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October 29, 2024 07:09pm
Ukraine envoy to travel to S. Korea as Yoon, Zelenskyy vow strategic cooperation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will appoint a special envoy to South Korea following talks held with President Yoon Suk Yeol over the phone p...
October 29, 2024 06:29pm
Flexibility granted to medical schools on student leave
In response to pressing demands from national medical schools, the government has decided to allow universities to individually authorize leaves of ab...
October 29, 2024 03:54pm
NIS says North Korean leader’s daughter clearly in line to rule
The South Korean intelligence agency said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter Kim Ju-ae appears to be on a rising path to power. C...
October 29, 2024 03:38pm
Selected NK troops, generals may be deployed to front lines: NIS
A contingent of North Korean troops, including high-ranking generals, deployed to Russia may now be positioned on the front lines of the Ukraine war, ...
October 29, 2024 03:33pm
Government mulls over allowing unis to approve medical students' leave
In response to increasing demands from national medical schools, the government is reportedly reconsidering its stance on granting universities the au...
October 29, 2024 03:31pm
'Pongpongnam' row exposes South Korea's gender divide
While expressing disparagement of the opposite sex in a show of hatred has long ailed South Korea, the severe gender conflict took a turn for the wors...
October 29, 2024 03:26pm
S. Korea marks 2nd anniversary of Itaewon tragedy
President Yoon Suk Yeol expressed his condolences as South Korea on Tuesday marked the second anniversary of the Itaewon crowd crush that claimed 159 ...
October 29, 2024 03:05pm
Fitness center rejecting senior citizen is age discrimination: rights commission
A fitness center’s rejection of the annual membership application of a 68-year-old senior citizen is an act of age discrimination, the state human rig...
October 29, 2024 02:58pm
Seoul City to spend W6.7tr to encourage couples to have kids
The Seoul city government will spend 6.7 trillion won ($4.9 billion) from 2025 to 2026 to financially help residents raise children, city officials sa...
October 29, 2024 01:53pm
6 in 10 college seniors, grads not actively job hunting: survey
Over 60 percent of young Korean job candidates are not actively pursuing careers amid intensified negative sentiments surrounding the job market, data...
October 29, 2024 10:52am
Yoon says N. Korea's troop deployment in Russia constitutes security threats to S. Korea, world
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that North Korea's troop deployment in Russia constituted security threats to both South Korea and the world...
October 29, 2024 10:26am
N. Korean foreign minister departs for Russia amid troop dispatch
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has departed for Russia for an official visit, the North's state media reported Tuesday, in a visit th...
October 29, 2024 09:52am
S. Korea vows active response to US' investment curbs on China
The United States' planned restriction of investment in key technology sectors in China is expected to have a limited impact on the South Korean ...
October 29, 2024 09:24am
US unveils final rules to limit AI, semiconductor, other tech investments in China
The United States issued final rules Monday to curb US investments in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and other technology sectors in China, c...