11+ hour, 15+ min ago   (99+ words) [Politics]: Yong Hye-in, President Lee Jae Myung’s nominee for gender equality minister, voluntarily withdrew from consideration on Sunday, 14 days after being nominated. Yong, the sole lawmaker of the minor Basic Income Party, announced the withdrawal at a press conference at…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (106+ words) [Politics]: Former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been acquitted of all charges related to allegations that he helped former Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop flee overseas when Lee was under investigation for allegedly interfering in an inquiry into the 2023 death of…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (97+ words) [Domestic]: A new poll suggests negative public sentiment significantly outweighs positive appraisal regarding the nominations of Rep. Yong Hye-in as gender equality minister and Rep. Kim Seung-won as justice minister. According to a Gallup Korea survey of one-thousand adults nationwide…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (107+ words) [Politics]: President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating has dropped to an all-time low of 38 percent in a Gallup Korea survey. According to the survey of one-thousand adults nationwide, conducted between Tuesday and Thursday, 38 percent of the respondents said the president…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (105+ words) [Politics]: Police have launched an investigation into allegations that Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won had solicited state approval for a clinical trial of a COVID-19 treatment drug in 2021. The Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station on Friday is set to question Lee…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (105+ words) [Domestic]: Anchor: South Korea welcomed over half a million international students last year, marking a more than sixfold increase in just four years. This surge largely stems from the global popularity of soft content, including K-pop, music and dramas, according…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (112+ words) [Politics]: President Lee Jae Myung has returned home after a five-day state visit to France and is set to tackle various issues, including the controversy over a potential troop deployment to the Strait of Hormuz. Lee arrived at Seoul Airport…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (103+ words) [Domestic]: The number of international students studying in South Korea has surpassed 500-thousand, marking a new annual record. Data from the Korea Tourism Organization released on Thursday showed that of the more than 18-point-nine million foreigners who visited the country…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (102+ words) [Politics]: President Lee Jae Myung attended a state dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday. Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a written press briefing that 17 senior figures from the South Korean government, business and cultural…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (104+ words) [Politics]: Sports organizations housed inside the handball gymnasium at Olympic Park in southern Seoul entered the venue with help from police on Tuesday. The move came 95 days after protesters began blocking access to the venue, which served as a vote-counting…...