South Korean supernatural mystery thriller “Exhuma” has been invited to this year’s Berlin International Film Festival set to kick off next month, the film’s local distributor said Thursday.
The film starring Choi Min-sik will be shown at the Forum s…
South Korea’s foreign ministry on Thursday called on North Korea and Russia to respect U.N. Security Council resolutions amid growing concerns after Moscow expressed its intention to beef up ties with Pyongyang in “sensitive” areas.
On Wednesday, Nor…
What’s the raison d’être of the CIO?
Kim Jin-wook, the first head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), will retire this Saturday after finishing his three-year term. But he didn’t keep his promise to “turn the CIO
The top U.S. nuclear envoy for North Korea expressed deep concern Thursday over North Korea’s belligerent rhetoric against South Korea, saying it is increasing “unnecessary” tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Jung Pak, U.S. senior official for North K…
First Vice Science Minister Cho Seong-kyung embarked on a nine-day visit to the United States and Europe on Thursday to discuss international space cooperation ahead of the establishment of the South Korea’s independent aerospace agency, the science m…
Chip cluster plan
Yoon’s bold push for chips cluster faces hurdles, engineer shortage
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday announced a plan to form a massive semiconductor chip cluster in southern Gyeonggi Province, which is projected to draw combined …
The anti-corruption investigation office has raided the office of Marine Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. Kim Kye-hwan over an alleged influence-peddling case related to the death of a young Marine last year, multiple sources said Thursday.
The Corruption I…
Organizers of the upcoming Winter Youth Olympics in South Korea announced Thursday they will operate festival sites for interactive sports and cultural activities during the athletic competition.
The fourth Winter Youth Games will begin Friday with t…
The United States warned Wednesday against North Korea’s potential provision of additional military aid to Russia for use in Ukraine, as Pyongyang’s top diplomat visited Moscow this week in an apparent sign of deepening bilateral ties.
At the invitat…
An opposition lawmaker who attended an official ceremony with President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday was carried out by presidential security agents after what Yoon’s office described as shouting and pulling on the president’s hand.
Rep. Kang Sung-hee o…