Ian Werther

Spring-like conditions are expected to take hold, with a pattern of alternating moving high-pressure systems and low-pressure systems across the Korean Peninsula. The Korea Meteorological Administration says that as winter's cold continental air weakens, Korea will regularly feel the influence of a detached moving high or an approaching

Iranian women’s football players competing in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup faced a volatile mix of sport and politics during the tournament in Australia. In their opening group-stage match on the Gold Coast, some players wore hijabs and white kit, and they did not sing the national anthem,

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takai said on March 12 that she does not intend to dismiss Matsumoto Yohei, the minister in charge of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), despite a scandal involving an extramarital affair. Her remarks came during a session of the House of

The Iran–Israel conflict intensified on the 12th local time, as the war now in its second week saw renewed cross‑regional fire. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, working with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, said they conducted a five-hour joint operation that struck more than 50 targets across Israel, using

Seoul opened a new museum dedicated to new media, the SeoSeoul Museum of Art, on the 12th beside the Geumcheon District Office in southwestern Seoul. It is billed as Seoul’s first museum focused specifically on new media, with a remit that includes exhibitions, education, and research in this field.

South Korea’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a fraud conviction against National Assembly member Yang Moon-seok of the ruling Democratic Party, in a case centered on a loan scheme and related misconduct. The Supreme Court’s Third Division, led by presiding Justice Lee Heung-koo, affirmed the lower court’s

Seoul is starting the day at about 1°C, with a chilly morning and a pronounced day-to-night temperature swing as the season transitions. The forecast indicates a clear split in conditions: western regions, including the capital, are expected to stay mostly dry and cooler, while eastern areas will see precipitation,

South Korea’s judiciary marked the day of the enforcement of three judicial reform laws with a high-profile development. Chief Justice Cho Hye-dae of the Supreme Court was reported to have been filed as a suspect in a case accusing him of “distorting the law” in connection with a controversial

South Korea’s National Assembly approved the Special Act on managing Korea-U.S. strategic investments, known as the Daemi Investment Special Law, during its March extraordinary session on the 12th. The measure passed with bipartisan support. The law follows a November agreement between Seoul and Washington to pursue up to

Seoul’s Personal Information Protection Commission has ordered Lotte Card to pay a total of 9.62 billion won in penalties and an additional 4.8 million won in administrative fines after finding a breach of privacy rules linked to its online payment system. The watchdog said the log files