Japan to Release Fukushima Wastewater as Scheduled
[Politics] : Japan plans to discharge wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant from spring or summer as schedule...
PPP Boycott Fails to Stop Passage of Nursing, Medical Law Revision Bills
[Politics] : The main opposition Democratic Party(DP) led a push to pass controversial revisions to the nursing law on Thursday de...
Yoon Has Full Trust in US' Extended Deterrence Commitment
[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the Pentagon on Thursday after adopting the Washington Declaration the day before in ...
Health Minister Urges Medical Groups to Call Off Strike
[Politics] : Health and Welfare Minister Cho Kyoo-hong has called on medical groups to scrap their walkout plans protesting the Na...
Kyodo: Japan Reinstates S. Korea on Trade Whitelist
[Politics] : Japan's trade ministry has reinstated South Korea on its whitelist of favored trade partners, according to Kyodo News...
Culture Ministry Signs MOU with Smithsonian to Expand Exchanges
[Politics] : The culture ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Smithsonian Institution aimed at sharply ...
Gov't Welcomes Japan's Decision to Begin Steps to Reinstate S. Korea to Whitelist
[Politics] : The government has welcomed Japan's commencement of measures to reinstate South Korea on its whitelist of favored tra...
2.6 Magnitude Earthquake Occurs Near Donghae
[Politics] : A two-point-six magnitude earthquake occurred in waters off Donghae, Gangwon Province on Friday night. According t...
Yoon: Washington Declaration is Inevitable, will Survive Change of Gov'ts
[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol said the Washington Declaration between South Korea and the U.S. is inevitable to upgrade the...
Top Office Says Washington Declaration an Upgraded Version of Mutual Defense Treaty
[Politics] : The presidential office has touted the Washington Declaration as the biggest achievement of President Yoon Suk Yeol's...
Survey: 30% of COVID-19 Patients Suffered Extended Aftereffects
[Politics] : A survey finds that three out of ten COVID-19 patients in the country experienced aftereffects lasting over four week...
Seoul Tells China Yoon-Biden Summit Statement Does Not Target Specific Country
[Politics] : South Korea has informed China that the joint statement from the Seoul-Washington summit does not target any specific...
Prosecutors Raid Home, Think Tank of Ex-DP Chief in Bribery Probe
[Politics] : Prosecutors investigating a bribery scandal linked to the main opposition Democratic Party's 2021 leadership election...
Unification Ministry Rebukes N. Korea's Criticism of Washington Declaration
[Politics] : Seoul's unification ministry has lashed back at North Korea's condemnation of the South Korea-U.S. summit and the Was...
Pentagon Reveals Joint Nuclear Disablement Training with S. Korea
[Politics] : The United States Department of Defense has disclosed that highly specialized nuclear disablement teams from the Unit...
Yoon Returns Home from State Visit to US
[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol has returned home from the six-day state visit to the United States. The presidential jet ...
Prosecutors Raid Sites Linked to Officials of Ex-DP Chief’s Campaign
[Politics] : Prosecutors investigating illegal political fund allegations surrounding ex-main opposition Democratic Party(DP) chai...
Debt among Young Adults Jumps during Pandemic
[Politics] : Debt among young people in their 20s and 30s jumped about 30 percent over the past three years during the COVID-19 pa...
Ex-DP Chief Song to Voluntarily Appear before Prosecutors Tuesday
[Politics] : Former main opposition Democratic Party(DP) chief Song Young-gil will appear before prosecutors on Tuesday to address...
Yoon Touts Expanded S. Korea-US Alliance Resulting from Summit
[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol said that his summit with U.S. President Joe Biden last week was meaningful in expanding the ...
1st Vice Foreign Minister to Visit Moscow Soon
[Politics] : First vice foreign minister Chang Ho-jin is set to visit Russia soon. According to a government source on Monday, ...
PPP to Seek Disciplinary Measures for 2 Supreme Council Members
[Politics] : The ruling People Power Party(PPP) will initiate disciplinary procedures against two members of its Supreme Council o...
Ex-Democratic Party Chief Song to Appear Before Prosecution
[Politics] : Anchor: Prosecutors investigating allegations of bribery surrounding former Democratic Party chief Song Young-gil's e...
N. Korea Slams Yoon-Biden Talks
[Politics] : North Korean state media criticized South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's trip to the U.S. for a third day running o...
Japanese Media: Kishida to Visit S. Korea on May 7, 8
[Politics] : Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to visit South Korea next week. Japan's Jiji Press on Monday quo...
Yoon: US Visit Upgrades Alliance to Nuclear-Based Paradigm
[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol said that the Washington Declaration, adopted during his state visit to the U.S. last week, h...
S. Korea, Japan Arranging Summits in Seoul
[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has returned from a weeklong state visit to the United States, is likely to hold bilater...