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South Korea President Lee wraps up G7 summit with 'new leap forward in diplomacy'
President Lee Jae Myung wrapped up Wednesday (June 18) his three-day visit to Canada, where he attended the Group of Seven ...
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Seoul housing now four times more expensive than South Jeolla, BOK report says
The cost of housing in Seoul has soared to more than four times that of South Jeolla, underscoring a deepening disparity in ...
South Korea's Lee cites 'inseparable' relationship with Japan in first summit
By Hyunsu Yim and Kantaro Komiya SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -South Korea's new President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister ...
G7 Summit: South Korea, Japan take initial step toward renewed ties
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held their first bilateral summit Tuesday, on ...
North Korea’s Pandemic ‘Miracle’ Was a Deadly Lie, Report Says
Officials drastically understated outbreaks and deaths, depriving citizens of help, two U.S. research groups report, citing ...
South Korea’s baby box is last refuge for single mothers
A baby box is a facility that allows mothers to safely leave their babies in a protected environment. Read more at ...
South Korea ratifies treaty aimed at safeguarding international adoptions
After years of delay, South Korea has ratified the Hague Adoption Convention, an international treaty meant to safeguard ...
Seoul International Book Fair opens to record crowds, famous faces
On the opening morning of the 2025 Seoul International Book Fair, the exhibition hall at Coex in Gangnam-gu was already ...
N Korea to send thousands to help rebuild Russia's Kursk
On Wednesday, Russia's TASS news agency quoted Shoigu as saying North Korea would send a "division of builders, two military ...
Korea rushes to construct AI data centers
South Korea's IGIS Asset Management plans to invest $1.3 billion to build two AI data centers in Busan, about 280 miles ...