Gender equality minister Kim Hyun-sook met with one of the country’s outspoken victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery, where she pledged a review of state support to help resolve the issue.During the meeting on Wednesday, longtime activist Lee Yong-…
SEOUL– The chief nuclear envoys of South Korea and China had phone consultations Thursday on the Korean Peninsula issue, Seoul’s foreign ministry said amid speculation that a nuclear test by North Korea may be imminent.Kim Gunn, Seoul’s special repres…
The Bank of Korea assesses that chances of stagflation, a period of simultaneous stagnant economic growth and high inflation, are low. BOK Deputy Governor Park Jong-seok presented his views at a news briefing on Thursday, citing domestic economic condi…
A senior foreign ministry official says he believes the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework(IPEF) will contribute to the region’s economic recovery and prosperity.Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Yeo Seung-bae made the remark on Wednesday whe…
From as early as August, self-driving cabs will be available in parts of Seoul’s Gangnam District.The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday held a test-drive event for the cabs dubbed “Robo Ride.” During the ceremony, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and tra…
Businesses are suffering from the disruption in logistics as the general strike launched by unionized truckers entered its third day on Thursday.Members of the Cargo Truckers Solidarity, affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions(KCTU), c…
SEOUL– South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin will next week make his first visit to the United States since taking office, his ministry said Thursday.During his four-day trip from Sunday, he plans to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Was…
SEOUL– A ruling People Power Party (PPP) delegation led by Chairman Lee Jun-seok returned home Thursday from a weeklong trip to Ukraine, where they discussed cooperation and support for the country at war with Russia.Lee and PPP lawmakers traveled to …