With South Korea preparing to open the fourth edition of the Winter Youth Olympics next week, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach believes the event will offer “a very enriching experience for everybody.”
In an online intervi…
With South Korea gearing up for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup kicking off in Qatar on Friday, the numbers that South Korean fans will hear the most often will be “1960” or “64.”
The former represents the last time the Taegeuk Warr…
The top military officials of South Korea and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held phone talks Tuesday ahead of a major NATO meeting next week, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, amid joint efforts to deepen cooperation.
JCS Chairma…
Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday predicted that its operating profit for the fourth quarter of last year would tumble 35 percent on year, hurt by persistently weak demand for its mainstay semiconductor division.
Samsung, the world’s biggest maker …
South Korea’s military is expected to resume exercises in buffer zones set under a 2018 inter-Korean military accord as they have become effectively invalid after North Korea’s recent artillery firing, officials said Tuesday.
On Monday, the South’s …
The presidential office said Tuesday it has established a new position of third deputy national security adviser to oversee economic security issues.
Currently, the presidential National Security Office is headed by National Security Adviser Chang H…
Singer-actor Kyuhyun embarked on a new musical journey by releasing a solo EP, his first release under Antenna, on Tuesday.
A main vocalist of K-pop boy group Super Junior, one of the country’s most popular boy bands, Kyuhyun signed with Antenna Co….
The National Assembly was set to pass a special bill banning dog meat consumption Tuesday, paving the way for a legal ban on the practice that has fallen out of favor in recent decades.
The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Dem…
The Cabinet on Tuesday passed a proposal to toughen the punishment for attempted child murder by ensuring that perpetrators are sentenced to real prison terms, rather than suspended sentences, the justice ministry said.
Currently, child abusers char…
The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics opening in South Korea next week will host a record number of athletes, the competition’s organizers said Tuesday.
The organizing committee for the Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics said Tuesday 1,803 athletes from 79 coun…