The government set this year’s budget for official development assistance (ODA) at a record high of 6.3 trillion won (US$4.7 billion) Thursday in line with efforts to take full responsibility and play a leading role as a global leader.
The decision w…
North Korea hopes for former President Donald Trump’s win in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election and will continue to raise tensions with Seoul and Washington until the election, a former German ambassador to Pyongyang said in a media contribution p…
Interior Minister Lee Sang-min renewed calls for trainee doctors to return to work Thursday as the government-set deadline is set to expire later in the day for their return from a walkout protesting the government’s medical school quota hike plan.
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A former veteran judge and a former prosecutor have been recommended as candidates for the head of the anti-corruption agency, a nomination committee said Thursday.
Oh Dong-woon, a former judge at the Seoul High Court, and Lee Myong-sun, who served a…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he will visit South Korea next month to attend the third session of the Summit for Democracy, a U.S.-led multilateral platform meant to promote solidarity among democracies.
Blinken confirmed the …
Police vowed Thursday to deal sternly with any illegal acts during large-scale rallies set to take place in Seoul over the weekend, including one by a doctors’ association to protest the government’s decision to increase the medical school enrollment …
