The government has finalized plans to build new dams at nine locations across the country. Of the 14 sites previously shortlisted, constructions will begin first at nine and further discussions ...

Acting President Choi Sang-mok (center) speaks at a press conference at the government complex in Sejong on July 22 last year. Yonhap News The government decided to introduce a new recipient-based ...

Steel products waiting to be exported are piled up at the Port of Pyeongtaek in Gyeonggi Province on March 12, when the U.S. government begins imposing 25 percent tariffs on all foreign steel and ...

One out of three people in Korea is a “plant mom or dad,” who takes care of plants as a family member, and the domestic market for pet plants is worth more than 2.4 trillion won, according to a ...

A signboard of Seoul National University Medical School is hung on a school building in Seoul on March 6. Reporter Lee Jun-heon Following Yonsei University, Seoul National University and Korea ...

A picture of “Daemyeongnyul.” Courtesy of the Korea Heritage Service The controversial treasure designation of Daemyeongnyul,” a legal text of Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910), also known as “The ...

Members of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions attend a press conference calling for legislation to raise the legal retirement age to 65 at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on December 3 ...

President Yoon Suk-yeol waves his hand to his supporters from a car as he arrives at his official residence after being released from the Seoul Detention Center on March 8. Yonhap News President Yoon ...

Students attend an entrance ceremony at a high school in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on March 4. Yonhap News “Now high school students are subject to the grading system and the high school credit system, ...

For the seventh consecutive year, government workers’ “intention to change jobs” has risen. They cited “low salary” as the top reason for changing their jobs, followed by “excessive workload.” The ...