A two-day hearing of the Special Investigation Commission to uncover the truth about the Itaewon disaster opened on the 12th in central Seoul’s Banking Hall building. The session, focused on the Oct. 29, 2022 crowd crush in Itaewon, brought testimony from former Yongsan Police Station chief Lee Im-jae and

The People Power Party’s (PPP) Nomination Management Committee, led by chair Lee Jung-hyun, announced the results of the party’s candidate screening and the schedule for remaining tasks at the party’s central headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 11th. On the 13th, Lee said in a statement that

Iran's purported new leadership, Sayyed Mojtaba Hamenei, said in a first official statement carried by state television on the 12th that Iran must keep using the leverage of blocking the Strait of Hormuz and has begun examining the formation of a “second front” to extend its pressure against

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s long-serving Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was elected as the country’s next supreme leader on Sept. 9. On Sept. 12, local time, state television broadcast his first public remarks, with an anchor reading the message because Khamenei has not appeared in public since

Krafton, better known for its video games, and Hanwha Aerospace signed a memorandum of understanding on March 13, 2026, in Seoul to form a “physical AI” alliance. The agreement aims to jointly develop and commercialize technologies in the defense and manufacturing sectors and to establish a joint venture to bring

Two South Korean politicians were forwarded by prosecutors on charges including violations of the Political Funds Act, the anti-solicitation (anti-bribery) law, and related allegations of breach of fiduciary duty and receipt of bribes. The cases involve former Seoul city council member Kim Kyung and independent lawmaker Kang Seon-woo, who appeared

The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Arts Management Support Center announced a new pilot financing program to support the arts industry with policy loans and guarantees. The initiative totals 43.75 billion won, consisting of 20 billion won in loans and 23.75 billion won

South Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, who is visiting the United States, held talks with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on the afternoon of the 12th, local time. It was their first meeting since January, about 50 days earlier. Kim pointed to the National

A residential building in Tehran collapsed after an airstrike, with rescue workers continuing the search for survivors as the incident drew international attention to the ongoing conflict. A Wall Street Journal report, citing unnamed sources, said Israeli officials assess that the Iranian regime is unlikely to crumble in the near

Oil prices surged again on Monday after Iran’s new supreme leader signaled that the country would continue to use the Strait of Hormuz as leverage. Mojtaba Khamenei, in his first public message broadcast on state television since taking office, said the closure of Hormuz “must continue to be used