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Opposition leader set for sentence on election law violation charges
11 hours ago · Published : Nov. 15, 2024 - 10:25. Lee Jae-myung (center), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, is surrounded by reporters upon arriving at the Seoul Central District Court in the capital on Sept. 20, to attend the final hearing on his alleged election law violations for making false statements during his presidential campaign in 2021.
S. Korean consul general in New York offers to resign amid …
1 day ago · South Korea's consul general in New York has offered to step down amid growing criticism from the opposition party in Seoul over his personal ties to first lady Kim Keon Hee. In a statement released to media on Wednesday (New York time), Kim Euy-whan said he had already submitted his resignation to the foreign ministry on Oct. 26, following the parliamentary audit where he came under intense ...
Hanwha chief appointed to lead defense affiliate
7 hours ago · Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn has taken a top position at the conglomerate’s main defense affiliate, Hanwha Aerospace, to ramp up the firm’s global expansion. According to Hanwha Aerospace’s quarterly report released on Thursday, Kim has been appointed as the defense firm's chairman. With the newly given title, the Hanwha Group head now has five chair positions, at Hanwha ...
[Security Forum] Forum gathers diplomats from 35 countries to …
1 day ago · Reflecting growing interest in major foreign policy changes anticipated in the United States ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House as well as the recent tension between the two Koreas, the Korea Herald Security Forum, held Wednesday in Seoul, brought together 21 ambassadors and diplomats from 35 embassies. The top envoys attending The Korea Herald’s Security Forum said efforts ...
S. Korea to chair first UN Security Council meeting with focus on …
Apr 4, 2024 · South Korea is poised to chair a UN Security Council meeting on cybersecurity on Thursday to shed light on the repercussions of cyber threats and malicious cyber activities, including North Korea's sanctions-busting maneuvers in cyberspace, on international peace and security. The chairing of South Korea's first Arria-formula meeting — an informal gathering convened by a Security Council ...
[Graphic News] Cancer leads causes of death in S. Korea
Cancer remained the leading cause of death among South Koreans last year, according to data from Statistics Korea. A total of 352,511 deaths were recorded in 2023, a decrease of 5.5 percent from the previous year, marking a decline after three years of increases. The decline in the total number of deaths is partly attributed to the country’s COVID-19 measures.
[Graphic News] S. Korea’s COVID-19 hospitalizations surge in July
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in South Korea saw a significant rise last month, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Hospitalizations increased from 63 in the fourth week of June to 91 in the first week of July, 145 in the second week and 225 in the third week. This surge comes despite the country lowering its COVID-19 …
Korea declares full-fledged war to combat low birth rate
Jun 19, 2024 · President Yoon Suk Yeol declared a "national emergency on population" Wednesday, rolling out measures to expand cash support for newborn babies and reverse the declining birth rate trend. "The population crisis caused by extremely low birth rates is the foremost and critical issue for South Korea," Yoon said, adding that the rapid population decline has now become a matter "prompting concerns...
Yoon dismisses North Korea’s drone incursion claims
Nov 7, 2024 · President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday struck down claims raised by North Korea that South Korean uncrewed aerial vehicles had entered its skies. “It’s not worth responding to these claims when it is North Korea that is in the wrong,” he said. The president’s remarks came in response to a question from a reporter during a press conference held at the presidential office in Yongsan-gu ...