...ime, Yoon, the KB chief, was named as a member of the committee. Other members who attended Monday’s meeting included Mary L. Schapiro, former chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission wh..., managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore; and Um Woo-chong, Asia Development Bank’s managing director general. During the meeting, the members reviewed activities and achievements m...

...d by North Korea at the plenum are not merely cliche, but their repetition demonstrates North Korea’s struggle to resolve the problems,” Choi said. “Unless North Korea addresses these issues, it will ... food imports but also block the unofficial import of significant quantities of food. “North Korea’s self-produced food by itself is vastly insufficient to meet the country’s demand without an adequa...

.... On Saturday, the middle school student was also arrested on suspicion of attempted extortion for threatening a convenience store employee that he would break things if the clerk did not give him money. He was sent home after being questioned by the police. A police official said that since the damage caused by the firecrackers was minor, the student’s actions will not be subject to punishment.

Anyang Manan Police Station said Wednesday it had arrested a man in his 30s for murdering his father, after he threw away his diary. The man is suspected of stabbing his father several times while he was sleeping, at around 8:54 p.m. on Tuesday. After he committed the crime, he called the police and said that he had “killed his father.” The man said that he had committed the crime due to a sudd...

...System said Wednesday it won an order worth some 100 billion won ($76 million) to build the country's largest offshore wind farm in joint cooperation with Hanwha Corporation Engineering & Construction...Cable & System has been selected as supplier of submarine communication cables for Hanwha Corp. E&C's Shinan Ui offshore wind power project. The project, which is scheduled to be completed by 2026, a...

...e its 20th anniversary this year. In 2004, the festival was inaugurated under the theme of “nature’s inspiration.” From July 26 to Aug. 5, the festival will showcase 20 concerts and eight outreach c...y,” Olivier Messiaen’s “Catalogue d’oiseaux,” which captures the composer’s love for birds, Janacek’s piano cycle, “On an overgrown path,” Mendelssohn’s “The Hebrides Overture” (Fignal’s Cave), portra...

While South Korea's creative content sector has made strides on LGBTQ+ issues, negative biases against sexual minorities remain, particularly among conservative groups. Conservative Christian groups...ed content, arguing that it could be used to "mislead" viewers. Meanwhile, the organizers of Seoul's annual Queer Culture Festival announced Wednesday that this year's parade will be held in the Eulj...

...tion reflects its purpose of swiftly replacing aging fighter aircraft and filling the gap in Poland's fighting capabilities. The remaining 36 aircraft will be the FA-50PL variant, specifically for Po... of 2025 and will continue in a sequential manner until 2028. "I am truly pleased that South Korea's FA-50 fighter aircraft, with its exceptional maneuverability and armament capabilities, combined w...

... billion won. Analysts said investors are on their toes for US consumer prices for May and the Fed's rate decision, both slated for next week. At the same time, a recent World Bank report forecast t...e local currency ended at 1,303.8 won against the US dollar, down 4.3 won from the previous session's close, marking the highest since April 14, when the won-dollar rate stood at 1,298.9 won. (Yonhap)

...explained. In particular, LG CNS’ smart factory platform, Factova, will be combined with Honeywell’s Distributed Control Systems to create a joint solution package for various companies. Distributed ...erospace, building technologies, performance materials and technologies and safety and productivity solutions. The company has also been included on Fortune magazine's top 100 software companies list.

...tside the consulate general office told authorities he dropped them off near a building on the city’s Russkaya Street, which was confirmed by closed-circuit TV footage. The investigation was opened f...hs of the missing North Koreans with descriptions of what they were seen wearing last. South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was unable to confirm the news reports as of Wednesday afterno...

...back to Pyongyang to receive the order for the bombing mission in 1987, she believed what the North’s spy agency told her -- that it would reunify her divided country -- she later said in media interv... In South Korea, the bombing, which took place two weeks before the presidential election, and Kim’s arrival as a key suspect of the atrocious crime are believed to have fueled anti-Pyongyang sentime...

.... Beginning in January next year, Seoul will serve as one of the 10 nonpermanent members of the UN’s most powerful body, which also includes five permanent members with veto power: China, France, Rus...essed rallying international opinion against North Korea and using that to openly communicate Seoul’s concerns about Pyongyang’s aggression to China and Russia are crucial. “I wouldn’t call that a br...

NewJeans will also be returning with a new album some time this year. The group’s agency, Ador, confirmed that NewJeans is gearing up for a comeback but the specific date is yet to be announced. Th...TH IN THE SHADE.” The project group will be active for two years and six months. YG Entertainment’s new girl group, Babymonster, is likely to debut by fall this year. Babymonster will be the first ...

...als at convenience stores contain on average of about 66.8 percent of the World Health Organization‘s guideline for daily sodium intake. Further research released in 2020 by the Korea Consumer Agency... GS Retail Communications Manager Park Do-young told The Korea Herald. He cited as an example GS25’s initiative in 2021 that involved revamping the gochujang -- or red chili paste -- in one of GS25‘s...