Gov’t to ease hurdles to speed up housing supply: finance minister
Korea will prioritize policies to speed up housing supply and address volatility in the property market while tackling speculative trading, the finance minister said Friday....
Author : Claire R. Peck
Korea, US to launch talks on security initiatives from summit agreements next week
Korea and the United States will launch formal negotiations next week to implement security agreements reached between their leaders, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday. A...
House draft of 2027 defense bill backs maintaining USFK troop levels
WASHINGTON — A House draft of a U.S. defense policy bill for fiscal year 2027 contains language tightening restrictions on the use of funds to...
Unification minister to be probed over alleged leak of N. Korean nuclear info
Unification Minister Chung Dong-young will face a prosecution investigation over allegations that he leaked classified information related to North Korea’s nuclear facilities. The Seoul Southern...
Korean activists claim sexual abuse by Israeli soldiers during detention
Three activists who were detained and then released during a humanitarian mission to the Gaza Strip this month claimed Thursday they were sexually and physically...
USFK says S. Korea-US alliance remains committed to ‘conditions-based’ OPCON transfer
WASHINGTON — The South Korea-U.S. alliance remains committed to a “conditions-based” transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to Seoul from Washington, a U.S. Forces Korea...
US vows to prevent any Ebola cases from entering the country
WASHINGTON — The United States said on Wednesday it must prevent any cases of Ebola from entering the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
Indonesian group tourists to be offered temporary visa-free entry to Korea
A temporary visa waiver program for Indonesian group tourists visiting Korea will begin this week, officials said Wednesday. Under the program, Indonesian tour groups of...
Budget ministry vows proactive support for AI industry
Korea’s budget ministry said Wednesday the government will take proactive steps to support domestic artificial intelligence (AI) companies as part of a broader effort to...
Prosecution launches team to probe deadly Seoul overpass collapse
The prosecution said Wednesday it will launch a team to investigate the collapse of an overpass in Seoul that killed three people and injured three...