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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 15:19

Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 20,000 ahead of lifting of indoor mask mandate

Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 20,000 ahead of lifting of indoor mask mandate

Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 on Sunday, just a day ahead of the country's planned lifting of a mask mandate for indoor places that has been in place for more than three years.

2023-01-29 11:07

S. Korea mistakenly fires machine gun near border with N. Korea

S. Korea mistakenly fires machine gun near border with N. Korea

A South Korean soldier has mistakenly fired a machine gun during training near the border with North Korea, and the military has immediately informed North Korea that the shooting was not intentional, military officials said Sunday.

2023-01-29 11:07

[INTERVIEW] Busan has potential to be world-class city, mayor says

INTERVIEWBusan has potential to be world-class city, mayor says

BUSAN ― Size can be a standard used to measure the global status of a city. But the mayor of Korea's second-largest city says size does not always matter, instead what is truly important is what's inside or how much potential a metropolis possesses.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-01-29 10:37

Korea's imports of wine up 3.8% in 2022

Korea's imports of wine up 3.8% in 2022

Korea's imports of wine rose 3.8 percent in 2022 from a year earlier, data showed Sunday, as more people enjoyed consuming alcoholic beverages at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2023-01-29 09:42

Opposition leader Lee claims innocence in corruption probe

Opposition leader Lee claims innocence in corruption probe

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung released a statement Saturday denying corruption allegations made against him over a property development project, after he appeared before prosecutors for questioning.

2023-01-28 09:48

Cambodian ministers highlight potential for growth, cooperation

Cambodian ministers highlight potential for growth, cooperation

The Korea-Cambodia free trade agreement (FTA) went into effect last December, marking a new phase in the relationship between the two countries. To promote the new FTA and raise awareness of opportunities in Cambodia, the Embassy of Cambodia in Korea organized a forum at a hotel in southern Seoul, Friday.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2023-01-28 09:00

Main opposition slams ruling party's push to keep NIS' authority to conduct anti-communist investigations

Main opposition slams ruling party's push to keep NIS' authority to conduct anti-communist investigations

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) on Friday slammed the ruling party's push to call off the envisioned transfer of the authority to conduct anti-espionage investigations related to North Korea from the spy agency to the police.

2023-01-27 17:53

Two Chinese warplanes entered KADIZ earlier this week: Korean military

Two Chinese warplanes entered KADIZ earlier this week: Korean military

Two Chinese fighter jets flew through the overlapping parts of the air defense identification zones of Korea and China earlier this week, prompting the military here to scramble its warplanes to the scene, officials here said Friday.

2023-01-27 17:13

First lady meets with female PPP lawmakers

First lady meets with female PPP lawmakers

First lady Kim Keon Hee met with a group of female lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Friday and discussed areas of mutual interest, including helping the socially vulnerable and women's political participation, multiple attendees said.

2023-01-27 17:12

Superintendent of Seoul Education Office gets suspended jail term

Superintendent of Seoul Education Office gets suspended jail term

Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon received a suspended prison term for abusing his power in the reinstatement of five teachers who had been fired.

Lee Yeon-woo | 2023-01-27 16:56

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