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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Feb. 7)
A lot at stake A second U.S.-North Korea summit will be held in Vietnam for two days, from Feb. 27 to 28. U.S. President Donald Trump made it official in his State of the Union address Tuesday. We... 07:01 Feb. 07
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 7)
Hope for Vietnam talks : Trump, Kim should achieve big deal for peace U.S. President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that he will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vietn... 07:01 Feb. 07
#headlines
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 7. Korean-language dailies -- Trump, Kim to meet in Vietnam Feb. 27-28 (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -... 07:00 Feb. 07
#Cheong Wa Dae
(LEAD) Cheong Wa Dae welcomes 2nd summit between U.S., N. Korea
(ATTN: ADDS S. Korean parties' responses in last 4 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by Washington confirming the second summ... 18:18 Feb. 06
#SK president-US-NK summit
S. Korea's Moon to focus on mediator role ahead of U.S.-N.K. summit
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in is expected to focus on his role as a mediator between North Korea and the United States ahead of any potential breakthrough in the Kore... 17:16 Feb. 06
#Cheong Wa Dae
Cheong Wa Dae welcomes 2nd summit between U.S., N. Korea
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by Washington confirming the second summit between the United States and North Korea. Cheong W... 16:18 Feb. 06
#National Assembly
(2nd LD) Gov't, ruling party agree to probe of contract worker's death in accident
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in 6th para) SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- Officials from the government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) agreed Tuesday to conduct an investigation into the death of ... 16:41 Feb. 05
#National Assembly
(LEAD) Gov't, ruling party agree to probe of contract worker's death in accident
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- Officials from the government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) agreed Tuesday to conduct an investigation into the death... 16:17 Feb. 05
#National Assembly
Gov't, ruling party agree to probe of contract worker's death in accident
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) -- Officials from the government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) agreed on Tuesday to conduct an investigation into the death of a young contract worker at a thermal pow... 14:09 Feb. 05
#Biegun
(LEAD) U.S. envoy meets top security adviser
(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with meeting; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. envoy for North Korea visited Cheong Wa Dae on Monday for a meeting with the top secur... 18:15 Feb. 04
#Moon Jae-in
S. Korea to push for fourth Moon-Kim summit to set stage for denuclearization
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will begin to push for a meeting between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un following the end of the Lunar New Year's Day to help implem... 10:00 Feb. 04
#National Assembly
(LEAD) National Assembly to face bumpy road in Feb. amid deepening partisan wrangling
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 9-10) SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly is expected to face a bumpy road in February as rival parties clash over a series of political scandals and the ... 16:26 Feb. 03
#for-profit hospital
Uncertainty grows over opening of first for-profit hospital on Jeju
JEJU, South Korea, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- Uncertainty appears to be growing for the Greenland International Medical Center, conditionally approved last year as South Korea's first for-profit hospital, ... 11:00 Feb. 03
#president
President likely to reshuffle Cabinet after holiday
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in will likely start replacing some Cabinet members soon after the upcoming Lunar New Year's holiday, largely to allow his lawmaker-turned-ministers to ... 10:00 Feb. 03
#National Assembly
National Assembly to face bumpy road in Feb. amid deepening partisan wrangling
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly is expected to face a bumpy road in February as rival parties clash over a series of political scandals and the detention of a confidant of President... 09:30 Feb. 03
#DMZ
Gyeonggi gov't to push for listing of DMZ as UNESCO World Heritage
SUWON, South Korea, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean border province will push to apply for the inclusion of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in the list of the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Herit... 08:01 Feb. 03
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Feb. 2)
Challenge to democracy Ruling party should respect ruling in opinion rigging case Any act of manipulating public opinion is a serious crime. So anyone involved in such a crime should be subject t... 09:34 Feb. 02
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 2. Korean-language dailies -- Appeals court finds An Hee-jung guilty of sexually abusing secr... 09:34 Feb. 02
#opposition party
Competition for main opposition party's leadership election heats up in Feb.
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) -- Competition for the main opposition Liberty Korea Party's (LKP) leadership election is expected to heat up this month, with at least six contenders, including a former pri... 09:00 Feb. 02
#ex-governor, sex abuse trial
(2n LD) Appeals court gives prison term to ex-governor in Me Too case
(ATTN: UPDATES with reactions by An's side and women's rights activists in last 7 paras) SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Friday found a former governor of South Chungcheong Province g... 18:27 Feb. 01