Former first lady Kim Keon Hee leaves the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul, Aug. 12, 2025, after attending a hearing to determine the validity of her arrest warrant. Korea Times photo by Ko Young-kwon A special counsel team said Thursday it has filed for a new arrest warrant for jailed former first lady…
Would you break one of sport’s biggest boycotts for life-changing money? In the 1980s, some West Indies cricketers toured apartheid South Africa, sparking outrage. Al Jazeera’s Samantha Johnson explores the money, morals and consequences behind the controversial tours. Published On 15 Oct 202615 Oct 2026 Share The Rebel Tours: Money or morals? on social media…
President Lee Jae Myung, right, shakes hands with Evan G. Greenberg, chair of the U.S.-Korea Business Council, before their meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called on a U.S. business council to actively explore new investment and business opportunities in Korea for mutually complementary cooperation between…
The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, has reportedly given financial clearance for the commencement of major construction works on the Samenya–New Town road in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region, alongside the rehabilitation of the Ankobra Bridge.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives a speech during the U.N. General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters New York, Sept. 23. UPI-Yonhap South Korea will continue supporting Ukraine “as a responsible member of the international community” despite a diplomatic dispute over the disclosure of two North Korean prisoners of war being repatriated to the South, a…
Burkina Faso has suspended beauty pageants nationwide, pivoting toward female empowerment with HAKILI Mousso, a new national science competition.
The Liaison Officer for Contracta, construction firm for the stalled Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Mother and Baby Unit, Emmanuel Danso, has expressed worry persistent non-payment to the contractor.
Visitos look around booths at the 8th International Student Future Higher Education Korea 2026 Fall on Sejong University’s campus in Seoul, Oct. 1. Courtesy of Sejong University Sejong University hosted an international higher education forum at its Seoul campus on Oct. 1 to discuss ways to improve education for international students and support their career…
Published On 15 Oct 202615 Oct 2026 The opening of a long-delayed bridge linking China and North Korea underscores the deepening ties between the two neighbours as Pyongyang courts both Beijing and Moscow to ease its economic isolation. China’s official Xinhua news agency said a launch ceremony was held on Thursday for the New Yalu…
Daron Acemoglu LONDON — Following repeated security debacles at OpenAI and Anthropic—both of which have developed agents that ended up hacking external systems — artificial intelligence (AI) safety researchers within both firms have either announced their resignations or (finally!) conceded that the breathless race to advance the “frontier” is irresponsible. In response to negative media…
