South Korea

[Domestic] : The Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea submitted a petition to the National Assembly calling for the abolishment of the death penalty.The petition, submitted on Monday with the signatures of all 25 K...

[Politics] : The top nuclear negotiators of South Korea and the U.S. have discussed ways to respond to future North Korean provocations amid a flurry of missile launches by Pyongyang in protest against the allies' combined military exercises.The forei...

[Economy] : South Korea's key stock markets are showing signs of susceptibility in the wake of the sudden bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank in the U.S.The Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) opened trading on Tuesday at two-thousand-390-point-36,...

[Economy] : Prices of entertainment and cultural services jumped by the highest margin in 14 years last month in the wake of increases in post-pandemic travel and the use of over-the-top(OTT) services.According to Statistics Korea on Tuesday, the entertai...

[Politics] : Public concern over longer workweeks has prompted President Yoon Suk Yeol to call for a review of the planned revision of the existing 52-hour workweek system.According to Kim Eun-hye, the senior presidential secretary for public relations, o...

[Domestic] : The police have raided three locations linked to a construction workers' union under one of the major umbrella groups over allegations of coercion in hiring and on-site demands for money and valuables.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency ...

[Inter-Korea] : The Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) says North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Tuesday.The JCS said on Tuesday that it detected the launch from the Jangyon area in South Hwanghae Province between 7:41 a.m. ...

[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol sent a message congratulating Chinese President Xi Jinping on his third consecutive term in office, according to a government source on Monday.China's state-run CCTV reported that in the message, Yoon recalled thei...

[Domestic] : New daily COVID-19 cases registered in the eleven-thousands on Tuesday.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said that eleven-thousand-401 infections were reported throughout Monday, including eleven from overseas, bringing the tota...

[International] : China will reportedly resume issuing a range of visas to foreigners from Wednesday.According to Bloomberg and other media outlets on Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in the United States announced on Monday that China will lift visa restrict...

[Economy] : Finance minister Choo Kyung-ho said on Tuesday that it is too early to predict the repercussions of the sudden bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank(SVB) that made it the second-largest bank in U.S. history to fail.The minister made the remarks du...

[Economy] : The country's import and export prices both rose for the first time in four months in February due to a rise in crude oil prices and the won's depreciation against the U.S. dollar.According to data from the Bank of Korea on Tuesday, th...

[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol and ruling People Power Party(PPP) leader Kim Gi-hyeon have agreed to meet twice a month to enhance communication between the presidential office and the ruling party.Kim Byung-min, a member of the PPP's Supreme Co...

[Inter-Korea] : The Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) says North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Tuesday.The JCS said on Tuesday that it detected the launch from the Jangyon area in South Hwanghae Province between 7:41 a.m. ...

[International] : U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the United States is analyzing North Korea's recent submarine-launched cruise missile tests, warning that it will not accept acts undermining security.Sullivan made the remarks to rep...

[Sports] : South Korea ended its short journey in the 2023 World Baseball Classic(WBC) with a landslide victory against China on Monday.Team Korea defeated China 22-2 in its final game in Pool B at the Tokyo Dome with 20 hits, setting WBC records for the ...

[Politics] : The government plans to purchase and develop interceptors to counter North Korea's evolving missile threats. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration(DAPA) said on Monday that its defense project promotion committee held a meeting a...

[Economy] : Global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has maintained South Korea's credit rating at "AA-" with a stable outlook. Explaining the reasons behind its assessment to keep its fourth highest rating, Fitch said on Monday that South Ko...

[Politics] : The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States and Japan talked on the phone on Monday to discuss cooperation in responding to North Korea's missile provocations.According to Seoul's foreign ministry, Special Representati...

[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol has reportedly instructed each ministry to seek out cooperative projects in various areas and push them forward to ensure future-oriented bilateral relations with Japan. Presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon said that ...

[Politics] : The South Korean Air Force will kick off its own field training drills as a large-scale joint military exercise with the U.S. begins amid heightened tensions with North Korea.The Air Force announced on Monday that major combat units will cond...

[Economy] : The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) rose 16-point-01 points, or zero-point-67 percent, on Monday, to close the day at two-thousand-410-point-60.The tech-heavy KOSDAQ also rose, gaining zero-point-29 points, or zero-point-04 ...

[Politics] : South Korea has welcomed the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran.The foreign ministry issued a statement on Monday expressing hope for the restoration of diplomatic relations that contribute to peace and stability in the ...

[Domestic] : Prosecutor General Lee One-seok has expressed his condolences over the death of the former chief of staff of main opposition Democratic Party(DP) leader Lee Jae-myung.In a meeting of the department heads of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office...

[Sports] : South Korea crashed out of the 2023 World Baseball Classic before a single pitch was thrown in their last game as Australia beat the Czech Republic 8-3 on Monday afternoon to advance behind Japan. Team Korea's game against China at 7 p.m. a...

