A weather forecast carried by Yonhap News Agency’s Yonhap TV warns that starting tomorrow, air quality in South Korea will worsen as pollutants generated domestically combine with ultrafine particles carried in from the northwest. The central regions are expected to remain under “bad” air conditions for the entire day,

Korea began enforcing a government-set price cap on refined petroleum products on the morning of the 13th, with nationwide gas stations posting new price information. On the day, the average price for a liter of gasoline fell to 1,872.62 won, down 26.16 won from the previous day,

A man has been forwarded to prosecutors on charges linked to online sexual content, after posting comments that echoed a political figure’s controversial remark. The suspect, identified as A, is accused of violating the Sexual Violence Punishment Act by using telecommunications to commit obscene acts. He was not detained

On March 13, the third meeting of South Korea’s “Korean Peninsula Peace Strategy Advisory Panel” was held at the South-North Talks Headquarters, with Unification Minister Jeong Dong-yeong presiding. Sixteen experts attended, including former Unification Minister Jeong Se-hyeon and Kim Yeon-cheol, chair of the Korean Peninsula Peace Forum. Jeong Dong-yeong

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Fox News Radio interview that Washington would “strike Iran very hard” over the coming week, signaling a tougher military posture two weeks into the latest escalation with Tehran. The remark underscored a shift toward sustained pressure rather than a quick, decisive end

The Academy of Korean Studies’ Jangseogak archive is publicly displaying the full eight-panel set of the Woljoongdo (越中圖), a royal landscape painting that reconstructs the final years of King Danjong from the Joseon dynasty’s perspective. The eight-panel work will be shown in the Jangseogak Exhibition Room on AKS’s

Iran’s next leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, signaled in his first remarks a willingness to pursue a long-running confrontation with the United States. In the wake of that stance, global oil prices climbed back above $100 per barrel, weighing on risk appetite in financial markets. South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI fell

Air China, the Chinese flag carrier, will restart the Beijing–Pyongyang air route from the 25th, more than six years after flights on the line were suspended in 2020 during the COVID-19 outbreak. The new service follows a broader move to expand people-to-people exchanges with North Korea, as cross-border travel

The Seoul Metropolitan Government says it held a grandparent caregiver roundtable at City Hall on the 12th to share experiences with the Seoul-type Grandchild Care Allowance. A total of 46 people attended, including 13 recipients selected in a memoir contest held last month. The program, which began in September 2023,

Krafton and Hanwha Aerospace announced a strategic alliance focused on Physical AI, signing a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop technology and pursue a joint venture to accelerate commercialization in defense and other sectors. The agreement was disclosed on the 13th, with both sides outlining a stepped collaboration. The partnership