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Fri, December 8, 2023 | 06:04
Right-wing Japanese support Seoul-Tokyo ties: Korean envoy to Japan
Korea and Japan have entered a new chapter in their bilateral relations after the summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held earlier this month, according to Korean Ambassador to Japan Yun Duk-min, Monday. The ambassador said he is already feeling a positive shift in Japanese public sentiment on Korea, stressing that even right-wing Japanese ...
Foreign Affairs | 2023-03-27 16:57
Veteran police officer tapped as new investigation chief
Woo Jong-soo, head of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police, has been recommended to head the National Office of Investigation, filling the vacant post after his predecessor resigned a month before beginning his term.
Politics | 2023-03-26 16:57
South Korea speeds up full-fledged deployment of US anti-missile battery
The South Korean government is speeding up steps to turn a U.S. anti-missile battery deployed here into a permanent installation. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, capable of intercepting incoming ballistic missiles, was deployed in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province in 2017, to deter North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.
Defense | 2023-03-26 16:50
Commemorating independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun
Kim Hwang-sik, a former Korean prime minister, lays a flower to honor anti-imperial Japan Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun in a ceremony commemorating the 113th anniversary of his death, held in Jung District, Seoul, Friday. Ahn assassinated Ito Hirobumi, the first Japanese resident-general of Korea, at Harbin Station Oct. 26, 1909. Kim serves as chair of the Ahn Jun...
Society | 2023-03-26 16:09
North Korea will pay price for reckless provocations, warns Yoon
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday warned that his administration will make North Korea “pay the price for its reckless provocations” and vowed to strengthen South Korea's military capabilities in response to the North's evolving nuclear threats.
Defense | 2023-03-24 17:11
Ruling party ramps up pressure on main opposition leader
Over 50 ruling People Power Party (PPP) lawmakers have pledged to renounce their right to immunity from arrest, in an apparent move to pressure the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and its leader Rep. Lee Jae-myung. On Thursday, 51 PPP lawmakers out of its total 119, pledged that they will give up their immunity rights.
Politics | 2023-03-24 17:05
[INTERVIEW] Korean adoptee in Germany reunites with birth family after 42 years
Benjamin Joon went missing in January 1981 at the age of three at Suwon Bus Terminal in Gyeonggi Province, while travelling with his father. The two were holding hands, but the next minute, they were separated. That is the only memory Joon has of Korea. “My blind father was unable to find me and didn't inform my mother, who was living apart from him at that time. Someone must...
Society | 2023-03-23 16:47
S.Korea, US plan largest military drill to commemorate alliance
Dozens of events marking the 70th anniversary of the alliance between South Korea and the United States will be held throughout this year, including their largest-ever live-fire joint exercise scheduled for June, according to related ministries, Wednesday.
Foreign Affairs | 2023-03-22 17:01
Sexual assaults by Korean diplomats continue despite zero-tolerance policy
A Korean diplomat has been accused of sexually assaulting a female staff member at a Korean embassy in a Latin American country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. This is the latest in a series of sexual offense cases involving Korean diplomats in recent years, sparking debate about the effectiveness of the ministry's zero-tolerance policy against sex crimes com...
Foreign Affairs | 2023-03-22 15:52
Autistic golfer appointed as ambassador of veterans ministry-affiliated country club
Simon Seung-min Lee, a 26-year-old professional golfer with autism, has been appointed as the ambassador of the country club that is owned by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, according to the ministry, Tuesday.
Society | 2023-03-22 08:18
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