Ian Werther

Seoul is witnessing a tense struggle inside the conservative People Power Party over the nomination process for the June 3 local elections. The dispute centers on Lee Jeong-hyeon, the chair of the party’s nomination committee, who has signaled his intention to resign. PPP leader Jang Dong-hyuk said he would

The Daegu Chimac Festival, Daegu’s flagship cultural event, has been named a 2026 Preliminary Global Festival and will receive an additional 250 million won in national funding, the city government said. The designation follows the festival’s inclusion in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s 2026-27 Cultural

Witnesses at a special hearing in Seoul examined the October 29 Itaewon crowd crush, with former police and government officials addressing how the disaster unfolded and what authorities have since learned. The first day of the Itaewon disaster truth-finding hearing was held at the Banking Hall in central Seoul. Former

KG Mobility (KGM) is moving ahead with its Southeast Asia expansion, as the company’s chair, Kwak Jae-seon, visited Vietnam to review a KD (semi-assembled) production partnership with Futa Group and its subsidiary Kim Long Motor. The visit focused on preparations for launching local assembly of KGM’s vehicles in

In the early hours of the 12th local time, a drone attributed to Iran crashed into a high-rise building in Dubai, triggering a large fire. The incident occurred in Creek Harbour, Dubai’s new downtown area known for its cluster of supertall towers. Officials said the crash appeared to be

South Korea began enforcing a government-set ceiling on wholesale and retail fuel prices at 0:00 on the 13th, with President Lee Jae-myung announcing the measure at a Blue House briefing on the 12th and urging the public to report any gas stations that violate the cap via his X

South Korea’s president announced the full rollout of a government-imposed maximum price system for petroleum, citing the need to stabilize fuel costs amid volatile global markets. President Lee Jae-myung urged citizens to report any gas stations that violate the rule to him immediately via X, the platform formerly known

The White House has posted a series of videos on its official X (formerly Twitter) account that depict a bombing of Iran using clips from popular video games and other entertainment. NBC News reported that one of the clips incorporates imagery from Nintendo’s Wii, showing a sequence that cuts

South Korea’s private tutoring costs for elementary to high school students declined for the first time since 2020, according to Statistics Korea’s 2025 survey on 초중고 사교육비. The latest year recorded a drop from the previous year’s record, with total private tutoring spending at 27.5 trillion

Stock and currency markets in Seoul fell on March 13 as investors grew wary of a prolonged regional conflict and its impact on energy prices. The Kospi, Korea’s main equity index, opened down 170.86 points, or 3.06%, at 5,412.39. The tech-heavy Kosdaq also slid, opening