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Measures eyed to ease tension at DMZ

The Ministry of National Defense will announce measures to ease inter-Korean military tension after the summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un next week, the ministry said Friday. It did not elaborate, citing the sensitivity of the issue before the historic gathering of the two leaders in the southern part of the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjeom on April 27.

Defense Affairs | 2018-04-20 17:46

75 Japanese lawmakers visit Yasukuni ahead of inter-Korea summit

Japanese lawmakers visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, Friday, a move that may hurt cooperation with neighboring countries ahead of the crucial inter-Korean summit on April 27.

Politics | 2018-04-20 16:22

Cho to run for Seoul education superintendent

Cho Hee-yeon, superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, officially declared he will run for office at the Seosomun Annex of City Hall Friday. Seosomun Annex is the location where Cho was appointed as the sole candidate in 2014. If elected as superintendent in the local elections on June 13, he will become the first to fill a four-year term since the direct...

Education | 2018-04-20 17:03

Kim Kyoung-soo to be questioned on opinion-rigging

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Kim Kyoung-soo is under fire, suspected of working with a power blogger nicknamed Druking, who has been arrested for online opinion-rigging. “I will be running for governor of Gyeonggi Province and urge a swift investigation of online opinion-rigging. If needed I will fully cooperate with independent counsel,” Kim said.

Investigations | 2018-04-20 17:04

'Leave no disabled behind'

Local groups fighting for the rights of the disabled staged a month-long sit-in in front of Cheong Wa Dae. This comes as the country commemorated the 38th National Disabled Persons' Day, Friday. They have called for concrete state measures to improve welfare services for the disabled.

Politics | 2018-04-20 17:04

Korea Times CEO meets Moon

The Korea Times President Lee Byeong-eon, left, shakes hands with President Moon Jae-in at a luncheon for media CEOs held at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Koh Young-kwon

Photo News | 2018-04-19 22:28

Vacation bonus initiative gaining popularity

The government's plan to support workers' vacations that offers subsidies is receiving rave reviews as more than 15,000 workers have applied to benefit from it. Under the initiative, if an employee and an employer pay 200,000 won and 100,000 won, respectively, to set up a vacation fund, the government gives 100,000 won to it, meaning the worker will eventually have a “vacatio...

Labor & environment | 2018-04-17 14:19

Restaurants' reliance on apps grows

Kim Pan-ho, a Chinese restaurant owner in Namdaemun, said he feels increasingly uneasy having to rely on digital delivery platforms. Without them, his restaurant would not be able to attract young consumers. The burden, however, is growing, as the platforms charge high sales commissions, eating into his restaurant's margins.

Politics | 2018-04-17 16:12

Korean medicine attracting more foreigners

The number of foreigners visiting Korea for traditional medical treatments is increasing, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tuesday. A total of 18,011 foreigners visited traditional Korean medicine hospitals last year, up 36 percent from the previous year. The number accounted for 4.2 percent of the 425,380 foreigners who sought medical treatment here. The prop...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-04-17 17:30

Opposition parties call for special probe into 'druking' case

Opposition politicians, Tuesday, called for the designation of an independent counsel to investigate an opinion-rigging case involving an influential blogger nicknamed “druking” and Rep. Kim Kyoung-soo, a loyalist of President Moon Jae-in. Hong Joon-pyo, chairman of the largest conservative Liberty Korea Party (LKP), likened the Moon administration to “Goebbels” in a Facebook...

Politics | 2018-04-17 16:54

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