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Korea to tighten grip on global internet giants amid service complaints

A law revision set to take effect next week will tighten rules for data-hungry internet giants, such as Netflix Inc., amid growing calls for stable services. Earlier this week, the Cabinet passed an...

Seoul shares likely to move in tight range next week

South Korean stocks are likely to move in a tight range next week after a continued rally this week as investors take a breather. Despite a surge in new daily COVID-19 cases, the Korea Composite Sto...

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Markets
Coronavirus cases in military exceed 400 as 6 new cases reported

Coronavirus infections in the South Korean military exceeded 400 Saturday, as six more cases were reported amid a continued cluster transmission at barracks. Three soldiers at an Army boot camp in t...

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Social affairs
Japan's Uniqlo to close main outlet in S. Korea amid pandemic

Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo will close its outlet in Seoul's popular shopping district next month, after a sharp fall in sales stemming from the new coronavirus outbreak and a trade dispute betw...

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Retail
Seoul to host conference on Eurasia railway cooperation next year

South Korea will host a meeting of an international organization for railway cooperation across Europe and Asia next year, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Saturday. The 49th ...

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Travel
Nearly 15 bln-won budget allotted for opening Sejong branch of parliament

SEJONG -- Nearly 15 billion won ($13.7 million) has been set aside from state budgets to launch a project to partly relocate the National Assembly in Seoul to the administrative city of Sejong. Acco...

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Social affairs
NK to convene Supreme People's Assembly meeting in late January

North Korea will convene a Supreme People's Assembly meeting in late January, state media reported Saturday. The SPA usually meets once a year in April to rubber-stamp decisions by the ruling Worker...

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North Korea
Arrest warrants issued for 2 officials over Wolsong-1 shutdown controversy

DAEJEON -- A local court on Friday issued arrest warrants for government officials accused of deleting documents related to the controversial closure of the Wolsong-1 nuclear reactor. The Daejeon Ce...

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Social affairs
New virus cases below 600, bigger wave of pandemic in progress

The daily number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea fell back to below 600 on Saturday, following a nine-month high the previous day, continuing to put the country under a critical alert over a ...

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Social affairs
Justice ministry appeals court's decision lifting top prosecutor's suspension

South Korea's justice ministry has filed an appeal against a court's decision that lifted Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae's order to suspend Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl from duty, the ministry's le...

December 4, 2020
Politics
New virus cases at 9-month high of over 600, tighter curbs to be considered

The daily number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea topped 600 on Friday, the most in nearly nine months despite tightened antivirus measures, prodding authorities to consider adopting tighter v...

December 4, 2020
Social affairs
Court rules in favor of late Lotte chairman in gift tax case

A Seoul court ruled Friday in favor of Shin Kyuk-ho, the late founder of retail giant Lotte Group, in a lawsuit he filed against the tax authority over hundreds of billions of won of gift taxes. The...

December 4, 2020
Industry
Foreign ministry's budget rises 3.5 pct for next year with focus on virtual diplomacy

The foreign ministry said Friday that its budget has been set at 2.84 trillion won (US$2.62 billion) for next year, with a focus on bolstering noncontact diplomacy amid the coronavirus pandemic. The...

December 4, 2020
Foreign affairs
Two people indicted on fraud charges in Optimus fraud case

The prosecution on Friday indicted a key broker on charges of fraud in connection with its investigation into a financial fraud scheme at a private equity investment company. The Seoul Central Distr...

December 4, 2020
Social affairs
Top prosecutor brings his disciplinary case to Constitutional Court

South Korea's top prosecutor filed a complaint on Friday with the Constitutional Court, taking issue with the "unfairness" of the prosecutor disciplinary act under which the justice minister seeks to...

December 4, 2020
Politics

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