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Thu, September 28, 2023 | 11:21

Ex-President Park visits traditional market in Daegu in rare public appearance

Ex-President Park visits traditional market in Daegu in rare public appearance

Former President Park Geun-hye made a rare public appearance Monday as she visited a traditional market in the southeastern city of Daegu ahead of the autumn harvest holiday of Chuseok.

2023-09-25 15:36

Parliamentary committee passes resolution denouncing Japan's controversial textbooks

Parliamentary committee passes resolution denouncing Japan's controversial textbooks

The parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee on Monday passed a resolution denouncing Japan for laying claims to Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo and approving school textbooks containing such claims.

2023-09-25 15:36

Serial killer transferred to detention center in Seoul equipped with execution chamber

Serial killer transferred to detention center in Seoul equipped with execution chamber

A death row inmate serving time in prison for the serial killings of 21 people has recently been transferred to a detention center in Seoul equipped with execution facilities, judicial officials said Monday.

2023-09-25 14:27

Supreme Court shifts to acting leadership for 1st time in 30 years

Supreme Court shifts to acting leadership for 1st time in 30 years

The Supreme Court will be led by an acting chief justice for the first time in three decades, as the parliamentary confirmation of Chief Justice nominee Lee Gyun-ryong has been delayed after the retirement of Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su.

2023-09-25 14:20

Yoon gets nosebleed from apparent overwork during Cabinet meeting

Yoon gets nosebleed from apparent overwork during Cabinet meeting

President Yoon Suk Yeol bled from the nose while leading a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office on Monday, a government official said, attributing it to his intense schedule during and after his trip to New York last week.

2023-09-25 14:10

Over half of Koreans want continuous strengthening of alliance with US: poll

Over half of Koreans want continuous strengthening of alliance with US: poll

More than half of Koreans are of the opinion that the nation's alliance with the United States should continue to be strengthened, a poll showed Monday.

2023-09-25 11:15

S. Korea, US stage joint naval drills in East Sea amid NK threats

S. Korea, US stage joint naval drills in East Sea amid NK threats

South Korea and the United States kicked off a combined naval exercise in the East Sea on Monday to reinforce readiness against growing military threats from North Korea, the Navy said.

2023-09-25 11:11

Deoksu Palace's reconstructed Dondeokjeon hall to open to public

Deoksu Palace's reconstructed Dondeokjeon hall to open to public

Dondeokjeon, a historic Western-style building in Seoul's Deoksu Palace used as a royal guesthouse during the 1897-1910 Korean Empire, will open to the public Tuesday after being reconstructed in its original form, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said.

2023-09-25 11:08

Korea, China, Japan to hold talks this week to discuss three-way summit

Korea, China, Japan to hold talks this week to discuss three-way summit

Korea, China and Japan are set to hold a series of meetings in Seoul on Monday to discuss resuming the long-stalled summit of their leaders.

2023-09-25 09:42

SM founder Lee Soo-man to join tree-planting project in LA

SM founder Lee Soo-man to join tree-planting project in LA

The founder and former chief producer of SM Entertainment, Lee Soo-man, is stepping up his environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities with a tree-planting project in Los Angeles.

2023-09-25 09:19

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