Former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup had multiple phone calls with the presidential security service chief while a military probe was under way into the on-duty death of a Marine conscript last year, communication records showed Wednesday.
The recor…
The Hanwha Eagles announced Wednesday they have acquired former major league pitcher Jaime Barria.
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) club said Barria, 27, signed for US$550,000 for the rest of the season as a replacement for Felix Pena, who was …
Veterans Minister Kang Jung-ai said Wednesday she will ask President Yoon Suk Yeol to veto a bill that gives benefits to former pro-democracy activists as she expressed regret over its parliamentary passage.
Kang made the remark a day after the main…
Military should reaffirm safety commitments
In the span of two weeks, two Army recruits have tragically lost their lives.
An Army trainee soldier died, Saturday, two days after collapsing while undergoing training as a disciplinary measure at a uni…
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo urged Defense Minister Shin Won-sik on Wednesday to come up with measures to prevent a recurrence of cases similar to last week’s death of a trainee soldier following a disciplinary session.
Han spoke separately with Shin…
An international education fair kicked off Wednesday in the southwestern city of Yeosu for a five-day run to seek and discuss the direction of future education in the era of digital transformation.
The opening ceremony for the Korea Glocal Education…
Seoul shares closed sharply lower Wednesday as investors waited for major events, including this week’s U.S. inflation data. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) plunged 45.55 point…
North Korea has launched hundreds of balloons carrying trash and manure across the inter-Korean border, Seoul’s military said Wednesday, after the North warned of “tit-for-tat action” against anti-Pyongyang leaflets sent by the South’s activists.
As…
21st National Assembly fails to pass bills for better lives, future of nation
A slew of bills for deregulation and support of industries among others are set to die as the 21st National Assembly’s term expires Wednesday.
At the plenary session on T…
KT SAT Co., the satellite service arm of South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp., said Wednesday it has partnered with a German low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite company to strengthen its service capacity.
KT SAT signed a memorandum of understanding with…