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December 2, 2024 02:35pm
Lotte requests police probe over financial crisis rumors
South Korea's retail giant Lotte Group recently requested an investigation from Seoul Gangnam Police Station into rumors about the company's...
December 2, 2024 02:06pm
Tributes paid to hero firefighter who died in line of duty
Government officials, fellow firefighters and the bereaved family of Im Seong-cheol attended a memorial for the late firefighter held on Jeju Island o...
December 2, 2024 01:46pm
Assembly speaker postpones putting forward downsized 2025 budget bill, calls for agreement by next week
National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik on Monday urged the ruling and opposition parties to reach an agreement on the 2025 budget bill by next Tuesday...
December 2, 2024 12:16pm
Ex-Army man sends beloved ax as thank you to firefighters
An 85-year-old former Army serviceman has sent a letter, along with an ax he used during his time in the military, to thank firefighters for their eff...
December 2, 2024 10:34am
Finance minister accuses opposition party of politicizing 2025 budget bill
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on Monday expressed strong regret over the main opposition party railroading a downsized budget bill for next year, acc...
December 2, 2024 10:16am
Leisure boat with 3 aboard goes missing in East Sea
A search and rescue operation is under way in the sea off the southeastern county of Uljin on Monday after a leisure boat with three people on board w...
December 2, 2024 10:15am
Rival parties to gird for clash over downsized 2025 budget bill
Rival parties are likely to clash during a plenary parliamentary session Monday as the main opposition seeks to introduce a downsized budget bill for ...
December 2, 2024 10:13am
Zelenskyy says NK troops deployed to western Russia killed, injured
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said North Korean soldiers deployed to western Russia have been killed or injured during combat against Uk...
December 1, 2024 05:37pm
4-way body on medical standoff pauses over differences
A consultative body involving the ruling People Power Party, the government, and representatives from the medical community suspended its activities a...
December 1, 2024 04:18pm
[Contribution] Exploring Kazakhstan: Land of tourist wonders
By Nurgali Arystanov Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Korea Kazakhstan, the world's ninth-largest country, is a land o...
December 1, 2024 03:45pm
Assembly clash looms as opposition pushes vote on W4tr budget cut
The National Assembly is on a collision course as the parliament, where the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea holds the majority of seats, pus...
December 1, 2024 03:43pm
Russian defense chief leaves North Korea after high-level talks
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov left Pyongyang on Saturday after holding talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his North Korean coun...
December 1, 2024 03:18pm
Both parties agree to delay crypto tax
The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea has agreed to delay taxes on profits from cryptocurrency trades, floor leader Rep. Park Chan-dae said Su...
December 1, 2024 03:15pm
Inside Korea’s diplomatic failure at Japan’s memorial ceremony
South Korea's diplomatic fallout over Japan's memorial ceremony on Sado -- an event Seoul had anticipated as a tribute to Korean victims for...