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South Korea’s presidential National Security Office convened an emergency cybersecurity meeting on Thursday to coordinate a response to a critical vulnerability in PHP, a programming language widely used to power websites around the world. The meeting, chaired by Song Ki-ho, the third deputy director of the National…
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- World No. 3 Ryu Hae-ran put herself in early contenti...
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science ministry on Thursday raised the...
Underlying inflation rate considered to have reached the 2% target
Semiconductor designer pushes into advanced tech as it expands beyond US and China
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares plunged more than 3 percent Thurs...
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday rejected China’s claim that it had approved the latest Philippine resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, stressing that Manila does not need Beijing’s permission to carry out military operations in the Wes…
‘Let the good aspects prevail over bad ones. Otherwise we may easily fall into the situation of countermeasures and retaliation,’ China’s envoy says. Yet his taunts seem to be sending a different message altogether.
The Iranian national anthem was played for athletes from Taiwan and Mongolia, prompting Nagoya's mayor to apologise.
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to send a letter to the president o...
German companies are turning to South Korea as a strategic base for manufacturing and innovation, as the two countries leverage their industrial strengths and businesses diversify supply chains amid growing geopolitical uncertainty, according to the head of the Korea-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Marie An…
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Thurs...
South Korea said Thursday it will formally raise North Korea's alleged violation of the Korean War Armistice Agreement with the United Nations Security Council, as Pyongyang stepped up its threats against Seoul over escalating military tensions along the inter-Korean border. Seoul's Foreign Ministry said South Korea…
Major insurer expands alternatives beyond property and private debt
Trump’s erratic White House, Putin’s aggression, China’s mercantilism, globe-affecting wars, rising debt levels and skyrocketing costs of living – it’s one toxic global cocktail.
After a decade in limbo, South Korea's long-dormant presidential watchdog is poised for a revival under the Lee Jae Myung administration, bringing back a key check on presidential power. The independent inspector general is tasked with investigating suspected misconduct involving the president's spouse, relatives wi…
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Combined vehicle sales by South Korea's leading autom...
Puerto Princesa City — The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of the Palawan provincial government warned the public on Thursday about another Long March 8 rocket the People’s Republic of China is set to launch on Sunday, October 25. The launch is scheduled between 9:42 a.m. and 10:43 a.m., after which ro…
Eight of South Korea’s 16 provincial-level regions have no dedicated Korean-language classes for high school students from migrant backgrounds, despite the number of students more than doubling over the past four years. Some 15,877 of the country’s 37,660 migrant-background high school students, or 42.2 percent, att…
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's semiconductor export boom, driven by gl...
Australia and East Timor signed a defence deal on Thursday to boost cyber and maritime security as Canberra seeks to curb China’s influence among its island neighbours. Australia is East Timor’s largest defence and security partner and the agreement will significantly increase defence exercises, Defence Minister Ric…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister stepped up her verbal offensive against Seoul on Thursday, threatening to resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts and telling a senior South Korean presidential adviser to "shut his mouth." The unusually aggressive campaign by Kim Yo-jong, department director of the Central …
The Bank of Korea held its key interest rate at 3 percent Thursday, pausing after two consecutive hikes but keeping the door open to further tightening as stronger-than-expected growth and persistent inflation complicate its policy outlook. The Monetary Policy Board unanimously voted to leave the rate unchanged afte…
China’s development of specialized naval auxiliaries designed to transport, launch and recover submarine-sized uncrewed vessels signals an assertive push to project autonomous undersea power beyond the First Island Chain and systematically challenge US submarine dominance in the Western Pacific. This month, multiple…
China has taken a major step in spearheading the standardisation of brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies, as it now chairs the secretariat of a subcommittee jointly overseen by two key international organisations and lists the technology applications as a national development priority. The China-led subcommit…
Giada Ripa’s ambitious project combines archive photography from the 1860s, a modern dominatrix – and the story of a relative who became a muse to 19th-century artists and intellectuals Continue reading...
