KB News DeskS. Korea detains cargo vessel over UN sanctions violations involving N. Korea
South Korea is detaining a cargo vessel found to have violated United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday, marking one of Seoul’s…
Foreign envoys present credentials to Korean President
CREDENTIALS — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (right) poses for a commemorative photo with newly appointed Colombian Ambassador to South Korea Yobani Velasquez Quintero during a credentials presentation ceremony…
Fires in Spain and France, hail in Balkans; Europe's erratic weather persists
Firefighters struggled Tuesday to contain Spain’s largest wildfire of the year, while two firefighters were killed battling a fire in southwestern France, as an extreme heat wave continued to fuel…
N. Korea spy agency's expansion signals new stance toward S. Korea: report
North Korea’s expansion of its intelligence agency implies that the state views South Korea as one of several hostile states alongside Japan and the US, according to a report released…
LG Energy Solution revives Ohio battery plant amid EV recovery
LG Energy Solution is preparing to restart production at its Ohio battery plant with General Motors after a six-month shutdown, as signs of a recovery in global electric vehicle demand…
Seoul calls for 'no unfair infringement' under new U.S. student visa policy
South Korea has called for cooperation from the US government to ensure that new restrictions on the stay periods of international students and foreign journalists do not undermine people-to-people exchanges…
Govt. to recruit civilian residents for Dokdo islets
The government of Ulleung-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, said Tuesday it will recruit people to live on South Korea’s easternmost Dokdo islets, which have been left at a population of zero…
Vice FM seeks ICRC's cooperation in respecting wishes of N. Korean captives in Ukraine
Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina held a meeting with the director general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday and sought the organization’s cooperation in…
Foreign sailors fall while escaping from locked room in Busan; 1 dead, 1 injured
Two Indonesians who came to Korea to work as sailors fell from the eighth floor of a motel in Busan on Tuesday, leaving one dead and the other severely injured.…
The pain you don't always call in sick for
South Korea guarantees menstrual leave, but many women say stigma and workplace culture still discourage them from using it Once a month, millions of women across the globe wake up…
