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1. Seoul's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and his US and Japanese counterparts, Lloyd Austin and Yasukazu Hamada, held a three-way talks on Saturday in Singapore during which the three defense chiefs agreed to establish a real-time data warning sharing system on North Korean missiles. 2. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs is boosted in its status from sub-ministry to full-fledged min...

1. Data from Statistics Korea released on Friday shows that the Consumer Price Index  rose 3.3% on-year. However, electricity, gas, and water prices surged more than 23%, marking the second consecutive month that the utility fee increases have been in the 20 percent range. 2. According to South Korea’s foreign ministry, South Korea on Friday imposed unilateral sanctions on a North Korean hacking g...

1. South Korea downgraded the COVID-19 crisis status from "serious," the highest level, to "alert"on Thursday. The COVID-19 isolation period of seven days is now shortened to five days and is no longer compulsory. 2. According to South Korea’s industry ministry on Thursday, the country’s exports dropped for the 8th consecutive month by 15.2% in May, driven by low demand for sem...

1. North Korea launched a space rocket on Wednesday, a day after announcing its schedule for sending a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit. According to the country’s state media KCNA this morning, the launch came short, falling into the West Sea after losing its momentum due to an “abnormal flight”. 2. The head of the South Korean inspection team that returned home after examining the Fu...

1. High-ranking North Korean military official Ri Pyong-chol announced in a statement released by the country's state media KCNA on Tuesday that the country is planning to launch a military spy satellite as soon as June. 2. The National Assembly on Tuesday voted down the nursing act which was put for a re-vote after it was vetoed by President Yoon Suk Yeol earlier this month. 3. Ukrainian Pres...

1. According to Japan’s Kyodo News on Monday, North Korea notified both the Japanese government and the International Maritime Organization of its plan to launch a military reconnaissance satellite between May 31 and June 11. 2. According to the Bank of Korea on Monday, South Korea’s economic growth recorded under the OECD average for three straight quarters, signaling towards Bank of Korea’s gove...

1. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, South Korea on Thursday succeeded in launching its homegrown space rocket, Nuri, placing 8 satellites, including the next generation small satellite, the NEXTSAT-2 satellite, into Earth’s orbit. 2. South Korea’s main opposition, Democratic Party, launched a signature campaign on Friday to oppose Japan’s pla...

1. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, South Korea will launch its homegrown space rocket Nuri on Thursday at 6:24 p.m. at the Naro Space Center in the southern coastal village of Goheung. 2. South Korea’s 21-member inspection team on Thursday held a meeting with Japanese officials after concluding its 2-day inspection of the cripple Fukushima n...

1. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, the launch of South Korea's homegrown rocket, Nuri, would be delayed until later this week. The Nuri rocket was originally scheduled to embark on a journey into orbit about 550 km above the earth at 6:24 PM on Wednesday with a total of 8 satellites. 2. According to a U.S. public filing on Tuesday, South...

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol presided over a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday to share his accomplishments achieved before and after attending the Group of Seven Summit in Hiroshima, and vowed to further roll out Korea’s vision of becoming a global pivotal state. 2. South Korea’s first domestically developed Nuri space rocket has been transported to a launch pad at the Naro Space Center in th...

1. During the Group of Seven Summit from May 19th to 21st, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol promised that Korea, as a “global pivotal country”, will support vulnerable and developing countries in solidarity and cooperation with the Group of Seven. 2. The South Korean government on Sunday revealed its plan to send a 21-member safety inspection team to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant f...

1. The Group of Seven summit kicked off on Friday in Hiroshima. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will be in the Japanese city for 3 days for the G7 Summit and a series of sideline meetings. He will be the fourth South Korean leader to participate in the multilateral event. 2. The EU Commission released an examination report on Wednesday, stating concerns about the proposed merger of Korean Air...

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday during a ceremony marking the 43rd anniversary of the Gwangju Democratization Movement to stand against any challenges to freedom and democracy. 2. South Korea and Japan failed to reach an agreement after the second round of talks held on Wednesday to discuss the details of the Fukushima wastewater inspection. South Korean Prime Minister Han D...

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in South Korea on Wednesday to boost cooperation on security and critical minerals used in batteries. 2. South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party decided Wednesday to refer a former party member, Kim Namkuk, to the Special Committee on Ethics over his dubious cryptocurrency dealings amid growing criticism...

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol vetoed the controversial nursing act against the backdrop of strong protests from doctors and nursing assistants in his second veto of a bill since he took office. 2. The UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women raised questions to the Chinese delegations concerning the situation of North Korean defectors in China on Monday during the revi...

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will visit Hiroshima later this week to attend the Group of Seven summit. Before embarking on his trip to Japan, he will hold talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Seoul on Wednesday, and is also scheduled to meet the leaders of Germany and EU in Seoul after the G7 Summit. 2. According to South Korea’s energy minister Lee Chang-yang on Monday,...

1. A director-general level meeting between South Korea and Japan was held at Seoul’s foreign ministry on Friday to discuss the details of a South Korean inspection into the wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. 2. Korea Electric Power Corporation announced a 25 trillion won, or 18.8billion USD restructuring plan to restore its fiscal soundness. Meanwhile, Cheong Seung-il, the CEO of Kepco,...

1. South Korea on Thursday lowered its crisis level for COVID-19 and announced that the 7-day quarantine will no longer be required from June. 2. According to Japan's Sankei Shimbun daily on Thursday, Japan is planning to hold a bilateral summit with South Korea, and a trilateral summit with South Korea and the U.S. on May 21 which is the last day of the G7 summit in Hiroshima. 3. According to...

1. South President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the National Cemetery in Seoul on Wednesday on the occasion of his first anniversary in office. He wrote in a guest book that he will make a country of freedom and innovation. 2. South Korea’s foreign ministry on Wednesday said that the upcoming Fukushima water inspection is an opportunity to assess its safety, while Japan’s Trade Minister, Yasutoshi Nishim...

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol said during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday that improving ties between South Korea and Japan will open the door to a new future where the two, along with the US, could bolster the current coalition working on North Korea’s denuclearization and the path to regional peace. 2. The Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Kang Rae-gu, a...

1. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sought deeper ties during their face-to-face meeting on Sunday, acknowledging their ongoing efforts to bolster security and economic cooperation. Yoon and Kishida agreed on a South Korean inspection into the wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. 2. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency C...

1. S.Korea's top office spokesperson Lee Do-woon told reporters Thursday that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida would discuss issues of common interest such as security, high-tech industries, science and technology, youth exchanges, and cultural cooperation. 2. According to South Korea’s industry ministry on Friday, the government is discussing a sl...

1. The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, widening the rate gap with South Korea to a new high of 1.75%p. This marks the 10th consecutive rate hike since March last year. 2. According to the secretary general of Japan’s National Secretary Secretariat, Takeo Akiba, on Wednesday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that he decided to visit South Ko...

1. A group of medical professionals with the exception of professional nurses on Wednesday began a collective action against the Nursing Act which was introduced last Thursday. The action began with shortening clinical and practicing hours, and holding rallies which started near the National Assembly. 2. South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service on Wednesday launched its investigation into Kiwoo...

1. South Korea’s presidential office said Tuesday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will embark on a two-day visit to South Korea on May 7th to meet with President Yoon Suk Yeol. 2. According to Statistics Korea on Tuesday, South Korea’s consumer prices jumped 3.7 % on year in April, rising at the slowest pace in more than a year on falling global oil prices. April’s figure is the latest...