Choi Kil-su, the new presidential special inspector, speaks to the press at his office in central Seoul, Monday. Yonhap The new presidential special inspector, Choi Kil-su, on Monday pledged to uphold political neutrality and professional independence as he began his duties inspecting irregularities involving the president’s spouse and close relatives. Choi made the remarks to…
Nayeon of TWICE / Courtesy of JYP Entertainment Na-yeon of K-pop girl group TWICE will release her new solo project, “NA-sty,” on Nov. 20, marking her first solo comeback in about two years and five months. JYP Entertainment announced the release Monday through the group’s official social media channels, unveiling a logo animation featuring angelic…
Images from the violent unrest in France have travelled around the world. Smashed shop windows, destroyed property, acts of looting and raging fires have rightly caused outrage and condemnation. There is no single explanation of the motives of the perpetrators. There are certainly opportunistic “criminal elements” who take advantage of such situations. But there is…
POSCO’s steel plant in Pohang, 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul / Yonhap Unionized workers at South Korean steelmaker POSCO will launch an “indefinite” strike next week unless the company makes an acceptable offer in wage negotiations, the union said Monday. The warning came after wage talks between POSCO and the union broke down over the…
U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet combat aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps prepare for takeoff during the Freedom Flag combined air exercise with the Korean Air Force, at an air base in the southwestern city of Gwangju, about 270 kilometers south of Seoul, April 23. Courtesy of the Korean Air Force Korea and the United…
Brazil’s right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has called for the presidential election result to be ‘annulled’ after losing to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He called the circumstances ‘unprecedented’ after voting was extended by two hours. Published On 26 Oct 202626 Oct 2026 Share Bolsonaro calls for Brazil election result to be annulled on social…
Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol speaks during a foundation ceremony celebrating the launch of Korea-U.S. Strategic Corporation held in Sejong, June 18. Courtesy of Ministry of Finance and Economy Global credit rating agencies have assigned ratings in line with Korea’s sovereign ratings to the state-run company tasked with implementing Seoul’s $350 billion investment pledge to the…
The U.N. Memorial Cemetery in the southeastern city of Busan is seen in this 2015 photo / Yonhap The remains of a late French veteran who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War will be laid to rest at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery this week, in line with his wish to be buried in Korea, the…
Special counsel Lee Tae-han arrives at the Serious Crime Investigation Agency in central Seoul, Friday. Yonhap A special counsel team said Monday it plans to examine about 2.5 million ballots at a vote counting center this week as part of its probe into ballot shortages during the June 3 local elections. Special counsel Lee Tae-han’s…
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth non-consecutive term after defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in the run-off election. Bolsonaro called for the vote to be annulled over an ‘unacceptable’ two-hour extension of voting time granted by the Brazilian Supreme Court. Flavio Bolsonaro speaks after the results of the presidential election…
