South Korea’s Supreme Court on the 12th finalized a ruling convicting Jang Young-ha, the head of the Seongnam-si Sujeong-gu branch of the ruling People Power Party, of spreading false information about a public figure in the 2022 presidential election cycle. The court’s Third Division confirmed a sentence of

A national survey released this month shows the Democratic Party ahead of the main opposition People Power Party in nationwide party preference, with the Democrats around 43% and the People Power Party hovering in the mid-teens. President Yoon Suk Yeol’s job approval remains strong at 67%, unchanged from the

Lee Jun-woo, the 1985-born head of Seoul’s municipal theater company, is directing his first production since taking the post late last year. The show, a French thriller titled Big Mother, centers on the uneasy relationship between media and power and leverages algorithm-driven manipulation as a theme. The director described

President Xi Jinping attended the closing ceremony of the 4th session of China's 14th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 12, as the annual "Two Sessions" wrapped up. The NPC’s conclusion marks the end of

A milder day is forecast across much of South Korea, with Seoul currently around 2.3°C and a daytime high expected near 12°C, softer than yesterday. Officials advise warm clothing to cope with the notable temperature swing between morning and afternoon. Snow and cold continued along the East

Seongnam, South Korea — NCSoft, the Korean game developer and publisher behind hit online titles, held its 2026 Management Strategy Briefing on the morning of the 12th at its Pangyo R&D Center in Seongnam, just south of Seoul. Co-CEO Park Byeong-mu outlined the company’s growth strategy and mid-

A nationwide poll published March 12 shows President Lee Jae-myung's job performance rated positively by 67%, unchanged from the previous survey and the highest mark since he took office. About 24% said he is doing poorly. The National Barometer Survey (NBS) results come from interviews with 1,002

South Korea’s competition watchdog has fined nine pork suppliers for colluding to fix prices in the supply chain linked to E-Mart, the country’s leading discount retailer. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said the firms violated the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act and decided to refer six

South Korea’s ruling conservative party, the People Power Party (PPP), staged an emergency general meeting to discuss its political line, adopting a resolution that opposed the so-called “Yoon-Again” push and called for purging lawmakers who advocate former president Yoon Suk-yeol’s political return. The move came as a bloc

Hyosung Heavy Industries announced its first energy storage system (ESS) project in Australia, signing an EPC contract worth 142.5 billion won to build a 100 MW / 200 MWh ESS in the Tangkam region of Queensland. Commercial operation is slated for the end of 2027. The deal follows a wave