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New wheeled armored vehicle to be mass-produced later this year

A new wheeled armored vehicle, designed to enhance troop mobility and survivability, will be mass-produced in the latter half of this year, as it has satisfied operational requirements through a rece...

September 10, 2018
Defense
S. Korean spy agency chief briefs Abe on N. Korea trip

TOKYO -- The head of South Korea's state intelligence agency on Monday briefed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the results of a South Korean presidential delegation's trip to Pyongyang last wee...

September 10, 2018
North Korea
Unwavering, consistent measures necessary for chaebol reform: senior official

Unwavering and consistent policies are necessary to help the country's conglomerates further improve their ownership structure and overhaul unfair business practices, a senior government official has...

September 10, 2018
Industry
Cheong Wa Dae failed to work actively to prevent imports of NK coal: lawmaker

An opposition lawmaker claimed Monday that the office of President Moon Jae-in failed to work actively to prevent imports of North Korean coal, saying it was nearly two weeks after the office learned...

September 10, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea's media report on military parade, mass games

North Korea's media reported Monday on a military parade staged in Pyongyang, a day after the event took place to celebrate the country's 70th founding anniversary. "A military parade and a public p...

September 10, 2018
North Korea
Korea, Indonesia to hold summit on regional, economic cooperation

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Indonesian President Joko Widodo were set to hold a summit Monday to discuss ways to increase their countries' bilateral and regional cooperation. Widodo arriv...

September 10, 2018
Foreign Policy
Chinese official in Pyongyang conveys Xi's letter to N. Korean leader: report

BEIJING -- A high-ranking Chinese official who is currently in Pyongyang, North Korea, to attend a national ceremony conveyed Chinese President Xi Jinping's personal letter to North Korean leader Kim...

September 10, 2018
North Korea
Depression affecting 16% more Koreans in 5 years

The number of South Koreans treated for depression last year rose 15.8 percent from five years before, government data showed Sunday. Some 681,000 patients were treated for depression last year, up ...

September 9, 2018
Social affairs
Nearly 7 out of 10 Koreans play video games: survey

Nearly 7 in 10 South Koreans played some type of video games in the past year, a survey showed Sunday. According to the survey conducted by the Korea Creative Content Agency, 67.2 percent of the res...

September 9, 2018
Social affairs
S. Korea's spy agency chief visits Japan to offer briefing on trip to N. Korea

The chief of South Korea's state intelligence agency left for Tokyo on Sunday to brief Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the outcome of last week's trip to North Korea by South Korea's presidenti...

September 9, 2018
North Korea
Supreme Court strikes down military academy's decision to expel cadet for drinking

The Supreme Court struck down a decision by a military academy to expel one of its cadets for unauthorized drinking, saying the academy's code of conduct is too restrictive. The ruling is expected t...

September 9, 2018
Social affairs
Samsung Electronics launches AI research center in New York

Samsung Electronics Co. has launched its sixth artificial intelligence research center, located in New York, which will focus on robotics research, the company said Sunday. The tech giant is seeking...

September 9, 2018
Technology
China's Xi expresses 'unshakable' commitment to cement relations with N. Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the North's founding, saying it's China's "unshakable po...

September 9, 2018
North Korea
Gov't holds emergency meeting to discuss MERS outbreak

The government held an emergency meeting of Cabinet ministers Sunday to discuss measures to stem the spread of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome following the country's first MERS case in t...

September 9, 2018
Social affairs
South Korea sees first case of MERS in about three years

A patient in Seoul was diagnosed on Saturday with the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in South Korea since 2015. The 61-year-old man, whose personal information was withheld for priva...

September 8, 2018
Social affairs

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