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Fri, February 3, 2023 | 12:03

Ruling party to hold primary before nat'l convention to pick new leader

Ruling party to hold primary before nat'l convention to pick new leader

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) will hold a primary to pick final candidates to become the new party leader before the national convention in March, the party's election committee said Tuesday.

2023-01-31 16:21

South Korea, US to expand size and content of joint military drills

South Korea, US to expand size and content of joint military drills

South Korea and the United States agreed to expand the size and content of their combined military drills on Tuesday to counter intensifying security threats from North Korea amid growing skepticism here over Washington's commitment to provide extended deterrence.

Jung Min-ho | 2023-01-31 16:08

Anti-corruption agency's vice-chairman apologizes for past 'discriminative' remark

Anti-corruption agency's vice-chairman apologizes for past 'discriminative' remark

Chung Seung-yun, a prosecutor-turned-professor of law at Pusan National University, started his first day as vice-chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC), Tuesday, with an apology to the public for his past controversial choice of words.

Lee Yeon-woo | 2023-01-31 16:00

Korea ranks 31st in international corruption perception index in 2022

Korea ranks 31st in international corruption perception index in 2022

Korea came in 31st in a key international transparency index assessing corruption levels of each country in 2022, up a notch from a year earlier, a nongovernment organization said Tuesday.

2023-01-31 14:58

US bill introduced to honor Korean War hero

US bill introduced to honor Korean War hero

Four Korean American members of U.S. Congress have introduced a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the late Col. Kim Young-oak for his extraordinary heroism, leadership and humanitarianism. The four U.S. representatives are Reps. Young Kim, Marilyn Strickland, Michelle Steel and Andy Kim, who also led the introduction of the bill in 2021.

Kang Seung-woo | 2023-01-31 14:56

[RAS Korea] Poring through RAS Korea's 'lost books'

RAS KoreaPoring through RAS Korea's 'lost books'

Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea member Ryan Berkebile, a longtime urban explorer studying for a master's degree in digital humanities, is interning at the RAS office in Seoul. While RAS Korea has been working on digitalizing archival documents, books and monographs, journals, photographic images and so forth, Berkebile is helping RAS Korea set up platforms where the informa...

2023-01-31 14:22

Popular travel YouTuber recalls painful memories of being bullied at school

Popular travel YouTuber recalls painful memories of being bullied at school

As the hit Netflix series “The Glory” brings the issue of school bullying back into the spotlight, a famous travel YouTuber recently came forward to share his experiences of being bullied when he was in school.

Kim Se-jeong | 2023-01-31 14:08

Yoon calls for unearthing innovative investment partnerships between Korea, UAE

Yoon calls for unearthing innovative investment partnerships between Korea, UAE

President Yoon Suk Yeol called Tuesday for unearthing innovative partnerships between Korea and the United Arab Emirates with the help of the UAE's $30 billion investment pledge.

2023-01-31 14:01

Korea submits proposal to Turkey on new nuclear power project

Korea submits proposal to Turkey on new nuclear power project

Korea's Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) said Tuesday it has submitted a preliminary proposal to Turkey to take part in a project to build four nuclear power plants in the European country.

2023-01-31 14:01

Ex-Ssangbangwool chief said to have paid N. Korea $8 mil. in 2019 on behalf of Lee, Gyeonggi Province

Ex-Ssangbangwool chief said to have paid N. Korea $8 mil. in 2019 on behalf of Lee, Gyeonggi Province

An arrested underwear tycoon allegedly said he delivered $8 million to North Korea in 2019 to help promote Gyeonggi Province's smart farm project and then Gov. Lee Jae-myung's visit to the North, informed officials said Tuesday.

2023-01-31 14:01

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