7+ hour, 59+ min ago   (424+ words) PPP: hiring of 'best friend' judge's son mirrors Cho Kuk scandal With Gender Equality and Family Minister nominee Yong Hye-in having effectively stepped down Sunday, opposition attention is now converging on Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won. The People Power Party…...

9+ hour, 57+ min ago   (339+ words) Younger drinkers seek fruit and sparkling flavors over hard liquor Terra Sparkling sells 2.8 million cans; convenience stores join the trend At around 9 p.m. Thursday, Hayan-jip in Jung-gu, Seoul, was packed with college students in their 20s. The bar is known for serving…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (275+ words) Suspect harbored grudge after victim sought to file defamation complaint A man in his 20s who worked as a manager for a female internet broadcaster, known as a BJ, has been arrested after tracking her down and attacking her with a…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (319+ words) Police forwarded coercion charges to prosecutors within a month of receiving complaint; prosecutors declined to indict A court has ruled that prosecutors were justified in declining to indict the former head of Yakson Myeongga over gapjil allegations — claims that he…...

14+ hour, 2+ min ago   (209+ words) The North Gyeongsang Province chapter of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation announced Sunday it will hold the "2026 North Gyeongsang NH Agricultural Cooperative Agricultural Products AI Short-Form Video Contest" to spotlight the value of the region's produce through the creative ideas…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago   (654+ words) Gas power plant, nuclear facility among leading candidates; US demands add uncertainty South Korea is expected to unveil its first US-bound investment project as early as this week. Seoul incorporated safeguard provisions into the Korea-US Strategic Investment MOU signed last…...

6+ hour, 25+ min ago   (592+ words) Apples down 12.1%, pears 8.2%; hanwoo tenderloin up 13.8%, samgyeopsal up 12.0% With chuseok two weeks away, prices for major agricultural products such as apples and pears have fallen below last year's levels, while livestock prices for hanwoo beef and pork remain high. The…...

6+ hour, 59+ min ago   (360+ words) Na Kyung-won calls for abolition of 'patchwork' election law that spawned Basic Income Party; Ahn Cheol-soo says Kim Seung-won should be next to step down The People Power Party is broadening its offensive against the Basic Income Party and the…...

8+ hour, 42+ min ago   (349+ words) Buddha statue procession winds from Namsangol Hanok Village to Chungjungsa Temple Bhutan Gallery relocation creates new cultural exchange hub near Namsan Lawmaker pledges to support ongoing tourism and cultural ties in Pildong-Namsan area A new cultural exchange space introducing Bhutan's…...

10+ hour, 48+ min ago   (272+ words) Community facility of 3,746 square meters and landscaped space of 2,640 square meters planned Samsung C&T's construction division has won the contract to rebuild the Mokhwa apartment complex in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, in a project valued at about 512.2 billion won ($383 million)....