Remarks by Unification Minister Chung Dong-young that divulged the existence of a hitherto unknown North Korean uranium enrichment site were based on publicly available information, according to the South Korean Ministry of Unification on Sunday.
Despite Lee’s blueprint to transform Sejong into the new hub of state governance, the city needs better connectivity with other regions to fully function as the center of Korean state affairs, experts say.
Gangwon saw a 20 percent on-year increase in overseas tourists in 2024, the provincial government said in a press release Wednesday.
President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged full support for the “rapid development” of North Jeolla as it gained the status of a special self-governing province on Thursday.
A drone soccer match, using rules and technology developed in Jeonju, North Jeolla, was demonstrated at CES 2024 in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
An investor relations event hosted by the province of Gangwon was held at its community hall located in Mapo District, western Seoul on Tuesday. Around 100 people including Gangwon Governor Kim Jin-tae attended the event.
North Korea is likely to ramp up production of munitions after shipping thousands of containers full of suspected artillery ammunition and weapons to Russia, according to an expert interviewed by the JoongAng Ilbo.
Frequent ship movements captured by satellite photos of a port in North Korea this past month suggest an increase in shipments from the North to Russia that the U.S. government says contain weapons deliveries.
Officials from local governments and related agencies traveled abroad 99 times, including for cruise trips, over the past eight years purportedly to prepare for the ongoing 25th World Scout Jamboree.
President Yoon Suk Yeol attended a ceremony on Friday marking Gangwon's new status as a special self-governing province, which he said would empower the region to cut red tape and develop its local industries.
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