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- [Photo] Kimchi exports on the rise
- Exports of Korea’s most famous dish continue to show promising numbers. According to the Korea Customs Service (KCS), South Korea exported US$78.36 million (22,149 tons) worth o...
- Nov.18,2019 16:22 KST
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- [Photo] 10th overseas comfort woman statue erected in Melbourne, Australia
- The Korean Society of Victoria Australia erected its own comfort woman memorial statue, making it the 10th of such statues to be erected outside South Korea. An unveiling ceremo...
- Nov.18,2019 16:19 KST
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- [Photo] Martyr and first Korean Catholic priest recognized by UNESCO as universal patron saint
- UNESCO headquarters in Paris has honored St. Andrew Kim Dae-geon, the first Korean to become a Catholic priest, announcing his recognition as a universal patron on Nov. 14. A me...
- Nov.18,2019 16:18 KST
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- [News analysis] How postponing joint military exercises opens path to dialogue
- The sudden announcement on Nov. 17 by top South Korean and US defense officials that this year’s joint air exercise will be postponed can be regarded as a political decision by ...
- Nov.18,2019 15:58 KST
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- S. Korea, US postpone scaled-down joint air exercise
- The South Korean and US militaries ultimately decided to postpone a scaled-down exercise they’d planned for this month to replace Vigilant Ace, a joint air exercise of larger sc...
- Nov.18,2019 15:57 KST
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- [Column] The exclusionary nature of S. Korea’s hierarchical social structure
- I met the couple 20 years ago in Seoul. The road they had traveled was an unusual and tragic one. He was a North Korean prodigy who had graduated from Kim Il-sung University. Tr...
- Nov.17,2019 15:16 KST
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- Children of undocumented immigrants unable to access healthcare services
- “I think I need to go to the hospital,” the child said. In reply, the mother simply repeated, “Let’s just wait.” The child, who was running a high temperature, pressed again to ...
- Nov.17,2019 15:12 KST
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- S. Korea continues to dawdle in ratifying core ILO conventions
- A month has passed since a motion to ratify key conventions of the International Labor Organization and a revision to the Labor Relations Act were submitted to the National Asse...
- Nov.17,2019 15:05 KST
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- [News analysis] The dark underbelly of K-pop audition programs
- Broadcasters’ arts and entertainment bureaus are constantly thronged by visitors. As though traveling on a pilgrimage, entertainment agency managers come to “say hello” to the p...
- Nov.17,2019 14:58 KST
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- S. Koreans now consider finances, insurances a basic life necessity
- In Korea, the traditional saying holds that the essential needs for human existence of “clothing, food, and shelter,” in that order. Now, for the first time ever, “finances/insu...
- Nov.17,2019 14:51 KST
