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Retailers' Business Sentiment for Q3 Hits 4-Year High-Sun, 07/13/2025,05:26

[Economy] : South Korean retailers' business sentiment reached its highest level in four years during the third quarter, buoyed by optimism surrounding the new government, a bullish stock market and consumer stimulus measures. According to the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Sunday, the Retail ...[more...]

Prime Minister Hails Medical Students' Decision to Return to School-Sun, 07/13/2025,04:55

[Politics] : Prime Minister Kim Min-seok has welcomed the decision by medical students to return to school following a 17-month boycott over the previous administration's plan to expand medical school admissions. The prime minister hailed the move as a "big step forward" in a statement posted Sunday on his social ...[more...]

[KBS Exclusive] Top Security Adviser: OPCON Transfer Not a Negotiating Tool in US Tariff Talks-Sun, 07/13/2025,04:37

[Politics] : Presidential National Security Adviser Wi Sung-rak has denied media reports suggesting that South Korea may use the issue of regaining wartime operational control (OPCON) from the United States as leverage in ongoing tariff negotiations with Washington. Speaking to KBS on Sunday, Wi stated that while some ...[more...]

N. Korea Likely Shipped Artillery, Weapons to Russia in 28,000 Containers-Sun, 07/13/2025,03:47

[Inter-Korea] : South Korean military authorities have assessed that North Korea continues to supply Russia with artillery shells, with the total volume estimated at approximately 12 million rounds of 152-millimeter shells. According to data submitted by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to the office of Rep. Kang ...[more...]

S. Korea's OECD Leading Economic Index Rises for 7th Straight Month-Sun, 07/13/2025,03:21

[Economy] : South Korea's leading economic index, compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), rose for the seventh straight month in June, reaching its highest level in three years and seven months. According to the OECD on Sunday, the country's composite leading indicator ...[more...]

Medical Students Announce Return to School-Sun, 07/13/2025,03:14

[Domestic] : Medical students who boycotted classes since February last year in protest of the government's plan to increase medical school admissions have announced their intention to return. The Korean Medical Student Association made the announcement on Saturday during a press conference held jointly with the ...[more...]

N. Korean Leader Says N. Korea, Russia Share Same Views on All Strategic Issues-Sun, 07/13/2025,02:31

[Inter-Korea] : North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly stated that North Korea and Russia share the same view on all strategic issues, reflecting the depth of their bilateral alliance and the elevated strategic partnership between the two nations. The North's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said ...[more...]

South Korea's Prehistoric Petroglyphs Designated UNESCO World Heritage Site-Sun, 07/13/2025,02:19

[Culture] : A collection of prehistoric rock carvings depicting animals and hunting scenes in southeastern South Korea has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee convened on Saturday in Paris, France, and officially added the Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream in ...[more...]

ARF Members Express Concern over Korean Peninsula Security, Calls for 'Complete Denuclearization'-Sat, 07/12/2025,06:09

[International] : Southeast Asian countries and Indo-Pacific partners, including South Korea and the United States, have expressed concern over the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, calling for efforts to achieve "complete denuclearization" of the peninsula. In a Chairman's Statement adopted Friday at the ...[more...]

Minister Nominee Hints at Easing S. Korea-US Drills to Revive Inter-Korean Talks-Sat, 07/12/2025,05:51

[Politics] : The nominee to head South Korea's unification ministry has hinted at plans to create a favorable environment for inter-Korean talks, possibly by easing the annual joint military drills with the United States. In a written response submitted to parliament on Friday ahead of his confirmation hearing, minister ...[more...]