Back To Top
K-Pop Herald
The Investor
The Herald Business
The Herald POP
Real Foods
Newsletter
Sign in
National
Politics
Social Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Defense
North Korea
Hwang on China
Science
Diplomatic Circuit
Education
Business
Industry
Technology
Transport
Retail
Finance
Economy
Market
Money
Life&Style
Culture
Travel
Fashion
Food & Beverage
Books
People
Expat Living
Arts & Design
Health
Entertainment
Film
Television
Music
Theater
K-pop
esports
Sports
Soccer
Baseball
Golf
More Sports
World
World News
World Business
Opinion
Editorial
Viewpoints
English Eye
Podcast
English Cafe
#Hashtag Korea
Topics
Weekender
PR Newswire
Global Insight
한국어판
Mobile Version
Subscribe
KH Media Kit
RSS
Twitter
YouTube
Instagram
FIFA's new offside technology to make World Cup debut in Qatar
Adoptee readies for legal fight to be recognized as daughter of Korean father
[Today’s K-pop] Astro’s Cha Eunwoo may star in Hollywood film: report
South Korea joins EU’s digital COVID-19 certificate system
Jeong Da-hye wins Loewe Foundation Craft Prize with basket woven with horsehair
NATO summit not seeking to exclude China but to protect universal norms, values: Yoon
Korea suffers all-time high trade deficit in 1st half
[News Analysis] N. Korea claims COVID-19 outbreak began in inter-Korean border area
Internet-only banks lure customers with Tamagotchi-like savings accounts, digital piggy banks
Park Ji-hyun calls out Democratic Party for missing family found dead
Gangwon Province gets special autonomous status
Online shopping expands in May on lifting of virus curbs
37 Koreans awarded at int'l classical music competitions in H1
Yoon, NATO Secretary-General reaffirm to develop cooperative relationship
Exports up 5.4 pct in June; trade deficit hits record high in H1
[Graphic News] US Supreme Court’s Roe decision disapproved by majority: poll
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea
[Well-curated weekend] Pop-up store for Disney fans, stylish cocktails and exhibition on memories
[Around the Hotels] Promotions and packages
+
National
All
Politics
Social Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Defense
North Korea
Hwang on China
Science
Diplomatic Circuit
Education
PM returns home after trip to Paris
Politics
Jun 23, 2022
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo returned home on Thursday after a five-day trip to Paris where he appealed for international support for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southern port city of Busan. During his first overseas trip since taking office last month, Han attended a general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), an intergovernmental body in charge o...
PPP ethics committee defers decision over possible discipline of party chief
Politics
Jun 23, 2022
The ethics committee of the ruling People Power Party has deferred a decision until next month on whether to take disciplinary action against party chairman Lee Jun-seok over allegations he received sexual services as a bribe about 10 years ago and attempted to cover up the case. The committee, however, decided at Wednesday's meeting to begin the process of reprimanding Kim Cheol-geun, a key aid...
Military opens new prison with advanced suicide prevention sensors
Social affairs
Jun 23, 2022
ICHEON -- South Korea's military on Thursday launched new correctional facilities with an advanced monitoring solution, including the country's first suicide prevention sensors and other systems designed to improve the living conditions of inmates and help reduce the workload of guards. The opening of the institution, located 80 kilometers southeast of Seoul, came around two years after the Mili...
N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases stay below 20,000 for 5th day
North Korea
Jun 23, 2022
North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained below 20,000 for the fifth consecutive day, according to its state media Thursday. More than 13,100 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, citing data from the state emergency epidemic prevention headquarters. It did not provide information on wh...
N. Korea discusses revising operation plans of its frontline units, reorganization of military: state media
North Korea
Jun 23, 2022
North Korea held a rare military meeting to change the operational plan of military frontline units with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, state media said Thursday, amid heightening tensions in the region. Kim also discussed the reorganization of key military formations as he convened the second-day sitting of the third enlarged meeting of the eighth Central Military Commission of the ruling Wo...
Will leaders of South Korea, Japan stoke momentum for reconciliation at NATO summit?
Foreign affairs
Jun 22, 2022
Leaders of Seoul, Tokyo would have chance to talk at NATO summit, National Security Adviser says
Preserving wildlife? ‘Frog kimchi’ puts school lunches under scrutiny
Education
Jun 22, 2022
While most people would rather not have a metaphorical frog in their throat, the prospect was quite literal for students at two Seoul schools, who found uninvited amphibians in their lunch trays. Now, the suppliers of the “frog kimchi” served in the school lunches face the possibility of having their food safety certifications revoked. Both frogs were found in radish kimchi, a common side dish,...
South Korea ups monkeypox alert level, confirms first patient
Social affairs
Jun 22, 2022
South Korea raised the alert level for monkeypox after confirming its first patient on Wednesday. The patient had come from Germany on Tuesday afternoon, and was sent straight to the Incheon Medical Center nearby the airport for showing possible monkeypox symptoms, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. His symptoms were a low-grade fever of 37 degrees Celsius, sore throa...
Lee Dae-jun’s family files criminal complaint against ex-Moon officials
North Korea
Jun 22, 2022
The family of Lee Dae-jun, a South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korean soldiers at sea in 2020, on Wednesday filed a criminal complaint against national security and civil affairs officials of former President Moon Jae-in’s Cheong Wa Dae. Kim Ki-yun, an attorney working with the family, told reporters outside Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office that three ex-Cheong Wa Dae off...
[Herald Interview] ‘Penalties need to specifically affect Kim Jong-un for deterrence’
North Korea
Jun 22, 2022
Kim develops nuclear tests to look powerful and break Korea-US alliance: US defense expert
[Newsmaker] Could Korea’s gun control offer any lessons?
Social affairs
Jun 22, 2022
Strict regulations on firearms lead to virtually no gun violence in Korea; prevalent reluctance among police officers to pull trigger
N. Korea holds party meeting to discuss ‘crucial, urgent’ tasks for military buildup
North Korea
Jun 22, 2022
First-ever multi-day defense meeting comes after N.Korean leader pledged to reinforce military capabilities at party plenum
Democratic Party divided over six-month suspension on Rep. Choe
Politics
Jun 22, 2022
Internal feud deepens over ethics panel’s rule over sexual misconduct
Just 1 in 7 S. Koreans have paid for online news content: report
Social affairs
Jun 22, 2022
Only 14 percent of South Koreans paid for online news content last year, according to a recent report. The proportion of people who said they paid for news content, however, has been gradually increasing over the past years, the report added. According to the 2022 Digital News Report, published by Reuters Institute, the proportion of survey respondents who had paid for online news content in Sou...
Yoon names chiefs of defense procurement, weather agencies
Social affairs
Jun 22, 2022
President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday named the chiefs of the state defense procurement and weather agencies, his office said. Eom Dong-hwan, a graduate of the Korea Military Academy and official of the Agency for Defense Development, was tapped to head the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, while Yoo Hee-dong, deputy chief of the Korea Meteorological Administration, was tapped to head t...
MOST POPULAR
01
Yoon’s NATO trip ‘achieved goals beyond expectations’: presidential office
Major expressway, river bridge in Seoul closed off due to heavy downpours
02
03
Awkward yet cordial: Yoon and Kishida's encounters in Spain
Yoon urges international community to strengthen denuclearization resolve
04
05
Korea, US, Japan in sync on security cooperation against NK provocations
Samsung starts mass production of world’s first 3-nm chips
06
07
Decriminalizing abortion did not reverse declining trend in Korea
[Newsmaker] Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China
08
09
Park Ji-hyun calls out Democratic Party for missing family found dead
14 public firms warned over financial status
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20