Moon stresses gov’t role in fostering AI sector
SEOUL-- President Moon Jae-in said Thursday his government will make every effort to promote South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) industry …
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PM says govt needs firm commitment to root out property speculation
SEJONG-- Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Thursday the government needs to root out real estate speculation through a clear policy …
NSC discusses inter-Korean cooperation, Iran issue
SEOUL-- South Korea's top security officials had discussions Thursday on the two major pending issues of resuming inter-Korean cooperation and …
While US Relaxes Demands in S. Korea Cost-Sharing Talks, Gaps Remain
Harry Harris, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, says Washington has softened its demand for how much Seoul should pay …
Ex-civil servant tapped presidential secretary for digital innovation
SEOUL-- President Moon Jae-in picked a former science ministry official as his Cheong Wa Dae secretary for digital innovation, a …
US Intelligence Chiefs Could Scrap Annual Public Hearing
There is a chance that for the first time in years, the U.S. public may not hear directly from top …
Law aimed at ensuring workplace safety for contractor workers goes into effect
SEOUL-- An industrial safety law aimed at better ensuring safe workplaces for irregular contract workers went into effect Thursday, after …
Actor Joo Jin-mo apologizes to women mentioned in his hacked text messages
SEOUL-- Actor Joo Jin-mo, in trouble after his personal mobile text messages were leaked by hackers, apologized Thursday to his …
S. Korea, U.S. end 2nd day of defense cost-sharing talks
WASHINGTON-- South Korea and the United States ended their second day of talks Wednesday on sharing the cost of the …
Moon to receive policy report on AI, other science technologies
SEOUL-- South Korea's science ministry will brief President Moon Jae-in on Thursday on its key policy of the year, especially …
Korea sees second hottest weather on record in 2019
SEOUL-- The year 2019 was the second-hottest year on record in South Korea, a government report said Thursday, bringing fresh …
Prosecution raids police HQ in election-meddling probe
SEOUL-- Prosecutors launched a search at the police headquarters Thursday morning for an investigation into election-meddling allegations involving the incumbent …