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Mon, December 16, 2019 | 11:04

Last-minute breakthrough? Moon to meet Biegun at 11 a.m. to discuss North Korea

Last-minute breakthrough? Moon to meet Biegun at 11 a.m. to discuss North Korea

Biegun plans to pay a courtesy call on Moon at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae at 11 a.m. It would mark his first such visit to the president since September last year shortly before an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang. Before that, the U.S. official, now the nominee for deputy secretary of state, will separately meet First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young and then h...

2019-12-16 10:10

Night of KU businesspeople

Night of KU businesspeople

Seung Myung-ho, third from left, chairman of The Korea Times and the Hankook Ilbo, poses with alumni of Korea University during an event held by the Business People's Association of Korea University at the Sheraton Seoul Palace Gangnam Hotel, southern Seoul, Thursday. From left are Aju Corp. Chairman Moon Kyu-young, Kim&aL Chairman Kim Myung-ha, Seung, Iljin Package Presi...

2019-12-13 17:47

[EXCLUSIVE] S. Korea to propose establishing joint funds for wartime laborers

[EXCLUSIVE] S. Korea to propose establishing joint funds for wartime laborers

According to the bills, copies of which were obtained by The Korea Times, Friday, Moon has notified Japanese politicians as Seoul and Tokyo agreed to initiate an “exit-strategy” in resolving bilateral friction that has continued since July after Japan's decision to impose export curbs on industrial materials crucial to South Korean manufacturing industries at the coming summi...

2019-12-13 17:27

Progressive group under probe for defaming LKP head Hwang

Progressive group under probe for defaming LKP head Hwang

Police are investigating a progressive group for allegedly defaming the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn in leaflets that describe Hwang as a “pro-Japanese collaborator” with “a cunning face.”

2019-12-13 16:48

Foreign officers learning Korean visit Hanwha Group

Foreign officers learning Korean visit Hanwha Group

A group of 84 foreign military officers learning Korean language at the Korea Defense Language Institute (KDLI) visited the headquarters of Hanwha Group in Seoul, Dec. 12.

2019-12-12 17:12

Moon vows to promote agricultural, fishing sector

Moon vows to promote agricultural, fishing sector

The Moon Jae-in administration will put more emphasis on raising the competitiveness of the agricultural and fisheries sectors and as well as the quality of life of people in these industries.

2019-12-12 17:12

Call to arrest Chun

Call to arrest Chun

Civic activists hit a statue of former President Chun Doo-hwan with shoes and fists at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, Thursday, in a performance marking the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Dec. 12 military coup through which Chun rose to power. They called for the arrest of Chun who is accused of distorting facts about his military junta's violent suppression of the pro-democracy ...

2019-12-12 16:33

Moon asks Assembly to submit a hearing report on Choo

Moon asks Assembly to submit a hearing report on Choo

President Moon Jae-in asked the National Assembly to submit a hearing report on his choice of Choo Mi-ae as the next justice minister.

2019-12-11 17:15

Biegun may visit Panmungak for 'undisclosed meeting' with NK

Biegun may visit Panmungak for 'undisclosed meeting' with NK

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun may visit the North Korean side of the Joint Security Area early next week, for a meeting with a high-level North Korean official, sources familiar with the issue told The Korea Times, Wednesday.

2019-12-11 17:11

Judge suspended for two months after having an affair, injuring wife

Judge suspended for two months after having an affair, injuring wife

A judge, 36, has been suspended for two months after having an affair and injuring his wife who questioned his faithfulness. The Supreme Court said Wednesday it took disciplinary action against the judge, whose identity is being withheld, for tarnishing the court's reputation.

2019-12-11 16:20

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