, 2019
Defense
Some 30% of working moms were irregular workers: data

About one-third of South Korean working mothers with underage children were irregular workers paid lower wages, data showed Friday, underscoring the reality that taking time off to raise children is ...

December 6, 2019
Economy
S. Korea to promote exports of its designed nuke reactors

South Korea will seek to export more its endogenously designed nuclear reactors, the country's state-run nuclear plant operator said Friday, as it has successfully completed the construction of two n...

December 6, 2019
Industry
International Criminal Court says it has no jurisdiction over NK leader

The International Criminal Court said Thursday that it has no jurisdiction over North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un. In 2016, leaders of nongovernmental organizations NK Watch and Lawyers for Human Rig...

December 6, 2019
North Korea
Passengers flying to Japan fall 43.7% in Nov.

With tension between South Korea and Japan showing no signs of abating, the number of passengers who flew to Japan in November fell by 43.7 percent on-year, government data showed Friday. According ...

December 6, 2019
Industry
11 S. Korean firms to offer blockchain-based ID, certification services

A consortium comprised of 11 major South Korean companies, including Samsung Electronics Co., said Friday it will commercialize blockchain-based mobile identification and certification services that ...

December 6, 2019
Industry
North Korea again designated as food-deficit nation by FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization has once again designated North Korea as a food-deficit country in need of external aid. The UN agency also announced a weak outlook for food security in North K...

December 6, 2019
North Korea

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