KB News DeskDaegu wetland project pits public access against preservation
A female Eurasian eagle-owl (back) and her chicks rest at Palhyeon Wetland in Daegu in February 2025. (KFEM Daegu) Controversy over a planned riverside walkway through a natural wetland in…
Lee vows to revive Moon's push for reconciliation with N. Korea
Lee receives former president in Cheong Wa Dae for the first time since inauguration President Lee Jae Myung (right) and former President Moon Jae-in head to a luncheon meeting at…
Seoul Mayor Oh starts fifth term with focus on youth, housing
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon applauds during his inauguration ceremony at Seoul City Hall on July 1, 2026. (Yonhap) Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon began a new term Wednesday as the first…
North Korea's Kim reaffirms support for Xi, hails Pyongyang summit as milestone in China ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (center right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk at Pyongyang International Airport on June 9 before Xi boarded his plane after wrapping up a two-day…
Venezuela quake survivors seek food, shelter
Residents search through the rubble of a building that collapsed in the earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Death oll rises to nearly 2,000…
FAMS 2026 opens with call for Korea's AI mobility shift
Herald Media Group CEO Choi Jin-young (left) and Korea Future eco-Mobility Service Association Chairman Lee Seok-gu deliver welcoming remarks during the Future AI Mobility Summit 2026 at the Korea Chamber…
Homeplus, Korea Zinc unions join forces to condemn MBK Partners
Labor groups call for tougher private equity oversight, government intervention The labor unions of Homeplus and Korea Zinc hold a press conference in central Seoul on Tuesday, chastising MBK Partners’…
‘The Korean Table’ serves up more than food
Installation view of “The Korean Table: Food, Nature, and Life” at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul (NMK) In Korea, “Have you eaten?” has long served as a greeting,…
Korea's biggest piracy operator is finally home — and behind bars
The first extradition under the 2002 Korea-Japan treaty brings the alleged Newtoki operator before prosecutors The alleged operator of the illegal webtoon site Newtoki is escorted through Gimpo Airport after…
South Korea’s Supreme Court Dismisses Meta’s Data Fine Appeal
In a landmark ruling, South Korea’s Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Meta, the social media behemoth formerly known as Facebook, against a 6.7 billion-won ($4.6 million) fine. The fine was imposed by…