January 4, 2024

Research budget for science, technology cut by 12 pct this year

The science ministry’s budget for research and development projects was cut by 12 percent on-year this year, but the ministry aims to expand spending on new technologies, officials said Thursday.

The Ministry of Science and ICT said it will spend a …

N. Korea removes sections on unification from propaganda outlets

North Korea appears to have removed sections providing information on unification from its propaganda media outlets, their websites showed Thursday, just days after leader Kim Jong-un said there is no point in seeking reconciliation and unification w…

S. Korea reports additional avian influenza case

The government on Thursday confirmed an additional highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) case at a duck farm, the latest in a series of infections nationwide.

A highly pathogenic H5N AI strain was found at the farm in the southwestern county of Mua…