A Korean science writer examines the growing role of social robots in everyday life in a new book titled Robots, and the People Who Love Robots. The work, published by Hyunsansa and translated by Kim Chang-gyu, runs 292 pages and is priced at 20,000 won. The analysis centers on

The South Korean presidential office announced that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit Korea as a state guest from January 31 to February 2, followed by French President Emmanuel Macron, who will visit on February 2 and 3. The announcements were made by Cheong Wa Dae, the Blue House, in

South Korea’s southwest, including Gwangju and Jeollanam-do, is set to see temperatures near the seasonal average this weekend, but with a notably broader day-to-night temperature swing of up to about 15°C. The forecast from the Gwangju Regional Meteorological Administration indicates that weekend temperatures in Gwangju and Jeollanam-do will

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on the 10th, during U.S. military operations against Iran described by the command as part of an operation named Grand Fury. Two aircraft were involved; one aircraft crashed in western Iraq and the other landed safely.

The South Korean government will employ a stronger debt-collection system to recover public funds that were advanced to workers when their employers failed to pay wages. The plan mirrors the procedures used for collecting delinquent taxes, aiming to recoup payments more efficiently. The decision was reviewed at the fourth meeting

A former head of South Korea’s Korea Forest Service has been forwarded to prosecutors on charges related to a drunk-driving incident, with police saying he caused injuries in a traffic crash. Kim In-ho, who led the agency for about six months, was dismissed from his post earlier this year

Private education spending for Korea’s elementary to high school students totaled 27.5 trillion won in 2025, a 5.7% drop from the previous year and the first decline in five years since 2020, according to the Ministry of Education and the National Data Center. Officials cited rising prices

The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 0.7% in the fourth quarter, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said, halving from a 1.4% flash estimate released last month. The growth rate also came in below the Dow Jones consensus of 1.5%. For

South Korea’s foreign ministry said in a separate briefing that Dokdo is clearly South Korean territory, from historical, geographical, and international-law perspectives, and pledged to respond firmly to any unfounded Japanese claim. The ruling party denounced the remarks as irresponsible and provocative. Kim Nam-kook, a spokesperson for the ruling

The Democratic Party of Korea has set a party primary to select its candidate for governor of Chungcheongbuk-do (Chungbuk), the central province of South Korea. The party announced four confirmed contenders on the 13th at a briefing in Seoul’s Yeouido district: No Young-min, a former chief of staff at