Survivor of Japan’s wartime sex slavery passes
A survivor of Japan’s wartime sex slavery passed away on Friday. Jeong Bok-soo was the oldest among 16 registered South Korean victims. According to the House of Sharing, a facility…
Lunar new year traffic congestion expected to ease on Saturday night
Traffic is increasing on the road to Seoul this afternoon, on the last day of the three-day Lunar New Year holiday. As of 5PM, it was estimated to take around…
Action needed now to protect ocean resources from depletion
“Where’s the fish?” This is what dishes could look like in the coming decades if our generation doesn’t act now to protect our ocean’s resources. “The world’s use of sea…
S. Korea to build world’s largest offshore wind farm
President Moon Jae-in attended a signing ceremony today for a deal to build the world’s biggest offshore wind farm. It’ll be at the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula, in…
S. Korea expresses ‘deep concern’ about Myanmar military coup
The military has reportedly detained hundreds of pro-democracy leaders and activists in Myanmar, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and officials in her National League for Democracy, claiming fraud…
Culture ministry to issue US$ 75 million in culture, sports coupons
South Korea’s culture ministry is going to issue 83.5 billion won or almost 75 million dollars worth of coupons to revive the culture sector. The ministry says the coupons will…
S. Korea, Uzbekistsan agree to start talks on bilateral free trade deal
South Korea and Uzbekistan have agreed to start talks on a bilateral free trade pact. This was decided by President Moon Jae-in and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a…
Hyundai chairman visits Singapore to discuss future mobility sector
The chairman of South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor has made his first overseas business trip since taking the post last year. He went to Singapore this week to meet…