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Travelers Return Home Amid Heavy Traffic on Last Day of Chuseok Holiday-September 18, 2024,05:52

[Domestic] : Traffic was backed up on highways across the nation as travelers return home on the last day of the five-day Chuseok holiday.  According to the Korea Expressway Corporation on Wednesday, it was expected to take around six hours and 20 minutes for traffic passing through Busan toll gates at 2 p.m. to arrive ...[more...]

Mobile Phone Spams Reach Record High-September 18, 2024,05:24

[Domestic] : The volume of mobile phone spamming in South Korea hit a record high in the first eight months of the year.  According to data submitted to the National Assembly by the Korea Internet & Security Agency on Wednesday, 280-point-four million spam calls and text messages were reported or detected between ...[more...]

S. Korea Urges Immediate Release of 6 Nationals Wrongfully Detained in N. Korea-September 18, 2024,05:19

[Politics] : South Korea has urged the immediate release of six nationals wrongfully detained in North Korea at a meeting of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention(WGAD) in Geneva.  South Korean Ambassador to Geneva Yun Seong-deok said on Tuesday that Seoul expresses deep concern over the serious human ...[more...]

Unusually Hot September to Ease This Weekend-September 18, 2024,05:00

[Science] : Korea is experiencing an unusually hot September, with thermometers reaching up to 38 degrees Celsius in Gokseong, South Jeolla Province, and Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, on Tuesday.  Temperatures in most regions in the south and inland areas of the Chungcheong provinces, including Gwangju; Namwon, ...[more...]

N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles after Disclosing Uranium Enrichment Facility-September 18, 2024,04:54

[Politics] : Anchor: North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, further raising tensions just five days after disclosing a uranium enrichment facility. The short-range missiles flew some 400 kilometers as analysts say North Korea may try to further escalate tensions ahead of the presidential ...[more...]

Presidential Office Convenes Meeting after N. Korea's Missile Launches-September 18, 2024,04:37

[Politics] : The presidential office convened a meeting to review the nation’s security status immediately after North Korea test launched several short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday.  Sources close to the presidential office said that Yin Sung-hwan, the second deputy national security adviser, presided ...[more...]

Yoon to Visit Czech Republic to Discuss Nuclear Energy Project-September 18, 2024,03:29

[Politics] : President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit the Czech Republic this week to help clinch a major nuclear energy project in the European nation. Yoon is scheduled to embark on a four-day trip on Thursday, marking the first official visit by a South Korean president to Prague in nearly nine years. The South Korean ...[more...]

Kia Tigers Wins KBO Regular Season Title, Heads to Korean Series-September 18, 2024,03:05

[Sports] : The Kia Tigers have won the regular-season title in the Korea Baseball Organization(KBO), heading straight to the Korean Series. The Tigers were defeated by the SSG Landers 2-0 Tuesday but secured the regular-season title as second-place Samsung Lions lost 8-4 to the Doosan Bears. With seven games ...[more...]

USFK Commander Nominee: N. Korea's Nuclear Advancement Single Greatest Challenge-September 18, 2024,02:08

[International] : The U.S. Army general nominated to lead the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command(CFC) identified North Korea's rapid advancement of its nuclear and missile capabilities as the single greatest challenge facing the allied forces.  In a confirmation hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee in ...[more...]

N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles towards East Sea -September 17, 2024,22:44

[Politics] : North Korea has fired ballistic missiles towards the East Sea, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS). The JCS said it detected the launch ​from the Kaechon area in South Pyongan Province at around 6:50 a.m. on Wednesday. Without providing specific details of the projectiles, the JCS ...[more...]