Seoul vows to restore market credibility amid political turmoil
Seoul to 'proactively' gear up for potential nuclear talks under Trump, top Finance Minister Choi says. He also reassured that South Korea will demonstrate strong determination to…
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Japan’s foreign visitor count from Jan.-Nov. 2024 breaks 2023 record
The total number of foreign visitors to Japan from January to November 2024 was 33,379,900, setting a new record for annual visitors, even before accounting for those arriving in…
Martial law, treason, insurrection: When news suddenly felt like foreign language
Terms that once seemed confined to history books and law textbooks suddenly crossed over into daily news. The vocabulary felt foreign to many young Koreans, while the exact…
Political uncertainty weighs on Korea’s credit rating
The political uncertainty will remain a liability for the country, according to a senior executive at Moody’s, although lawmakers' move to unseat the president prevented a…
Yoon impeachment trial’s presiding justice under spotlight
Jeong is widely regarded as a conservative, and some critics have suggested that the trial could lean in Yoon’s favor.
Cold snap to hit South Korea from Wednesday
Temperatures as low as minus 10 degrees Celsius are set to continue until the end of December.
Parental leave benefits in South Korea to increase in January
The changes, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2025, will see the upper limit for parental leave benefits increased to 2.5 million won ($1,740) per month, up 1 million won from the…
Parties clash over South Korean acting President Han’s authority to approve justices for Yoon trial
Acting leaders have appointed justices before, but PPP argues this doesn’t apply when president is suspended, not impeached.
Momentum for education, medical reforms slows upon Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment
The government had positioned education reform as one of its four major policy pillars, but the political fallout from the impeachment may weaken the momentum for these…
After 24 years behind bars, convicted father-killer in South Korea seeks to clear her name
Despite the verdict by South Korea's top court in 2001, it was belatedly alleged that irregularities occurred during the police investigation of Ms. Kim. She claimed that the…