Stronger South Korea can set North Koreans free: President Yoon
President calls for “free, prosperous, unified Republic of Korea” on Memorial Day.
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President Putin ‘highly appreciates’ S. Korea’s position not to directly supply weapons to Ukraine
Relations between the two countries have chilled since Seoul joined a U.S.-led move to impose sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Russia has since labeled South…
South Korea’s medical professors go on all-out strike after quota hike confirmed
The general strike includes the suspension of outpatient care and regular surgery for all patients except essential and critical cases.
Indonesia’s parliament accepts South Korea’s donation of retired warship: reports
The donation came after Indonesia suggested to the Seoul government to cut its share of payment and pay about 600 billion won ($442.3 million) in total for the KF-21 jet project…
Defector group sends propaganda leaflets to N. Korea after trash balloons
Filled with 200,000 flyers criticising the regime, dollar bills, and USB sticks loaded with K-pop and trot music, the balloons were floated from Pocheon, north of Seoul, early…
Controversy reemerges over former South Korean first lady’s India trip
A controversy surrounding accusations that former first lady Kim Jung-sook spent an “excessive” amount of taxpayers’ money to fund her 2018 trip to India has resurfaced in…
South Korea assembly speaker elected without a single ruling party vote
The Democratic Party of Korea—which outnumbers the ruling People Power Party by 171 to 108—is pushing to chair all of the 17 committees of the Assembly.
Met Orchestra to showcase its strength in first Korea tour
The resident orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, founded in 1883, the same year the Metropolitan Opera House opened, is s currently under the direction of Yannick…
Leaders of Korea, Africa agree to open critical minerals dialogue
The launch of the dialogue comes as a minerals supply crunch has highlighted the need for South Korea -- a powerhouse for electric vehicles and secondary batteries that is home to…
From piggy banks to fake fish: The modern pursuit of good fortune
Red beans, rice grains, dried pollack, a pig's head and scissors -- this might seem like a random collection of items. But many Koreans would see the connection between them. They…