South Korean wheelchair fencer Cho Eun-hye won the women's individual epee B title by a single point Tuesday, earning the country's first fencing gold medal since the Asian Para Games began in 2010. Cho, 41, captain and oldest member of the South Korean women's fencing team, defeated Thailand's Saysunee Jana 15-14 i…
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to send a letter to the president o...
Uzbekistan and South Korea called for more educational and local exchanges on Wednesday, highlighting the role of students and communities in Uzbek-Korean ties. Speaking at a reception marking Uzbekistan’s Independence Day in Seoul, Uzbek Ambassador Alisher Abdusalomov said more than 107,000 Uzbek citizens live and …
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's science ministry on Thursday raised the...
Married homemakers and young adults without income could gain access to South Korea’s pension system under a proposal from the National Pension Service. In a report to the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee for its annual audit, the NPS proposed bringing these groups into the system as local subscriber…
Autumn is the season for reading. Something about the cooler air, clear skies and longer evenings makes it an easy time to settle in with a book. Across the country, a handful of unique reading spaces offer a little more than the usual library or cafe might. These three pair books with a lotus pond view, an entire c…
Zuellig Pharma Korea said Thursday it had expanded its cold chain facilities at its hub in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, as demand for refrigerated medicines rises, particularly during the flu vaccine season. According to the global healthcare logistics provider, the expansion bolstered the Anseong facility's total st…
Blockchain could let money move as easily as email, but Korea still has legal groundwork to lay before stablecoins and tokenized securities go mainstream, experts said Wednesday. The experts shared their views at a forum on the future of digital payments, hosted by Herald Media Group at the Ambassador Seoul Pullman …
Tensions on display at meeting in Australia over China's growing Antarctic ambitions
Controversy surrounding South Korea’s national soccer team has continued to grow after a lawmaker claimed some players refer to captain Son Heung-min as “No. 7” or “that person” rather than by name, suggesting tensions within the squad may run deeper than previously thought. During a parliamentary audit by the Natio…
Rwanda is a strong market for the South Korean IT industry to seek expansion across the African continent, Yves Iradukunda, Rwanda's minister of state for ICT and innovation, said Wednesday. “We think Rwanda is a good entry point for Korean companies,” he said. “The goal is for those companies to expand into other A…
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea (CBCK) anno...
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Thursday called on North ...
The 2026 O-NE Superrace Championship, South Korea's premier motorsports series sponsored by CJ Logistics, will hold its final races of the season this weekend. Rounds 7 and 8 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing 6000 class, the championship's top category, will be held Oct. 24-25 at Everland Speedway in Yongin, Gyeonggi Provi…
Taiwan has complained that Beijing is using various underhanded methods to go after Taiwanese who the Chinese government views as separatists or are otherwise politically suspect
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Thursday ruled against Young Poong C...
Police in Sarawak have detained a 16-year-old student following a classroom assault, amid growing concern over violent internet broadcasts.
One of Australia’s biggest mining companies warns deadlocked price talks with Beijing over iron ore prices may force production cuts by the year’s end.
China denied the United States an eighth consecutive women’s team title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Wednesday to win their first gold medal in 20 years. The quartet of Du Siyu, Ke Qinqin, Qiu Qiyuan and Zhang Qingying combined to score 165.764 points, just ahead of the United States and Japan, …
Pyongyang plans to resume broadcasting anti-South Korea propaganda along the armed border.
The two Koreas appear to be coming closer to an armed clash along their poorly marked military dividing line after a series of increasingly hostile warnings from the North, observers say. Back-to-back statements on Wednesday and Thursday by Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, appear …
Chinese scientists have developed a 100-channel single-photon detector, a breakthrough promising to pave the way for broadband quantum networks. State-of-the-art single-photon detectors – essential components underpinning photonic quantum technologies – could previously support a maximum of 32 detection channels for…
Bukangi the shark became an unlikely sensation after it was spotted in a canal in Busan weeks ago.
