President Lee Jae Myung, second from right, and Prime Minister Han Seong-sook, center, are seen at a Cabinet meeting held at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap The prime minister’s office denied a news report Thursday that some government members have raised complaints that it is difficult for them to object to what the…
NewsFeed Footage shows some of the more than 200 Bolivian police and military officers patrolling its border with Brazil. A wave of violence linked to clashes between Brazilian criminal groups fighting to control drug routes has left at least nine dead. Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026 Click here to share on social media…
President Lee Jae Myung attends a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap President Lee Jae Myung was set to meet with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in healthcare. The meeting at Cheong Wa Dae comes as Tedros is visiting Seoul to…
Vehicles for export stand ready at Pyeongtaek Port in Gyeonggi Province, Sept. 16, 2025. Yonhap Korea’s leading exporters face a growing risk of missing third-quarter earnings expectations as a sharp appreciation of the won erodes the local-currency value of sales generated in dollars, market analysts said Friday. The currency shift has prompted brokerages to lower…
Helsinki recently joined regional peers in withdrawing from the UN Charter banning munitions as it eyes its eastern border. Published On 19 Oct 202619 Oct 2026 Finland is seeking to acquire one million anti-personnel mines. The plan to spend 100 million euros ($112 million) on the munitions comes after Helsinki and regional peers withdrew from a…
Unacceptable. That was the immediate reaction from US President Donald Trump to Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran says it’s still awaiting what it called a ‘definitive repsonse’ from Washington, through mediators. But Trump has said Iran needs a deal because, in his words, it’s losing badly. So, is his rejection of…
A promotional poster for the upcoming 2026 Seoul Petlympic animal welfare event, featuring dog illustrations and official dates at World Cup Park Peace Plaza / Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul is turning three weekends in October into a celebration of animals, bringing dog walks, canine sports competitions, live music and adoption events to parks…
