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Sun, December 3, 2023 | 21:25

Navy's SM-2 missile successfully hits target in 1st domestic test

Navy's SM-2 missile successfully hits target in 1st domestic test

The Navy's SM-2 ship-to-air missile has successfully hit its target in the first live-fire exercise involving the weapon conducted in Korea, officials said Sunday.

2023-12-03 18:08

Liquid Arts Network offers book festival in Busan

Liquid Arts Network offers book festival in Busan

The Liquid Arts Network in Busan is hosting its Books & Authors Festival on the afternoon of Dec. 16.

2023-12-03 17:53

President appoints new spokesperson

President appoints new spokesperson

Kim, a former reporter for the Dong-A Ilbo newspaper, will succeed Lee Do-woon who was recently promoted to replace Kim Eun-hye as senior public relations secretary.

2023-12-03 17:03

Telemedicine services to be expanded on Dec. 15 despite safety concerns

Telemedicine services to be expanded on Dec. 15 despite safety concerns

The government is set to expand the eligibility for its telemedicine services, a non-face-to-face medical service option, starting Dec. 15, despite lingering concerns by medical professionals over the potential for misdiagnosis and proxy treatments.

2023-12-03 16:59

Space race heats up between two Koreas after Seoul launches spy satellite

Space race heats up between two Koreas after Seoul launches spy satellite

A space race is heating up between North and South Korea following Seoul's successful deployment of its first military reconnaissance satellite, Saturday, just over a week after Pyongyang's launch of its own satellite.

2023-12-03 16:47

Tensions rise as opposition demands special probe into first lady

Tensions rise as opposition demands special probe into first lady

Tension between the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is deepening as the latter is pushing for special counsel probes into issues unfavorable to the ruling party and the government, including a stock manipulation case allegedly involving first lady Kim Keon Hee.

2023-12-03 15:46

Korea vows to foster nuclear energy to achieve net zero

Korea vows to foster nuclear energy to achieve net zero

Korea on Saturday vowed to share its nuclear power technologies with the world to reach global carbon neutrality at an event in Dubai, under which 22 countries agreed to jointly spur the use of nuclear energy, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Sunday.

2023-12-03 15:09

Rep. Lee Sang-min quits Democratic Party of Korea

Rep. Lee Sang-min quits Democratic Party of Korea

A five-term lawmaker quit the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) on Sunday, claiming the DPK has become a personal party of leader Lee Jae-myung with pro-Lee extremist members exercising too much influence.

2023-12-03 14:41

No. of elementary school freshmen expected to drop below 400,000 next year

No. of elementary school freshmen expected to drop below 400,000 next year

The number of elementary school freshmen nationwide is expected to drop below the 400,000 mark next year for the first time amid Korea's record low birth rates.

2023-12-03 11:48

Korea, Japan to resume high-level economic talks

Korea, Japan to resume high-level economic talks

Korea and Japan are expected to resume high-level economic talks later this month after nearly eight years of suspension due to tensions over wartime sexual slavery and other rows, diplomatic sources said Sunday.

2023-12-03 11:01

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