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A rift opened up Friday between supporters of the new National Assembly speaker candidate and Democratic Party of Korea Rep. Woo Won-shik and those close to main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung. The “pro-Lee” faction of the opposition party took issue with a party vote held the previous day, in which Woo was elected the sole candidate for the next Assembly speaker. In the process, Woo, who is known to have relatively moderate political views, defeated Rep. Choo Mi-ae, a six-term lawm
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Human rights commission urges Korea to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights
South Korea’s human rights commission on Friday called for Koreans and the government to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBTQ rights. Song Doo-hwan, chair of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, issued a statement Friday to mark the 2024 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia & Transphobia. Celebrated annually on May 17, the day marks the anniversary of the World Health Organization’s decision in 1990 to declass
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Minor opposition leader Cho Kuk calls for cut back in Yoon’s term
May 17, 2024
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Teens banned from entering, working at 'hold 'em' pubs, cafes
May 17, 2024
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
May 17, 2024
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Police raid trot star's house over suspected hit-and-run cover-up
May 17, 2024
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E-sports reporter sustains eye injury due to fire effects at gaming event
May 17, 2024
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NASA officials upbeat about greater space cooperation with S. Korea
May 17, 2024
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Business
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Korean firms target EV charging market in US
Lotte and SK both made announcements of progress in their entries to the US EV charging market Thursday, joining LG as Korean conglomerates competing in the burgeoning sector. Lotte Innovate announced Thursday that it had recently established EVSIS America, a US unit of its EV charging subsidiary and secured about 3,300 square meters of land in California to build an EV charger factory. Lotte Innovate plans to complete preparations for the California plant’s production lines before the end
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CJ Olive Young's Q1 sales jump on strong overseas trade
May 17, 2024
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Korea Eximbank extends $120m to Cambodia for road development
May 17, 2024
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Seoul shares dip over 1% on profit hunting, caution over Fed's rate cuts
May 17, 2024
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Seoul sees further jump in cost of dining out
May 17, 2024
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Metanation, Memetoon partner up for webtoon, short-form services
May 17, 2024
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Seoul shares start tad lower on profit taking
May 17, 2024
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Life&Culture
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Two films featuring late Lee Sung-kyun open this summer
Two films starring late actor Lee Sun-kyun will posthumously hit theaters this summer, according to movie distributors Friday. "Project Silence," an action thriller by director Kim Tae-gon, is currently under review for theatrical release in July, the movie’s distributor CJ ENM said Friday. The film revolves around Jung-won (Lee Sun-kyun), who is stranded on a collapsed bridge shrouded in thick fog. Ju Ji-hoon appears as a tow truck driver to clear crashed cars from the bridge. T
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Korea Craft Week starts nationwide
May 17, 2024
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Rebranded heritage agency eyes being ‘relatable’
May 17, 2024
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Netflix Korea launches ‘Grow Creative’ education program for creators
May 17, 2024
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Seoul International Book Fair to kick off in June
May 17, 2024
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[Box office] Movies in theaters this week
May 17, 2024
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[Around the hotels] Promotions and packages
May 17, 2024
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Global Insight
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ABC News
Domestic Violence services claim they’ve been ‘let-down’ by budget
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France24
Émeutes en Nouvelle-Calédonie : nourriture, santé... opérations de "ravitaillement" en vue
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Business Insider
How prison in Putin's Russia actually works, according to a former penal colony inmate
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Euro News
Economics chief cites no regrets despite green deal backlash