Iranian media reported that Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, described as Iran’s new supreme leader, has a paid subscription blue check on X (formerly Twitter) attached to his official account. The appearance of the blue “Blue Verification” indicator on his account has drawn criticism that the platform may be violating

Today is World Sleep Day, an annual event to raise awareness about the importance of sleep. In Korea, a sleep-health score is reported to be in the low 60s out of 100, reflecting widespread concerns about sleep quality. Across Korea's fast-paced, competitive society, many people struggle to sleep

France’s President Emmanuel Macron will visit South Korea as a state guest on April 2–3 at the invitation of President Lee Jae-myung, the Blue House announced. The visit will mark Macron’s first trip to Korea since taking office in 2017, and the first French president to visit

A nationwide poll by Gallup Korea showed President Lee Jae-myung with an approval rating of 66%, up 1 percentage point from the previous survey and the highest level since he took office. Disapproval fell by 1 point to 24%. The results were based on a survey of 1,200 adults

Seoul High Court opened the appellate phase of the Daejang-dong development corruption case on the 13th, marking the first formal hearing for the five defendants’ appeals after their 1st-trial convictions. The defendants are Yoo Dong-gyu, the former planning chief of Seongnam Urban Development Corporation; Kim Man-bae, the major shareholder of

KAIST President Lee Kwang-hyung has withdrawn his resignation and will remain in office until a successor is appointed, the university said on the 13th. The move aims to keep the university’s operations stable and minimize disruption to teaching and research while a new president is chosen. The decision reflects

Seoul’s Special Investigation Committee for the Itaewon disaster held a two-day hearing in central Seoul, but former president Yoon Suk-yeol did not attend despite a summons. The committee announced it would file a complaint with prosecutors over his absence. Committee chair Song Ki-chun said the panel had requested Yoon’

South Korea’s government will boost national strategic technology R&D to 8.6 trillion won this year, a 30 percent increase from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT). The increase underscores a sustained push to elevate the country’s leadership in key

President Lee Jae-myung spoke at a town hall in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, on March 13, 2026, titled “Listening to Chungbuk’s Heart.” He described a government discussion about whether the three neighboring regions—Chungcheongnam-do, Daejeon, and potentially Chungcheongbuk-do—should be unified into a larger framework for living conditions and

In Ulsan, UNIST unveiled its Quantum Nano-Fab, a national core research infrastructure aimed at strengthening Korea’s quantum technology capabilities. The project commits a total budget of 30 billion won and is designed to carry out the full lifecycle of quantum device development—from design through fabrication, analysis, verification, and