New York Times reporting, citing U.S. government officials, says Iran began laying mines in the Hormuz Strait starting yesterday, using small boats. The report adds that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, beyond its regular warships, can mobilize thousands of small vessels for operations. The Hormuz Strait, a crucial chokepoint

Daegwallyeong Pass in Gangwon Province, a high mountain route known for heavy snowfall, is blanketed in white as mid-March weather sets the scene for a weekend of cloudy skies across South Korea. Forecasters say Saturday and Sunday will be largely cloudy nationwide, with a mild but variable temperature profile that

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Beirut on the 13th amid fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group, and urged an immediate ceasefire and expanded humanitarian aid. In Beirut, Guterres appealed for emergency relief, calling for a total of about 308.3 million U.S. dollars in humanitarian

The won–dollar exchange rate in Seoul's foreign-exchange market closed on the 13th at 3:30 pm local time. The brief note specifies the closing time but does not include the numerical rate in the text provided. The USD/KRW rate is a daily indicator of Korea'

KAIST President Lee Kwang-hyung has withdrawn his resignation, at the request of the university’s board and members. He had previously said he would resign on the 27th after an extraordinary meeting of the board failed to approve the selection of the 18th president. The university said Lee will continue

The Blue House announced that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit Korea for a state visit from March 31 to April 2, followed by French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit from April 2 to April 3. The schedule was disclosed by spokesperson Kang Yu-jeong in a written briefing on

In Seoul on December 13, 2024, broadcaster Kim Eo-jun appeared as a reference figure at the full session of the National Assembly’s Science, Information Technology, Broadcasting and Communications Committee. He had raised online allegations about a “deal to drop charges” tied to his News Factory YouTube program. The Blue

Seoul, South Korea — the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) announced a push to accelerate AI-driven drug discovery, signing a memorandum of understanding with Puriosa AI to establish a research collaboration focused on neural processing unit (NPU)–based AI drug development. The core of the agreement is to

The 16th Gwangju Biennale has announced its theme: “You must change your life,” drawn from the final line of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem Archaic Torso of Apollo. The festival is scheduled to run from September 5 to November 15 at the Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall in southwest Korea. The

South Korea’s Ministry of Education released the 2027 medical school enrollment plan and the allocations for 2028–2031, showing a focus on regional universities outside Seoul. The plan targets 32 regional medical schools and notes that the increases apply to the regional doctor workforce programs. Under the plan, the