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Ambassadors and other dignitaries pose for a photo at the newly installed Malaysian bench along the ASEAN-Korea Olle Trail in Seogwipo on Jeju Island on Nov. 11. Seated from left: Spouse of the Malaysian ambassador Arfah Nadiah Ahmad, Malaysian Ambassador Mohd Zamruni bin Khalid, ASEAN-Korea Centre Secretary-General Kim Jae-shin and Jeju Vice Governor Kim Ae-sook. Standing from left: Vietnamese Minister-Counsellor to Korea Nguyen Thi Thai Binh, Myanmar Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Myo Myint Maung, Brunei Darussalam Ambassador Dk Nooriyah Pg Yussof, Cambodian Ambassador-designate Phonrattanak Khuon, Lao PDR Ambassador Songkane Luangmuninthone, Philippine Ambassador-designate Bernadette Therese C. Fernandez, Jeju Olle Foundation CEO Ahn Eun-joo, Singapore Ambassador Wong Kai Jiun and the spouse of the Vietnamese minister-counsellor. [ASEAN-KOREA CENTRE]

Walking the talk: Symbolic benches along Jeju hiking trail celebrate Asean friendship

Hikers setting out on the Jeju Olle Trail Route 8 will encounter 10 sculptural benches, each representing one of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states.

2025.11.13

A fire broke out aboard a large oil products tanker and a smaller cargo vessel in Yeosu, South Jeolla, on Aug. 16, leaving one dead and two injured. [KOREA COAST GUARD]

Fire on oil tanker and cargo vessel in Yeosu kills 1, injures 2

A fire broke out aboard a large oil products tanker and a smaller cargo vessel in Yeosu, South Jeolla, early Saturday morning, killing one person and injuring two foreign crew members.

2025.8.16

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Safety helmets and gloves are laid out at a construction site. [NEWS1]

Police criticized after closing case on foreign factory worker death without autopsy

A migrant worker in his 20s from Myanmar died suddenly after a night shift at a factory in Gimpo, Gyeonggi, earlier this month. Police have been criticized for closing the case without an autopsy.

2025.7.28

Smoke and flame rise from burning illegal narcotics during a destruction ceremony to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, June 26. [AP/YONHAP]

Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around $300 million

Nearly $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs were destroyed in Myanmar's major cities on Thursday to mark the annual International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, officials said.

2025.6.26

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears before media after a meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at Norway's government guest house in Oslo, on June 15, 2012. [AP/YONHAP]

Aung San Suu Kyi’s supporters strive to set world record to honor her 80th birthday

Thousands of supporters of Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her 80th birthday Thursday by attempting to set a world record for the most birthday greeting videos, while others protested against Myanmar's military government.

2025.6.19

Sokkoko Han, left, a foreign worker employed by a subcontractor at a major shipyard in Geoje, South Gyeongsang, and his colleague boil a chunk of pig’s trotter and cook rice for dinner in their two-room apartment on June 5. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Foreign workers in Korea's booming shipyards struggle with high remittances, debt obligations

In Geoje and Ulsan, where shipbuilding is booming again, local economies remain stagnant — and growing numbers of foreign workers are being blamed for not spending. But for many, it’s not that they won’t spend — it’s that they can’t.

2025.6.17

Sejong University campus [SEJONG UNIVERSITY]

Sejong University to offer support for students affected by Myanmar earthquake

Sejong University said on Monday that it will be providing financial support and counseling to students affected by the 4.5 magnitude quake that struck Myanmar and the surrounding area on June 10.

2025.6.16

These photos, provided by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, shows sailors, who escaped from a sinking vessel in the Indian Ocean on life rafts, being rescued by a South Korean vessel on June 11. [MINISTRY OF OCEANS AND FISHERIES]

Korean vessel rescues 23 foreign sailors aboard sinking ship in Indian Ocean

A Korean cargo ship has rescued all 23 foreign sailors aboard a sinking vessel in the Indian Ocean, Seoul's Oceans Ministry said Thursday.

2025.6.12

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on March 3. [AFP/YONHAP]

Trump bans nationals from 12 countries, citing security concerns

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning the nationals of 12 countries from entering the United States, saying the move was needed to protect against "foreign terrorists" and other security threats.

2025.6.5

Burmese students receiving full scholarships for the fall 2025 semester pose for a photo with Kyung Hee University officials on April 30. [KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY]

Kyung Hee University grants full scholarships to Burmese students after Myanmar quake

Kyung Hee University announced Thursday that it will offer full scholarships to seven Burmese students for the fall 2025 semester, following the earthquake that struck Myanmar in March.

2025.5.8