Korea

Nuclear Consultative Group to hold first meeting on July 18

A bilateral consultative body created to bolster nuclear deterrence against threats from North Korea will hold its inaugural meeting in Seoul on July 18. The...

Gov’t of Korea receives more than 300 private academy complaints

More than 300 cases highlighting irregularities at private education businesses have been reported to the government in the past two weeks after President Yoon...

Japan’s Fukushima water release plan meets international standards, Korea says

Japan's plan to release treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant would meet international standards if carried out as planned, the government said. The...

2023 World Korean Business Convention: A milestone event for overseas Koreans

The opening of the 2023 World Korean Business Convention (WKBC), a festival and expo event for ethnic Koreans around the world, is just three...

Yoon might discuss Fukushima water with Kishida at next meeting

President Yoon Suk Yeol could raise the issue of Japan’s plan to release radioactive wastewater from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant with...

Ambassador for North’s human rights likely to be reappointed

Lee Shin-hwa, South Korea’s ambassador for international cooperation on North Korean human rights, will likely be reinstated for another year as the Yoon Suk...

Yoon pledges support for Korean science at home and abroad

President Yoon Suk Yeol stressed that the government must invest in "world-class" research and development and support building a "global network" of Korean scientists...

Korea, China hold first high-level meeting in months

Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Yong-sam met with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong in Beijing on Tuesday, marking the first high-level meeting between the...

Seoul mayor suggests immigration offers fix to low birthrates

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said he thinks a greater number of foreigners should be allowed to reside permanently in the capital, contingent upon the...

Korean companies keen on unique skills of foreign workers

“Companies hire foreigners because we are different and have new ideas,” said Nidhi Agrawal, an artist signed under Wave Entertainment. “If I tried to...