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A new national core research facility in Ulsan aims to accelerate Korea’s quantum technology ambitions. UNIST, the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, unveiled the Quantum Nano-Fab and announced a total investment of 30 billion won to support the full lifecycle of quantum devices—from design to fabrication,

The Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Institute said that on January 30, at Dong-A University Hospital in Busan, 41-year-old Park Seong-bae donated his heart, lungs, liver, and both kidneys after being declared brain-dead, saving five lives. Park became brain-dead after suffering a severe headache and a sudden decline in consciousness

A passenger train linking Beijing and Pyongyang resumed service for the first time in six years, departing Beijing this afternoon and heading toward the North Korean capital. The revival is being watched closely in Seoul and Washington, where officials say it could affect regional diplomacy, trade, and security dynamics, even

On the first day of enforcement of Korea’s new crime of distorting the law, the chief justice of the Supreme Court faced a police complaint over a ruling connected to the case of Lee Jae-myung and his alleged violations of the Public Official Election Act. The complaint targets Supreme

The 16th Gwangju Biennale will run from September 5 to November 15, 2026, at the Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall. Its central theme is “You must change your life,” drawing on the final line of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem The Old Apollo’s Torso. The theme signals a focus on

South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) faces internal tensions as its leadership pushed back on Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon’s call for an early launch of an “Innovation Campaign Committee” ahead of the June local elections. Party officials urged that the idea be clarified before any steps are

South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) is experiencing a tense period ahead of the June 3 local elections as Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon did not submit his nomination papers by the party’s deadline. In a bid to secure a response, the PPP’s nomination management committee extended

A large-scale class-action lawsuit against Coupang over a major data breach began its first hearing in Seoul on February 13. About 1,900 Coupang users joined the case, with 1,998 plaintiffs named in the initial filing before the Seoul Central District Court’s 22nd Civil Panel. The plaintiffs allege

The Hanse YES24 Cultural Foundation in Seoul has released the seventh volume in its Southeast Asia Modern Literature Series, publishing Indonesian author Latī Kumala’s novel Cigarette Girl. The book was launched at a press briefing held at the Korea-ASEAN Centre on March 13. At the event, Latī Kumala expressed

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has recommended reexamining a policy that would require facial recognition during mobile phone activations, ahead of its full nationwide rollout. Under the plan led by the Ministry of Science and ICT, and involving Korea’s three mobile carriers and MVNO providers, facial recognition