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Braised chicken and craft soju: President Lee to give Prime Minister Takaichi a hometown welcome for Korea-Japan summit
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (211+ words) Korean President Lee Jae Myung, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi play drums together after their summit in Nara, Japan, on Jan. 13. [AP/YONHAP] Korean President Lee Jae Myung, center, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, are escorted…...
Korean foreign minister urges Iranian counterpart to clarify ship attack facts
44+ min ago (157+ words) Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, right, meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York on Sept. 26, 2025. [MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS] Korean foreign minister urges Iranian counterpart to clarify ship attack facts Braised chicken and craft soju: President Lee…...
Body of hiker who went missing in April found below peak on Mount Bukhan
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (131+ words) CCTV footage of a woman surnamed Kim on April 16, a day before she went missing [YONHAP] Gangnam Station murder memorial Body of hiker who went missing in April found below peak on Mount Bukhan Driver under investigation for allegedly crashing…...
Blue House national security chief optimistic about agreement with U. S. on Opcon transfer timing
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (160+ words) National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac speaks at an event at the Seoul Press Center in Jung District, central Seoul, on May 13. [YONHAP] Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of United States Forces Korea, responds to lawmakers" questions during a U. S. Senate Armed Services…...
Driver under investigation for allegedly crashing car through glass wall, into indoor swimming pool
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (187+ words) A car lies overturned and submerged in a swimming pool after crashing through a glass wall at the Hanam sports center in Miryang, South Gyeongsang, on May 16. [GYEONGSANGNAM-DO FIRE DEPARTMENT] Security footage shows a car falling into an indoor swimming…...
Transport Ministry to launch audit into Seoul gov't after construction defect was found at GTX platform
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (139+ words) An underground site at Samseong Station, where rebars were omitted, in southern Seoul on May 17 [NEWS1] A construction plan to reinforce supporting columns at the Great Train Express-A platform in Samseong Station in southern Seoul [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT] Man dies of…...
Korea's party chiefs to receive early police protection after alleged plot to assassinate DP leader
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (107+ words) Democratic Party leader Jeong Cheong-rae, right, and rival People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok attend a lantern lighting ceremony on the lawn outside the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on April 30. [NEWS1] Korea's party chiefs to receive early police protection…...
Enhypen's 'Bite Me,' 'Sweet Venom' top 500 million, 200 million Spotify streams
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (33+ words) Two 2023 hits from K-pop boy group Enhypen, "Bite Me" and "Sweet Venom," have surpassed 500 million and 200 million streams, respectively, on Spotify, the group's agency Belift Lab said on Saturday....
IU celebrates birthday by donating 300 million won to help vulnerable communities
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (128+ words) Enhypen's 'Bite Me,' 'Sweet Venom' top 500 million, 200 million Spotify streams IU celebrates birthday by donating 300 million won to help vulnerable communities Boy band Seventeen to open Miniteen-themed pop-up ice cream shop Faker or Karina? Google Play's new video series serves…...
Man dies of heat-related illness in Seoul, earliest such death on record
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (167+ words) People take shelter under an awning that sprays cooling mist at Seoul Forest in Seongdong District, eastern Seoul, on May 14. [YONHAP] Pedestrians walk with umbrellas to protect themselves from sunlight in eastern Seoul on May 14. [YONHAP] Man dies of heat-related…...