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Tue, April 23, 2024 | 18:00
Assembly rejects special probe bill targeting first lady in revote
The National Assembly rejected a special investigation bill targeting allegations of stock manipulation surrounding first lady Kim Keon Hee in a revote on Thursday.
Politics | 2024-02-29 22:13
[INTERVIEW] Unraveling North Korea's vilification of Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee was and still is one of the most hated South Koreans in North Korea.
North Korea | 2024-02-29 17:04
Number of surviving victims of Japan's forced labor falls below 1,000
The number of South Korean victims of Japan’s wartime forced labor during its 1910-1945 colonial rule known to still be alive fell below 1,000, amid calls for prompt state efforts to document their stories.
Foreign Affairs | 2024-02-28 16:45
North Korean refugee becomes Fulbright scholar
What is your dream? What do you want to be? Most new arrivals from North Korea would struggle to provide a straight answer to these questions. Having just escaped from a country where no one talks or asks about dreams, they may find such curiosity perplexing.
North Korea | 2024-02-28 16:23
Opposition party vows to redefine legal status of animals as 'living creatures'
The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea pledged on Monday to revise the civil law to define animals as “living creatures,” not “property.”
Environment & Animals | 2024-02-27 07:51
Experts say concerns about new North Korea-Russia defense treaty are overblown
Concerns have been rising over how far Pyongyang’s ties with Moscow would go since North Korea’s state media called for reinforcing the partnership based on a “new legal foundation” last month.
North Korea | 2024-02-26 16:38
Military expands benefits amid shortage of cadet applicants
More opportunities for overseas experience and greater financial rewards, are the government's new proposals as it aims to expand benefits in order to attract more cadet applicants through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), amid an increasing shortage of future commissioned officers.
Defense | 2024-02-23 17:43
North Koreans left without clear national vision after unification policy shift
Deeply embedded in North Korea’s founding principle and the lives of its people for decades, the vision of a united Korea cannot be denied or abandoned even if its leader Kim Jong-un demands it, experts said on Friday.
North Korea | 2024-02-23 16:59
Former POW who escaped from North Korea dies
A former South Korean prisoner of war, who was held in North Korea for 50 years before making his escape, died on Wednesday, leaving only nine such surviving escapees in the South.
Defense | 2024-02-22 17:44
Ruling party chief slams rival camp for helping rise of radicals
Han Dong-hoon, interim chief of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), condemned the main opposition party, Thursday, for joining forces with North Korean regime sympathizers and with other radical political orientations for the upcoming elections.
Politics | 2024-02-22 16:32
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