SEOUL, The number of elementary, middle and high school teachers who took their own life over the past decade amounted to 144, a ruling party lawmaker said Wednesday, citing data from the Ministry of Education.The suicides occurred between 2014 and Au…
1906 — The Kyunghyang Shinmun local daily is founded.1950 — United Nations soldiers capture Pyongyang during their northward advance in the 1950-53 Korean War. The conflict erupted on June 25 of that year when the North’s military invaded the South….
SEOUL, A group of lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party (PPP) proposed Wednesday a resolution condemning Hamas’ attacks on civilians in its escalating war with Israel.The resolution, sponsored by 13 PPP lawmakers and one independent, defines ci…
SEOUL, South Korea’s land minister plans to visit Nigeria this week to seek closer bilateral economic cooperation in the fields of infrastructure and energy, his office said Wednesday.Land Minister Won Hee-ryong will pay a two-day visit to Nigeria sta…
SEOUL, Samsung Biologics Co., the biotech arm of South Korea’s Samsung Group, said Wednesday it will open a new biomedicine production facility in April 2025 as part of its plans to deal with rising contract manufacturing demand.The company has invest…
SEOUL, South Korean shipbuilding, oil refining and machinery conglomerate HD Hyundai said Wednesday it has signed a deal with German engineering giant Siemens to turn its shipyards into smart ones.The agreement, which was signed Tuesday in Seongnam, s…
