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…
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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…
Signs detected of N. Korea demolishing part of inter-Korean railway: NIS
South and North Korea agreed to restore two railways -- the Gyeongui and Donghae -- in 2000, when the divided countries held the first summit of their leaders. The Donghae railway…
China expresses ‘firm opposition’ against South Korea for remarks on Taiwan issue
Reiterating that Taiwan is part of China's territory, the embassy further urged South Korea to be cautious with its words and actions regarding the Taiwan issue.
Nuclear proliferation and the US national interest
It isn't easy to understand that some experts in the US suggest ways to self-damage the US national interests. It may result from the polarization of the US domestic political…
Marking return, S. Korea First Lady Kim Keon Hee hosts luncheon for African first ladies
This is after the First Lady was away from public eye for nearly six months.
Has South Korea really struck oil?
The South Korean government is making headlines with claims of potentially substantial oil and natural gas reserves discovered off its southeastern coast, near Pohang's Yeongil…