G-Dragon named Unesco honorary ambassador
K-pop star G-Dragon (pic) will serve as the public face of the upcoming Unesco World Heritage Committee session in Busan, officials said, as the country prepares to host the international gathering for the first time.
Cop accidentally kills woman she was sent to help
An Incheon police officer is under criminal investigation for a fatal mistake she made while on duty when she ran over a collapsed citizen she was sent to help.
Outrage over foreigner kissing Jeju female diver statue
A foreigner sparked outrage online after a video of him hugging and kissing a statue honouring Jeju's haenyeo, or female divers, went viral, news reports said yesterday.
Lee to attend Nato summit
President Lee Jae-Myung (pic) will attend a Nato summit in Ankara, Turkiye, from July 7 to 8, Seoul's national security adviser said.
Shops turning to automation to escape labour woes
Unstaffed coffee shops, ramen eateries and flower outlets are spreading across South Korea as owners turn to robots and self-service to overcome rising labour costs in a business model that relies on the widespread honesty of users.
US accuses Seoul of targeting e-commerce firm
Authorities have consistently discriminated against US-based Coupang, a campaign that escalated with numerous investigations after a data breach at the e-commerce firm last year. The US House Judiciary Committee said in an interim report.
Coffee with a view of N. Korea
The contrast cannot be starker: selfie-taking tourists sipping coffee at Starbucks – an icon of globalisation and capitalism – while looking out over reclusive, communist North Korea.
United on denuclearisation
The defence ministers of South Korea and Japan have reaffirmed their countries' commitment to the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, despite Pyongyang's repeated pledges to expand its nuclear arsenal.
Seoul to boost drone power
THE country will rapidly expand its drone and counterdrone capabilities to counter North Korea, including by training 500,000 "drone warriors" and distributing tens of thousands of unmanned systems across frontline units, the Defence Ministry said.
South Korea on alert over Chinese and Russian warplanes
THE nation said it had sent up fighter jets as a precaution after more than 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft entered its air defence zone.
