World May 30 North Korea sends balloons carrying trash and manure over South Korea The North’s balloon activities may deepen public calls in South Korea to stop anti-North Korean leafleting to avoid unnecessary clashes.
World May 27 North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes in mid-air Monday's failed launch came hours after leaders of South Korea, China and Japan met in Seoul in their first trilateral meeting in more than four years.
World May 01 PHOTOS: May Day protests mark turbulent times Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with protests Wednesday over the pressure of rising prices and calls for greater labor rights. Pro-Palestinian sentiments were also on display.
World Apr 11 South Korean officials resign following ruling party’s defeat in parliamentary elections The results of Wednesday’s elections mean the liberal opposition forces will prolong their control of parliament until after Yoon completes his single five-year term in 2027.
World Apr 10 Exit polls suggest a big win by South Korea’s liberal opposition parties in parliamentary election The joint exit polls by South Korea's three major TV stations show the main opposition Democratic Party and its satellite party are forecast to win up to 197 seats in the 300-member National Assembly.
World Mar 25 North Korea says Japan’s prime minister offered to meet with leader Kim Jong Un soon Some experts say North Korea is seeking to weaken the partnership Japan has with the U.S and South Korea while Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to boost his declining approval rating at home.
Politics Mar 20 North Korea claims progress in developing a hypersonic missile designed to strike distant U.S. targets It's seen as claiming a progress in developing a more powerful, agile missile designed to strike faraway U.S. targets in the region.
World Mar 03 South Korean doctors hold mass protest against government’s medical school admissions plan Thousands of senior doctors rallied in the South Korean capital, Seoul, on Sunday to express their support for junior doctors who have been on strike for nearly two weeks over a government plan to sharply increase the number of medical school admissions.
World Feb 29 Young South Korean doctors resist back-to-work orders, risking prosecution The government says it aims to add up to 10,000 new doctors by 2035 to cope with the country’s fast-aging population. But many doctors reject the plan, arguing that universities aren’t ready to provide quality education to that many new…
World Jan 09 Production and sales of dog meat banned by South Korea’s parliament The National Assembly passed the bill by a 208-0 vote. It will become law after being endorsed by the Cabinet Council and signed by President Yoon Suk Yeol, considered formalities since his government supports the ban.