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1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday embarked on a five-day visit to New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly. During the annual U.N. gathering, President Yoon will meet with world leaders, and hold bilateral summits on the sidelines to win support for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan. 2. According to officials, opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was taken t...

1. The Ministry of Economy and Finance said Friday that South Korea has signed an agreement with Ukraine to offer low-interest loans and rebuild the infrastructure of the war-torn country. Officials from the South Korean government as well as a business delegation visited Kyiv between September 13th and 14th to support Ukraine’s rehabilitation efforts. 2. The Ministry of Economy and Finance said F...

1. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea during their recent summit. According to North Korean state news agency KCNA, Putin accepted the invitation, though there was no immediate confirmation from the Kremlin. 2. The Korean Railway Workers’ Union went on a four-day general strike Thursday, after failing to reach an agreement with the Ministr...

1. According to Russian news media, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin began their rare talks at Russia's Vostochny space center on Wednesday. The talks come amid concerns that the two leaders may advance an arms negotiation and bolster military cooperation. 2. South Korea's military reported Wednesday that North Korea had fired two short-range ballistic m...

1. An official at South Korea’s defense ministry said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Russia early Tuesday to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Korean Central News Agency confirmed Tuesday that Kim had left for Russia on Sunday afternoon, accompanied by Pyongyang’s foreign minister and top military officials. 2. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tu...

1. A powerful 6-point-8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night. It’s state TV reported that more than 2,100 people are confirmed dead as of Monday, and rescuers warn the toll is expected to rise. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake was the strongest to hit the region around the ancient city of Marrakech in a century. 2. According to a South Korean government official...

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed Friday to strengthen their countries’ security and economic partnership. President Yoon also said Friday that he is looking forward to his second G20 summit which will take place in New Delhi, India this weekend. 2. North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency, said Friday that North Korea has launched a newl...

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday attended the East Asia Summit which brought together the ASEAN bloc, China, the U.S. and others in Jakarta, Indonesia. Meanwhile on Thursday President Yoon and China’s Premier Li Qiang began talks on the sidelines. 2. The Korea Communications Commission announced Thursday that it will conduct an inspection of the fact-check systems of KBS, MBC, a...

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday attended a South Korea-ASEAN summit in Jakarta to check on the current state of practical cooperation between the two sides. The same day, he will attend an ASEAN Plus Three summit involving the 10 member states, along with South Korea, Japan, and China. 2. The Japanese government has requested discussions with China regarding Beijing’s recent b...

1. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday departed for Indonesia to attend annual summits involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) before traveling to India for a summit with leaders of the G20 major economies. 2. The U.S. ambassador in Seoul said Tuesday that North Korea and Russia appear to have sought closer military ties. The New York Times also reported that Kim Jong-un may tr...

1. School teachers held a demonstration in Seoul on Monday following the recent suicide of fellow teachers and to call for measures to prevent such tragedies. Some 30 elementary schools nationwide designated Monday a temporary holiday as too many teachers wanted to take a day off for the collective action, called "Public Education Stoppage Day." 2. The South Korean government on Monday i...

1. The final regular session of the 21st National Assembly began Friday afternoon to end on December 9th. The session will include the annual parliamentary inspection and interpellation along with a review of next year’s budget proposal. This regular session is the last such meeting ahead of April’s general election. 2. South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Friday that the nati...

1. South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance said Thursday that October 2nd has been designated as a temporary holiday. The decision creates a six-day break, starting with the day before the Chuseok holiday and ending with National Foundation Day on October 3rd. 2. According to data from Statistics Korea, South Korea’s industrial output, retail sales, and facility investment all fell in July b...

1. South Korea will lower the infectious disease level of COVID-19 to the lowest Level 4, the same as the influenza. The measure takes effect on August 31st. Following the transition, the rapid antigen test and PCR tests conducted at doctor’s offices will become paid services. 2. A revision of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act which eases restrictions on the gifts prices that can be provided...

1. North Korea’s state-run KCNA reported Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for bolstering naval forces. Kim visited the country’s navy command Sunday ahead of Navy Day, and stressed the navy should become a component of the country’s nuclear deterrence. 2. South Korea announced Tuesday its plan to seek a 656-point-9 trillion won, or roughly 495 billion U.S. dollar, budget for 202...

1. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Sunday that radiation levels in the waters near South Korea remain below the standards for drinkable water defined by the World Health Organization. This is according to the first radiation tests conducted Friday after Japan began releasing wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean last Thursday. 2. Military authorities of South K...

1. Japan’s Kyodo News reported Friday that the nation’s Environment Ministry started collecting seawater samples around the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The sampling began a day after the release of treated wastewater into the sea was initiated, despite concern among local fisherman and neighboring countries.and exploitation.2 President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday approved the appointment of Lee Don...

1. Japan on Thursday started releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean at 1 PM, despite concerns raised by neighboring countries. The controversial move comes a month after the International Atomic Energy Agency gave final approval to the discharge last month. 2. North Korea said Thursday its second attempt to launch a spy satellite has ended in fail...

1. According to Japan’s Kyodo News Wednesday, the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) are in talks to start discharging wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean as early as 1 PM Thursday. 2. South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Wednesday the government will actively consider reinstating the system of allowing military conscripts to serve i...

1. The South Korean government said Tuesday that it sees no scientific or technical problems with Japan’s plan to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida announced earlier that the release of the Fukushima wastewater will begin Thursday. 2. Japanese media reported on Tuesday that North Korea has notified Japan’s coast guard of its intenti...

1. President Joe Biden on Friday signed agreements with the leaders of South Korea and Japan with promises of strengthening each nation’s economic and national security interests. It was President Biden’s first summit hosted at Camp David, and he said the location symbolized a “new era” of cooperation for the three countries. 2. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday will meet fishermen t...

1. The UN Security Council on Thursday convened an open meeting on North Korea’s human rights situation, the first such discussion since 2017. Meanwhile, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol arrived in Washington the same day to attend a trilateral summit on Friday with U.S. President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida. 2. An independent corporate compliance committee of Samsung Group recom...

1. President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to depart for the United States on Thursday to attend a trilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The summit will be held at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland on Friday. 2. Opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung appeared before prosecutors Thursday for questioning over suspicions surrounding...

1. South Korea’s Board of Audit and Inspection said Wednesday it has initiated preparations to look into what went wrong in the hosting of the 25th World Scout Jamboree. The Board vowed to conduct a thorough inspection from the winning of the right to host the event to its closure. 2. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said to Bloomberg News on Wednesday that the world would never accept North K...

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said during his Liberation Day address Tuesday that South Korea and Japan are now partners sharing universal values and pursuing common interests. He further called for strengthening trilateral security cooperation with Japan and the U.S. to counter threats from North Korea. 2. President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday designated two areas hit hard by last week'...