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Gov't Finalizes 164 Tasks under "National Normalization Project'
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (110+ words) [Politics]: The Lee Jae Myung administration has finalized a list of 164 state tasks as part of its "national normalization project," part of an initiative to root out corrupt practices and fix laws and systems that are out of date or…...
Gov't to Supply 90, 000 Rental Housing Units in Capital Area over Next 2 Years
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (114+ words) [Politics]: The government will supply 90-thousand public rental housing units in the capital area through next year as part of efforts to promote housing stability for young people. Presiding over a ministerial meeting on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance…...
S. Korean Activists Seized from Gaza-Bound Aid Vessels Return Home
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (113+ words) [Politics]: Two South Korean activists who were apprehended by Israeli forces aboard aid ships heading to Gaza returned home on Friday. Kim Ah-hyun and Kim Dong-hyeon landed at Incheon International Airport at around 6: 23 a. m. , after departing from Bangkok. Kim Ah-hyun told…...
Gas Prices Continue Sliding Friday
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (109+ words) [Economy]: The prices of gas and diesel continued to slide on Friday. According to the Korea National Oil Corporation's price information system, Opinet, as of 9 a. m. Friday, the average price of gasoline at gas stations nationwide stood at two-thousand-eleven-point-12 or roughly…...
KOSPI Opens Up 0. 74% Friday
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (109+ words) [Economy]: The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 57-point-53 points, or zero-point-74 percent, on Friday to open at seven-thousand-873-point-12. The tech-heavy KOSDAQ rose 13-point-46 points, or one-point-22 percent, to open at one-thousand-119-point-43. The South Korean won strengthened…...
Sanyuhwa Song / Love Becomes Fire / Aria from "Sugungga
16+ hour, 41+ min ago (93+ words) On the mountains, flowers bloom. Flowers bloom. Through autumn, spring, and summer, flowers bloom. These are the first two lines from Kim So-wol's poem "Flowers Blooming on the. .. [more. ..] Sanyuhwa Song / Love Becomes Fire / Aria from "Sugungga" #Sounds of Korea…...
Pres. Lee: Acts that Insult Victims of State Violence Must be Punished
18+ hour, 11+ min ago (111+ words) [Politics]: President Lee Jae Myung says malicious fake news and acts that glorify state violence or insult victims must be sternly punished with all available means. Lee made the remark on Thursday when he chaired a meeting of his senior…...
Gov't Freezes Fuel Price Ceilings for 4th Straight Round
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (108+ words) [Economy]: The government on Thursday kept fuel price ceilings unchanged for the fourth consecutive time amid easing flunctuations in global oil prices. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources announced that refiners may supply gasoline to stations at a maximum…...
Vice Foreign Minister Says Seoul, Washington Committed to Speeding up Implementation of Security Cooperation
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (112+ words) [International]: Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo told reporters in Washington on Wednesday that South Korea and the United States are committed to accelerating security cooperation, as noted in a joint fact sheet issued by Seoul and Washington in November. During…...
April Producer Prices Jump at Fastest Rate in 28 Years on Oil Surge
20+ hour, 1+ min ago (114+ words) [Economy]: Producer prices in April logged their fastest gain in more than 28 years, primarily driven by rising fuel and raw material costs resulting from the conflict in the Middle East. According to preliminary data from the Bank of Korea on…...