President Yoon Suk Yeol wrapped up a three-nation Southeast Asian trip Friday after a flurry of diplomacy to bolster relations with the strategic region and draw support on North Korean issues.
During the six-day trip, Yoon attended a series of annu…
Civic groups based on the southern island of Jeju on Friday welcomed novelist Han Kang’s Nobel Prize win in literature, saying it offers an opportunity to raise global awareness about the bloody 1948-1954 suppression of a civilian uprising on the isl…
Prosecutors have indicted 14 incumbent lawmakers over alleged election law violations related to the April 10 general elections, officials said Friday.
The Supreme Prosecutors Office said 1,019 people were indicted over election law violations as of…
As we celebrate World Heart Day (29 September) and the International Day of Older Persons (1 October) recently, I would like to highlight the importance of preventing influenza, particularly among older adults and those with heart disease. These grou…
North Korea launched around 40 balloons carrying trash toward South Korea early Friday, the South’s military said, just three days after a similar launch.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it discovered “multiple” pieces of trash bundles dropped around…
The U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights on Friday highlighted an increase in repression within the reclusive regime over the past few years as she renewed Washington’s call for Pyongyang to return to dialogue on a range of topics.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on officials to fight against corruption and eradicate abuse of power in a message seen aimed at tightening a grip on social discipline and enhancing internal solidarity.
Kim’s statement was carried by the …
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) concludes its 10-day run later in the day, setting a new record for audience turnout, the organizing committee said Friday.
Asia’s biggest annual film festival, which kicked off last Wednesday, featured 2…
A Korean writers’ association on Friday welcomed Han Kang’s winning of the Nobel Prize in literature as “a blessing for literary language.”
Han, 53, was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for her “intense poetic prose that confronts h…
A South Korean government researcher pointed to U.S. export controls as a “primary” hindrance to expanding bilateral defense industrial cooperation on Thursday, stressing the need for regulatory reforms to streamline technology sharing and ensure mor…