January 4, 2024

Collection of penalties from late ex-President Chun completed

The government has virtually completed its collection of criminal penalties levied on late former President Chun Doo-hwan decades ago over bribery proceeds as a court trial over his last seizable asset ended recently, judicial officials said Thursday…

New Russian ambassador to S. Korea starts post

Russian Ambassador to South Korea Georgy Zinoviev arrived in Seoul on Thursday to take up his position as the new top envoy, diplomatic sources said.

Zinoviev is replacing his predecessor, Andrey Kulik, who served as the ambassador to Seoul from Aug…

Korean Air unveils in-flight safety video featuring virtual humans

Korean Air Co., South Korea’s leading air carrier, on Thursday unveiled the company’s latest in-flight safety video featuring computer-generated virtual human characters.

Produced by Metaverse Entertainment Inc., a unit of South Korean game company …

Proportion of single-person households jumps to 42 pct last year

The number of single-person households increased further last year to account for a record high of 42 percent of all households, data from the interior ministry showed Thursday.

According to the resident registration data from the ministry, the tota…