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The South Korean government is overhauling industrial electricity tariffs by sector, a reform the administration says could mostly benefit small and mid-sized firms, though large corporations may see a mixed mix of gains and costs. Officials with the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment say the change aims to better

At a hearing in Seoul on the 12th, the Special Investigation Committee for Truth-Finding and Recurrence Prevention of the Itaewon disaster announced it would file a criminal complaint against Kim Gwang-ho, the former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, for refusing to take an oath as a witness. The

A 61-year-old South Korean actor, Lee Jae-ryong, is under investigation for drunk driving and hit-and-run, with a police-added charge of hindering a breath-alcohol test. Seoul’s Gangnam Police announced the new charge on the 13th, in connection with an incident earlier this month. The crash occurred around 11 p.m.

South Korea opened its 2026 Government Procurement Cultural Goods Special Exhibition, titled “Korean Essence,” at Culture Station Seoul 284 in central Seoul. First Lady Kim Hye-kyung attended the opening ceremony on the 13th, delivering remarks and touring the exhibition booths. A Blue House briefing said Kim Hye-kyung joined government and

A passenger train linking Dandong in China with Pyongyang in North Korea crossed the Amnok River bridge that connects the two countries on the morning of the 12th, marking the resumption of international passenger service after a six-year pause. The eight-car train consisted of one blue locomotive, one white freight

South Korea began enforcing an oil price ceiling on petroleum products today as the national average at gas stations continued to ease for a third straight day. The government’s price cap aims to curb rising fuel costs amid global volatility. According to OPINET, the Korea Energy Information Service’s

A research team at KAIST led by Professor Ga Hyun-Uk has developed K-Braille, a next-generation translation engine that converts ordinary text into braille after analyzing sentence meaning and structure. KAIST said the project completed large-scale performance validation. Braille translation is essential for blind readers to access information from books, documents,

KAIST President Lee Kwang-hyung said on the 13th that he will continue to serve as president until a successor is appointed, at the request of the university’s board, in order to keep KAIST’s operations stable amid delays in the presidential selection process. Lee acknowledged growing concern among campus

The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Saudi Aramco is considering buying interceptor drones from two Ukrainian drone manufacturers to protect its energy facilities in Saudi Arabia and nearby Qatar from Iran-made Shahed drones. The plan would involve interceptor drones designed to collide with or

Lee Eo-yeong, the head of South Korea’s Financial Services Commission, met on 13 April with Bill Winters, chairman of Standard Chartered Group (SC Group), in Seoul to discuss a mounting East-West crisis as well as prospects for Korea’s stock market. The two officials reviewed the Middle East tensions