Yoon to replace annual gov’t policy briefings with public debates
January 3, 2024
President Yoon Suk Yeol will invite members of the public and experts to take part in annual policy briefings that each ministry plans to
January 3, 2024
Military to mandate drug tests for all new conscripts in July
January 3, 2024
South Korea will mandate drug tests for all soon-to-be conscripts to disqualify drug addicts and ensure safety in the military, the military manpower agency
(2nd LD) N. Korean leader’s sister raps Yoon over his New Year’s Day speech
January 3, 2024
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has unleashed a sarcasm-filled tirade over South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s New Year’s Day
Nicaraguan ambassador to N. Korea to take up post amid signs of Pyongyang resuming diplomacy with selected countries
January 3, 2024
Nicaragua’s new ambassador to North Korea is set to take up his position in Pyongyang soon, according to a news report and diplomatic sources
Navy holds first live-fire drills of new year
January 3, 2024
The Navy staged its first live-fire drills of the year Wednesday to strengthen readiness against possible North Korean provocations, its officials said.
The exercise
N. Korean leader attends farm machinery exhibition
January 3, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended an exhibition featuring agricultural machinery, such as an unmanned helicopter, and called for the development of farming technology,