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November 21, 2024 09:55am
US House passes N. Korean human rights reauthorization act
The US House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill Wednesday to reauthorize and update the 2004 North Korean Human Rights Act aimed at promoting...
November 21, 2024 09:33am
N. Korea, Russia sign protocol on expanding economic cooperation
North Korea and Russia have signed a protocol on expanding cooperation following their committee meeting on economy, science, and technology in Pyongy...
November 21, 2024 09:25am
Yoon returns home from APEC, G20 summits
President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Seoul on Thursday from an eight-day trip to Peru and Brazil where he sought to expand global solidarity against the...
November 21, 2024 09:11am
UN committee adopts resolution on N. Korean human rights for 20th straight year
A UN General Assembly committee on Wednesday passed a resolution on North Korean human rights for the 20th consecutive year, calling for the UN system...
November 20, 2024 09:53pm
Labor union, farmers' association stage large-scale rally in downtown Seoul
South Korea's largest umbrella labor union and the farmers' association held a massive rally in central Seoul on Wednesday against the Yoo...
November 20, 2024 05:35pm
Nearly half of pines at Seoraksan face extinction due to global warming: study
Nearly half of the Korean pines, a tree species emblematic of the nation, are at risk of dying at Seoraksan, a recent study revealed Wednesday. The ...
November 20, 2024 04:51pm
Porsche driver appeals six-year jail term for DUI killing teen
A man in his 50s who caused a fatal crash while speeding under the influence of alcohol has appealed a six-year prison sentence, according to a court ...
November 20, 2024 04:49pm
Labor, farmer groups stage large-scale rallies in central Seoul
South Korea‘s labor groups, including one of the nation’s two major umbrella unions, held a rally Wednesday calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol to ste...
November 20, 2024 04:32pm
Binding plastic pollution treaty unlikely: ministry
With less than a week left for the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollutio...
November 20, 2024 04:15pm
Japan to hold 1st memorial for Korean forced labor victims at Sado mine
The first official memorial ceremony honoring Korean victims of forced labor at the gold mines on Sado Island during Japan's colonial rule from 1...
November 20, 2024 03:40pm
S. Korea sees second-highest immigration surge in OECD
Immigration of a permanent type to South Korea jumped by 50.9 percent last year, the second biggest surge among the 38 member countries in the Organiz...
November 20, 2024 03:17pm
Illegal gambling franchise busted, over 700 under investigation
South Korean police said Wednesday they are pursuing criminal charges against 715 individuals related to a nationwide illegal gambling operation, whic...
November 20, 2024 03:03pm
Supreme Court hands down maximum prison term for 'jeonse' fraudster
A 50-year-old woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison for orchestrating a massive real estate scam that defrauded 229 tenants out of 18 billion won ...
November 20, 2024 02:53pm
North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia, NIS confirms
North Korean troops are mobilized on the Russian front lines fighting Ukraine, according to a South Korean intelligence agency briefing presented to l...