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S. Korean top nuke envoy holds virtual talks on N. Korea with senior US diplomat

South Korea's top nuclear envoy held video talks with a senior US diplomat Thursday about North Korea's denuclearization and related issues, the foreign ministry said. The talks between Noh Kyu-duk ...

Hyundai wins most 2021 Top Safety Pick awards

South Korean automaking giant Hyundai Motor Group said Thursday it has earned the most Top Safety Pick awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Hyundai Motor Co., Hyundai's ind...

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Transport
Retail sales up 6% in Jan. on strong online sales

Retail sales in South Korea rose 6 percent in January from a year earlier as more consumers purchased daily necessities from online stores, with the demand for gift items ahead of the Lunar New Year'...

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Industry
Army soldier tests positive for COVID-19

An Army soldier based in Paju, north of Seoul, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Thursday. The soldier was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 in a virus test ...

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Defense
S. Korea reports another highly pathogenic bird flu case, total now at 102

South Korea's agricultural ministry said Thursday it has confirmed yet another case of highly pathogenic bird flu, raising the total caseload to 102. The latest confirmed case of the H5N8 strain of ...

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Social affairs
PM calls for active participation in COVID-19 vaccine program

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Thursday called on the public to actively participate in the government's public coronavirus vaccine program, as authorities move swiftly to make last minute preparat...

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Politics
BOK keeps key rate at record low amid lingering uncertainties

South Korea's central bank on Thursday held its benchmark policy rate unchanged at a record low of 0.5 percent, as the third wave of the new coronavirus undermined the scope of sustaining an economic...

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Economy
New virus cases still rising 1 day before mass vaccine rollout

South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell slightly below 400 on Thursday, a day ahead of the country's first rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, as sporadic cluster infections continued to pop up acro...

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Social affairs
Seoul stocks open steeply higher on US Fed Chairman's soothing comments

South Korean stocks opened steeply higher Thursday as the US Federal Reserve chairman's comments soothed inflation worries. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 47.82 points,...

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Markets
Vice FM calls for multilateral responses to human rights challenges posed by new technologies

Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-moon has called for multilateral cooperation in addressing the challenges of new and emerging technologies to the efforts to protect human rights at a global forum, th...

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Foreign affairs
[Newsmaker] Koreas appear out of running for 2032 Olympics following IOC decision

A potential joint bid by South Korea and North Korea to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympics has apparently collapsed before it took off in earnest, following a decision by the International Olympic Comm...

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Olympic Games
S. Korea prepares for vaccine shots as 1st batch of 1.5m doses begins to ship

Trucks and ships carrying the first batch of some 1.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines headed across the country Thursday, marking the start of the long-awaited vaccination program in South Kore...

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Social affairs
Impeachment trial postponed for judge in power abuse case

An impeachment trial for Judge Lim Seong-geun has been rescheduled to a later date, the Constitutional Court said Thursday. The court originally planned to hold a pretrial preparation session Friday...

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Politics
NK leader presides over key party meeting to discuss discipline among military officials

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over a Central Military Commission meeting to urge disciple among military officials and stricter control over younger officers, state media reported Thursday...

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North Korea
Bus passengers get prison terms for assaulting drivers over face mask use

A man has been sentenced to six months in prison for reacting violently to a bus driver demanding the wearing of face masks on board to prevent coronavirus infections, judicial sources said Thursday....

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Social affairs

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