Korea decides to recall ambassador to Ukraine over NK POW dispute
Korea said Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine — one of the options it had been considering as a protest…
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Bus, taxi workers feel vulnerable over self-driving future
Seoul’s push to expand the use of autonomous buses and taxis is raising questions about the future of transport…
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Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson, an essayist and…
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China has no need or intention to weaken yuan for trade edge, central bank says
BEIJING — China has no need or intention to use yuan depreciation for a trade competitive advantage and has never…
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'Bedford Park' director tells Korean American story she wanted to see
BUSAN — Stephanie Ahn, director of the American drama film "Bedford Park," said Thursday her longing to see a film that…
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Coupang files lawsuits against 620 bil. won fine over data leak
E-commerce firm Coupang Corp. has filed lawsuits against 620 billion won ($462 million) in fines levied by a state-run…
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S. Korea conducts 1st test launch of hypersonic glide vehicle amid NK tensions
South Korea conducted its first test launch of a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) on Thursday, Cheong Wa Dae said, in an…
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Korean literature needs translator autonomy to reach global readers
INCHEON — Korean literature’s growing international recognition must be matched by sustained translation funding and…
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Strike on Ukrainian public bus leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine — Thirty people were killed and at least 18 were injured by Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine that…
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Teen knife attack kills 1, injures 2 in Polish school
WARSAW, — A 15-year-old fatally stabbed the caretaker at his former school in Poland and wounded two other adults on…
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Tesla Korea's 'unverified' FSD under scrutiny
Tesla Korea’s vehicles equipped with supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) will be facing tighter scrutiny after the…
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S. Korean military detonates suspected N. Korean land mine washed ashore on west coast
The military safely detonated a suspected North Korean land mine washed up on a western border island, with no…
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Unemployment benefit claims dipped slightly last week as layoffs remain low
WASHINGTON — The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as layoffs remain low…
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Turkey says will not send troops to fight Yemen's Houthis
ANKARA — Turkey's foreign minister on Thursday ruled out sending troops to confront Yemen's Houthi forces, despite a…
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Seoul, New South Wales reaffirm 35-year ties to address urban challenges
Three decades into their relationship, Seoul and Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) are taking their 35-year partnership…
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Korea to recall ambassador to Ukraine over POW disclosure dispute
The government said Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine, one of the options it had been considering in…
Read at source →Workers feel vulnerable over self-driving future
Seoul’s push to expand the use of autonomous buses and taxis is raising questions about the future of transport…
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Lee orders Korea not to apply for CPTPP membership this year
President Lee Jae Myung ordered the government Thursday not to apply for membership to the Comprehensive and…
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Seoul's Jamsu Bridge to become pedestrian-only next year
The Jamsu Bridge, the rare submersible lower-level of the double-decker Banpo Bridge in Seoul, will be transformed into…
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North Korea's Kim Yo-jong says Seoul's plan to send medical aid is political provocation
North Korea's Kim Yo-jong said on Thursday that South Korea's preparations to provide medical equipment aid to…
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Seoul museum traces history of Hangul typewriters
Long before digital touchscreens and predictive text algorithms reshaped daily communication, inventors struggled with…
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Seoul shares turn lower after opening up amid inflation worries
Seoul shares turned lower after opening up Thursday, largely due to inflation worries stoked by elevated oil prices.…
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Samsung Electronics 1st Korean firm to top W100 tril. in quarterly operating profit
Samsung Electronics on Thursday estimated 107.4 trillion won ($80.28 billion) in operating profit for the third…
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Ukraine fires nearly 900 drones at Russia as Kyiv braces for expected huge aerial attack
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the…
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What do we know about plague institute lab worker's death in Russia?
MOSCOW/LONDON — A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed…
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Trump orders firing squad for gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has ordered the use of a firing squad to execute the former U.S. Army psychiatrist…
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Skipping showers before a date? What's behind 'pheromone maxxing' trend
Click here for more articles by Kormedi.com. For most people, getting ready for a date means taking a shower and…
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Forget waking up at dawn: Young Koreans are embracing 'sleep maxxing'
Forget waking up before dawn to squeeze in another hour of self-improvement. For a growing number of young Koreans,…
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French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 rally nationwide for school funding
PARIS — Police fired tear gas to control crowds in Paris and elsewhere in France on Tuesday as more than a quarter of a…
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Californians blast Trump remark that Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles, San Diego
LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump suggested to a crowd of his supporters in Nebraska that Iran could "take out" a…
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Ukraine says S. Korea exports eased Russia fuel crisis caused by drone strikes
LONDON/SEOUL —Russia imported more than 176,000 tons of petroleum products from South Korean ports in July and August,…
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Wall Street rallies toward an all-time high
NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market is closing in on an all-time high on Tuesday. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8 percent and is…
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Cornell brings in ex-Justice official to review school's handling of sex assault claims
ITHACA, N.Y. — A former high-ranking Department of Justice official will look at how Cornell handles sexual misconduct…
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The world has nearly burned through its oil stockpile buffer, executives say
LONDON — The amount of oil in storage that is accessible to the global market is running low, industry executives said…
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Korea's $449 bil. crypto economy leads in East Asia: Chainalysis
Korea's digital asset economy reached $449.1 billion from July 2025 to June 2026, the largest in East Asia, data showed…
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At 94, Korea's oldest university president is still planning for future
At an age when most people have long stepped away from professional life, Lee Gil-ya is still thinking about what comes…
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