President Lee Jae-myung’s first executive order after taking office was to establish an emergency economic response task force — a move seen as a swift step toward realizing his campaign pledge to revive livelihoods and boost the economy.
The Lee Jae Myung administration aims to reduce Korea’s workplace fatality rate to the average of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development to 0.29 per 10,000 workers by 2030 from the group's highest.
Seoul said it is continuing “active” negotiations with Washington to remove South Korea from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s sensitive countries list, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, as the list went into effect the same day.
Repeated misjudgments in appointments risk alienating public sentiment. Now is not the time for the Lee administration to grow overconfident. In moments of strength, humility is paramount.
Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung maintains over 50 percent support in hypothetical head-to-head races even if the conservative bloc unifies behind a single candidate.
As Seoul and Washington hold package deal negotiations linking tariffs and security, questions have resurfaced over the transfer of wartime operational control (Opcon), from the United States to South Korea.
Sokcho's new high-end resort, Cassia Sokcho, offers luxury accommodations with ocean views and wellness-focused amenities.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a two-year prison sentence against minor Rebuilding Korea Party chief Cho Kuk on charges of fabricating official documents and interfering in a state audit of a Busan city official.
Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said Tuesday that the Foreign Ministry is “currently assessing" unofficial reports that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is considering categorizing Korea as a “sensitive country.”
Should parking spaces be reserved only for cars? In a land-scarce Korea, a woman in Daejeon has drawn attention for sitting on a mat in her apartment complex parking lot, trimming chili peppers as drivers waited for a spot.
Lee Jae-myung, the new president from the liberal Democratic Party (DP) who takes office amid a six-month diplomatic vacuum, has pledged to uphold a doctrine of “pragmatic diplomacy.”
Preorders for postage stamps celebrating President Lee Jae Myung's 100th day in office sold out on the first day of sales, according to Korea Post said on Wednesday.
A woman in her 30s was arrested for allegedly starting multiple fires near Mount Chiak in Wonju, Gangwon.
Prosecutors indicted the man who set fire to a subway train on Seoul Subway Line 5 in May, putting the lives of over 160 passengers at risk, on charges of attempted murder and arson.
Cars remain in an outdoor parking lot at an apartment complex in Seoul Thursday morning as residents eschew driving in favor of public transport after overnight snowfall.
The presidential office quickly rejected Defense Minister nominee Ahn Gyu-back's remarks that wartime operational control (Opcon) should be transferred from the United States back to Korea within the Lee Jae Myung administration's term.
Korea’s won weakened past the 1,470 per dollar mark on Tuesday, extending losses and undoing gains from late-December government intervention, as investors positioned for further currency weakness amid dollar strength and geopolitical risks.
The presidential debate on May 23 featured intense personal attacks by the candidates, overshadowing discussions on key social issues like health care, taxes and energy policies.
The PPP's factional feud led to not just an election defeat but also to the impeachment of the president. It must depart with its deplorable past.
A series of multi-vehicle collisions occurred near the Namsangju Interchange on the Seosan–Yeongdeok Expressway in North Gyeongsang on Saturday morning, leaving five people dead.