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Korea cannot immediately ratify optional protocol to UN anti-torture convention: ministry

Korea cannot immediately ratify the Optional Protocol to the U.N. Convention Against Torture because it may conflict with domestic law, the justice ministry said Friday.

Jul 12, 2024By Yonhap
Korea cannot immediately ratify optional protocol to UN anti-torture convention: ministry

Jeju launches tourist complaint center to address service issues

The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province will launch a tourist complaint reporting center on Monday, aiming to improve service standards and address the recent decline in the number of visitors to Korea’s southernmost resort island, officials said Friday.

Jul 12, 2024By Jung Da-hyun
Jeju launches tourist complaint center to address service issues

Korea urges Japan to drop its repeated claim to Dokdo in defense white paper

Korea strongly protested Friday after Japan restated its territorial claims to Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo as the foreign and defense ministries called in senior officials at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to lodge a complaint.

Jul 12, 2024By Yonhap
Korea urges Japan to drop its repeated claim to Dokdo in defense white paper

PM calls for 'excessive' readiness against natural disasters

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo called Friday for preparing against summer season natural disasters "to the point it seems excessive."

Jul 12, 2024By Yonhap
PM calls for 'excessive' readiness against natural disasters

UNESCO field inspection under way at geopark on Korea's southeastern coast

An on-site assessment to review the possible designation of a geopark on the country's southeastern coast as a UNESCO global geopark is under way, officials said Thursday.

Jul 11, 2024By Yonhap
UNESCO field inspection under way at geopark on Korea's southeastern coast

Seoul mayor to reconsider 100-meter flagpole at Gwanghwamun Square amid growing criticism

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will reconsider its plan to set up a 100-meter-tall flagpoleat Gwanghwamun Square, amid growing public opposition, the mayor said Thursday.

Jul 11, 2024By Jung Da-hyun
Seoul mayor to reconsider 100-meter flagpole at Gwanghwamun Square amid growing criticism

Population over age 65 surpasses 10 million

The population aged 65 or older has surpassed 10 million, accounting for 19.5 percent of the total officially registered population, the interior ministry said Thursday.

Jul 11, 2024By Yonhap
Population over age 65 surpasses 10 million

No. of foreigners entering Korea for job hits 2nd largest ever in 2023

The number of foreigners who came to Korea to get a job rose more than 25 percent on-year in 2023 to reach the second-largest figure ever, data showed Thursday.

Jul 11, 2024By Yonhap
No. of foreigners entering Korea for job hits 2nd largest ever in 2023

North Korea escapee sheds light on Kim regime's human rights abuses ahead of North Korean Defectors' Day

Lee So-yeon, a North Korean defector who features in the documentary "Beyond Utopia," has shed light on the human rights abuses occurring in North Korea under the Kim regime, which coincides with the inaugural North Korean Defectors' Day in South Korea.

Jul 11, 2024By Jung Da-hyun
North Korea escapee sheds light on Kim regime's human rights abuses ahead of North Korean Defectors' Day
  • Seoul celebrates first North Korean Defectors' Day with week of events

Thai woman on trip to Korea saves 5 lives through organ donation

A 35-year-old Thai beautician who traveled to Korea fell into a coma and suffered brain death. The Thai national saved five lives after her family gave consent for her organs to be donated.

Jul 11, 2024By KTimes
Thai woman on trip to Korea saves 5 lives through organ donation
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