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November 17, 2016 No Responses

Assembly Committee Passes Independent Counsel Bill

The National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee on Thursday passed a bill aimed at establishing an independent counsel to probe the Choi Soon-sil scandal. At a full session, the committee approved the bill signed by 209 ruling and oppositio...
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November 16, 2016 No Responses

Prosecution Calls for In-Person Questioning

Anchor: As it has become unlikely for the prosecution to question the president on Wednesday following her attorney's request to delay the process, investigators said that an in-person session is still a necessity. Prosecutors want to meet the presiden...
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November 16, 2016 No Responses

Cho to Highlight Win-Win Ties with Trump Aides

The government has sent a delegation led by First Deputy Director of National Security Cho Tae-yong to the U.S. for meetings with the transition team of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.Just before his departure on Wednesday, Cho told reporters at the...
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November 15, 2016 No Responses

Attorney Asks to Delay Questioning of President

Anchor: The president has appointed a former ruling party legal counsel before she faces the prosecution's investigation soon. Prosecutor-turned-lawyer Yoo Young-ha has asked the prosecution to delay planned inquiries of the president, which were initi...
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November 14, 2016 No Responses

Gov’t Prepares for Trump’s Call for More Contribution for USFK

The Defense Ministry has assessed that the incoming U.S. government will request Seoul to pay more costs related to the deployment of U.S. troops in South Korea.The ministry made the assessment Monday in a report on defense policy changes expected duri...
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November 11, 2016 No Responses

Hyundai Motor to Supply 60 More Electric Cabs to Paris

Sixty more units of Hyundai Motor's hydrogen-powered electric taxis will be supplied to the French capital Paris.The carmaker said Friday that Hyundai Motor Europe signed a memorandum of understanding with the Parisian electric cab firm STEP(Societe du...
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November 11, 2016 No Responses

Defense Ministry Working to Extend Deployment of Overseas Troops

South Korea wants to extend the deployment of two military units in the Middle East.The Defense Ministry submitted a motion to the National Assembly Thursday to keep the Cheonghae and Akh units overseas for another year through the end of 2017.The Cheo...
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November 8, 2016 No Responses

China Mentions THAAD over Possible Military Exchange Suspension

<p>China's Defense Ministry has reiterated its opposition to the deployment of a U.S. THAAD battery in South Korea, hinting the issue was what caused disruptions to high-level defense talks between Seoul and Beijing.</p><p></p><p>Asked to elaborate on the defe...
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November 8, 2016 No Responses

Pres. Park Not to Attend APEC Summit Next Week

The Foreign Ministry says President Park Geun-hye will not attend the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) set for next week in Lima, Peru.Ministry Spokesman Cho June-hyuck told a regular news briefing on Tuesday that the government al...
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