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PPP leaders gather outside Cheong Wa Dae to protest special counsel bill
Nov 9, 2026

PPP leaders gather outside Cheong Wa Dae to protest special counsel bill

Leaders of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) gathered outside Cheong Wa Dae on Monday to protest the recent passage of a bill calling for a special counsel investigation into alleged fabric...

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Justice minister nominee cautious on withdrawal of indictments against Lee
Nov 9, 2026

Justice minister nominee cautious on withdrawal of indictments against Lee

Justice Minister nominee Lee Yong-cheol on Monday expressed reservations about nullifying indictments against President Lee Jae Myung following last week's passage of a special counsel bill to investi...

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Second vice minister of foreign affairs discusses role of diplomacy at HUFS lecture
Nov 9, 2026

Second vice minister of foreign affairs discusses role of diplomacy at HUFS lecture

Kim Jin-a, second vice minister of foreign affairs, delivered a lecture on the changing international order and the challenges facing Korean diplomacy at the Seoul campus of Hankuk University of Forei...

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Germany's Henkel to open chip packaging materials R&D center in Seoul
Nov 9, 2026

Germany's Henkel to open chip packaging materials R&D center in Seoul

German adhesives and materials maker Henkel will set up a research center in Seoul to develop packaging materials for artificial intelligence (AI) chips and high-bandwidth memory (HBM), the Seoul Metr...

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Questions arise over constitutionality, conflict of interest in special counsel probe design
Nov 9, 2026

Questions arise over constitutionality, conflict of interest in special counsel probe design

A special counsel law passed by the National Assembly on Friday is drawing questions over conflicts of interest and whether its investigative powers are consistent with the government’s prosecution re...

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Seoul adds downtown crosswalks to free pedestrians from underground tunnels
Nov 9, 2026

Seoul adds downtown crosswalks to free pedestrians from underground tunnels

Navigating central Seoul on foot is getting easier as the city rolls out street-level crosswalks at major intersections, phasing out the labyrinth of underground passages and lengthy detours long forc...

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Police chief nominee defends attendance at Cabinet meetings
Nov 9, 2026

Police chief nominee defends attendance at Cabinet meetings

Kim Jong-chul, nominee for commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA), said Monday that the police chief's attendance at Cabinet meetings is necessary and would not compromise th...

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Busan to host world port cities summit next year following Dunkirk
Nov 9, 2026

Busan to host world port cities summit next year following Dunkirk

Busan will become the meeting point for port cities around the world next year, taking over from the French city of Dunkirk as host of a major international conference focused on the future of urban w...

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Korea inspects coastal farms to protect migrant fishing workers
Nov 9, 2026

Korea inspects coastal farms to protect migrant fishing workers

Korea has launched a comprehensive three-week inspection campaign targeting coastal fishing households that employ foreign seasonal workers, seeking to root out labor abuses and improve living standar...

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Seoul Station Plaza designated as no-drinking zone
Nov 9, 2026

Seoul Station Plaza designated as no-drinking zone

Seoul Station Plaza has been designated as a no-drinking zone starting Monday, officials said, amid concerns and complaints over homeless people drinking and causing discomfort to passersby. Seoul's J...

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