[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol has instructed relevant agencies to closely monitor any possible impact the Silicon Valley Bank(SVB) collapse may have on the domestic financial market and real economy.Yoon issued the order on Monday while presiding o...

[Politics] : Main opposition Democratic Party(DP) Chairman Lee Jae-myung says his parent's graves have been vandalized.Lee said via social media on Sunday that holes and stones were poked into the mounds where the remains of his parents are buried, wh...

[Economy] : The National Pension Service(NPS) says it is mulling ways to handle its shares in the Silicon Valley Bank(SVB) Financial Group and Signature Bank following the collapse of the two U.S. banks.The pension service said on Monday that it is keepin...

[Domestic] : The government is set to review lifting the indoor mask mandate on public transit this week.According to Jung Ki-suck, the nation's chief adviser on infectious diseases, on Monday, the matter will be discussed during a meeting of the Cent...

[Economy] : The leaders of the country's major conglomerates are expected to travel to Japan this week in a trip that overlaps with President Yoon Suk Yeol's diplomatic visit from Thursday to Friday.According to the corporate community and the pre...

[Politics] : Yang Geum-deok, a victim of Japan's wartime forced labor who has publicly rejected Seoul's compensation plan involving domestic corporate funds, expressed her opposition during a visit to the National Assembly.Standing as a witness be...

[Inter-Korea] : The Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) says it found discrepancies in North Korea's claim about test-firing two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday.JCS spokesperson Lee Sung-joon told reporters on Monday that the South's m...

[Domestic] : Prosecutors indicted over 100 people on charges of deliberately avoiding their mandatory military duty by posing as epilepsy patients.According to the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office and the Military Manpower Administration on...

[Domestic] : The main fire at a tire factory in Daejeon was brought under control about 13 hours after igniting a massive blaze that caused the hospitalization of eleven people, including a firefighter.According to fire authorities on Monday, the third-st...

[Domestic] : A rally denouncing the government's forced labor compensation plan was held in the heart of Seoul over the weekend.Civic groups staged the rally at Seoul Plaza Saturday afternoon urging the Yoon Suk Yeol administration to immediately with...

[Domestic] : The three surviving victims of Japan's wartime forced labor who won a damages suit against Japanese firms have officially refused Seoul's plan to compensate them through donations collected from domestic companies.According to their l...

[Sports] : The fate of South Korea's national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic(WBC) will be determined by the outcome of the remaining matches on the final day of Pool B games on Monday.Having lost its first two games to Australia and ...

[Domestic] : A survey commissioned by the government indicates that local industries can only reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by a third of the goal set for 2030 by the Moon Jae-in administration.The results of a survey entrusted by the trade, indus...

[Domestic] : New daily COVID-19 cases registered in the four-thousands on Monday.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said that four-thousand-198 infections were reported throughout Sunday, including 12 from overseas, bringing the total caseloa...

[Economy] : South Korea's central bank does not expect that the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the U.S. will pose a threat to the overall domestic financial sector.Presiding over a market inspection meeting on Monday, Bank of Korea(BOK) Senior Dep...

[Economy] : The downward trend in exports continued with outbound shipments in the first ten days of March declining by over 16 percent from a year earlier.According to tentative data from the Korea Customs Service on Monday, exports came to 15-point-79 b...

[Politics] : Pyongyang has threatened to respond strongly after the United Nations Security Council(UNSC) decided to hold a meeting to discuss North Korea's human rights violations.The North's foreign ministry said in a statement issued via the of...

[Domestic] : A massive fire broke out at a tire factory in Daejeon on Sunday night that caused the hospitalization of eleven people, including a firefighter and ten workers, due to smoke inhalation.According to fire authorities on Monday, the blaze occurr...

[Politics] : South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest joint military exercise in years on Monday.The combined springtime "Freedom Shield" exercise will be staged for eleven consecutive days, involving over 20 outdoor live exercis...

[Politics] : North Korea said on Monday that it test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday. The North's official Korean Central News Agency(KCNA) said "underwater launch drill" was conducted in early Sunday morning, ad...

[Politics] : The South Korean military said on Monday that North Korea launched a missile from a submarine near Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province the previous day. The Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) said it detected the unidentified missile test-fired by a North...

[Sports] : South Korea defeated the Czech Republic in a group match at the World Baseball Classic on Sunday, securing the first win after two defeats in the international championship tournament.Team Korea, led by manager Lee Kang-chul, beat the Czech Rep...

[Politics] : Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, the country's two flag carries, plan to increase flights to over 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels, starting next month.Korean Air plans to fly 622 flights a week on 78 international routes including the In...

[Economy] : Hybe, the global K-pop powerhouse and producer of superstar BTS, has announced its decision to halt its bid to take over industry giant SM Entertainment.In a press release on Sunday, Hybe said that it will discontinue the acquisition process o...

[Domestic] : The main flames of a wildfire in the southeastern county of Hadong in South Gyeongsang Province has been put out about 23 hours after the blaze started.The Korea Forest Service (KFS) announced on Sunday that the main wildfire in the area of J...