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School-age suicides rise 65 percent in 5 years
The number of suicides among Korean schoolchildren reached its highest level on record in 2025, up 65 percent…
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Education authorities seek relief for applicants after university application system error
The Ministry of Education and Korean Council for University Education are offering relief to applicants who we…
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Honam seen as key test for Korea’s regional AI-industrial strategy: ministry official
South Korea plans to invest in Honam AI infrastructure to create a new industrial growth axis outside the Seou…
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Seoul aims to unveil first US investment project this week
South Korea could announce its first project as part of a $200 billion US strategic investment program as earl…
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KB taps Lee Jae-keun in surprise succession as growth challenges mount
KB Financial Group's choice of Lee Jae-keun as its next chairman nominee marks an unexpected break from contin…
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Korea wins six-year arbitration battle against Chinese investor
South Korea has defeated a Chinese investor Fengzhen Min's final bid to revive claims for at least 264.1 billi…
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Deputy PM says time is ripe for paradigm shift in housing tax scheme
Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol, who also serves as minister of finance and economy, stressed the need to…
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PM says public consensus needed to turn Yongsan Park into residential complex
Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Friday that developing the former site of Yongsan Garrison, which was occup…
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PM says youth unemployment driven by AI, companies' tendency to hire skilled workers
Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Friday that the advent of artificial intelligence technology and companies'…
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Seoul readies for first Korea-Central Asia Summit
The first Korea-Central Asia Summit will be held in Seoul on Wednesday, with separate one-on-one summit meetin…
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Hanwha Aerospace inks 640 bln-won deal to export 18 Chunmoo rocket launchers to Croatia
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a South Korean defense firm, signed a deal on Thursday to export 18 Chunmoo multiple lau…
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FM Cho seeks Ugandan support for Korean nuclear, AI push
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with Crispus Walter Kiyonga, Uganda's second deputy prime minister, on September…
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Trump wants to make this midterm year 'special' to avoid losing Republican control of Congress
President Donald Trump spoke at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, urging voters to protect t…
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International student gets 18 months for creating 1,100 deepfakes of colleagues
A Chinese international student in South Korea was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday for creating mor…
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SK chairman to accept 700 bln won in divorce settlement, dispute rest at top court
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will accept 700 billion won ($523.9 million) of the 944 billion-won property di…
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UNC commander visits MDL alongside Seoul's military chief
South Korea's top military officer and Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of the United Nations Command, visited t…
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Samsung chief Lee to buy W1.94tr stake from his mother
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong plans to buy 7.19 million shares in the chipmaker from his mother, H…
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US pressing Seoul to expand investment beyond promised $350 bln: lawmaker
The United States is pressuring South Korea to commit to more than the $350 billion it initially agreed to inv…
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S. Korea sends investigators to Hormuz
South Korea has dispatched an investigation team to assess the situation in the conflict-stricken Strait of Ho…
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Science ministry to inject $3.49 bl for AI model
South Korea's science ministry plans to invest 4.7 trillion won ($3.49 billion) for a project to develop a hom…
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Hanwha Ocean clinches $505 million frigate project from Thai Navy
Hanwha Ocean Co., a South Korean shipbuilder, has won a 680 billion-won ($505.17 million) contract to build on…
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[Key Points] Seoul urges renewed US-North Korea talks backed by strong deterrence
Seoul has strongly urged the resumption of talks between the US and North Korea, emphasizing that strong milit…
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S. Korea, Czech Republic discuss defense cooperation
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back met with his Czech counterpart, Jaromir Zuna, on September 8, 2026, during the S…
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Hyosung bets on AI power boom with US grid expansion
Hyosung Heavy Industries is expanding its US power infrastructure business as demand from AI and data centers…
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Musinsa takes first step toward IPO
South Korean fashion platform Musinsa has applied for preliminary review to list on the main Kospi market, tak…
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Woman in her 60s found dead in cafe freezer in Paju
A woman in her 60s who had been reported missing was found dead inside a 30-square-meter, container-like freez…
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Prosecutors seek 27-year term for JMS leader in sex crime case involving 16 followers
Prosecutors on Monday sought a 27-year prison term for Jeong Myeong-seok, the 81-year-old leader of the religi…
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The loophole that led to Korea’s foreigner pension controversy
A loophole in Korea's foreigner pension system has sparked controversy recently. Reports have emerged that for…
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Japanese minister to skip Seoul Defense Dialogue
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will skip next week's Seoul Defense Dialogue, officials and media r…
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Seoul stocks rise for 2nd session on export strength, easing Fed rate concerns
South Korean stocks rose for a second consecutive session Friday to finish nearly 2 percent higher, as the cou…
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S. Korea says respects 'One China' policy amid Taiwan Pavilion dispute
The South Korean foreign ministry reaffirmed its basic stance of respecting the "One China" policy amid contro…
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Lee meets Hyundai Motor chief for possible investment talks
President Lee Jae Myung has met Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung in a closed-door meeting, sou…
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Nearly 40 mln Tving accounts compromised in massive data breach: probe
Nearly 40 million user accounts of South Korean streaming platform Tving were compromised in a massive data br…
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Korean ground search team reaches Nepal base camp
A South Korean Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) deployed to flood-hit Nepal moved to its search base camp in Battar…
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Ex-senior police official indicted over alleged obstruction of Gwangju murder probe
A former head of the National Office of Investigation under the National Police Agency was indicted Wednesday…
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Lee pledges to build on Trump opening for US-N. Korea dialogue
President Lee Jae Myung pledged Wednesday to create conditions for renewed US-North Korea dialogue, as he seek…
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S. Korea sees surge in suicide-encouraging content, most posts aren't deleted: report
In South Korea, over 600,000 reports of online content that could encourage or facilitate suicide were filed i…
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Education Ministry to correct Korean flag error in school textbook following backlash
South Korea’s Education Ministry has ordered the correction of a middle school textbook that depicts the Taege…
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Two tankers carrying Saudi oil attacked in Strait of Hormuz
Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other while tran…