“I agree with those calling for a ban on students going to teachers’ bungalows. We are going to write to schools to make sure that it doesn’t happen because in our code of conduct, in Section 3.7 (V), it is written that the students are not expected to be asked to engage in household chores,”
President Lee Jae Myung attends a meeting with his senior secretaries at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Thurday. Yonhap President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating rose to 40 percent for the first time since early September, a poll showed Friday. The survey, conducted by Gallup Korea from Tuesday through Thursday on 1,001…
A U.S. Navy jet lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa prefecture, Oct. 9. AFP-Yonhap The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said on Friday there are no changes to policies regarding entry restrictions on Chinese vehicles, following U.S. Forces Japan’s (USFJ) reported decision to ban vehicles made by Chinese electric car giant BYD from entering…
Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot this November, but the midterms could change the final two years of his presidency. From blocking legislation to launching investigations, here’s what’s at stake if control of Congress shifts. Al Jazeera’s Noor Wazwaz explains Published On 23 Oct 202623 Oct 2026 Share How the midterms could change Trump’s presidency…
The “Accra Reset” framework aims to channel capital into local pharmaceutical manufacturing and critical infrastructure
Kim Hong-chul, director general for defense policy at the Ministry of National Defense, speaks during a briefing held at the defense ministry, Seoul, Friday. Yonhap South Korea on Friday proposed to hold military talks with North Korea to prevent accidental clashes stemming from unclear border lines in the Military Demarcation Line (MDL). The proposal comes…
He also called on his fellow Ministers to strengthen regional electricity trade by encouraging ECOWAS member states to trade more energy among themselves
President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a pan-government meeting to discuss crime prevention efforts, Friday, at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul. Yonhap President Lee Jae Myung on Friday called for proactive efforts to prevent violent crimes to ensure a “supersafe” society following a series of violent crimes targeting random victims or family members. The president…
North Korean soldiers work on what appears to be a mission to construct tactical roads and fences near a border area, seen from South Korea’s western border island of Ganghwa, Thursday. Yonhap North Korea has planted an estimated 960,000 land mines along the inter-Korean border since 2024, according to multiple lawmakers Friday, a move seen…
High winds propelled the blaze across the army base in Wainwright, killing four soldiers and injuring dozens more. Published On 23 Oct 202623 Oct 2026 A fire that killed four soldiers at a western Canadian military base was sparked by an exercise using live grenades, a military official said. The deadly fire broke out on…
