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The 16th Gwangju Biennale has announced its theme: You Must Change Your Life, inspired by the final line of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem Archaic Torso of Apollo. The festival is set to run from September 5 for 72 days, with Singapore-born media artist Ho Chunien serving as general director.

South Korea began enforcing a temporary maximum price system for petroleum products on March 13, 2026. In Jeonju, the capital of Jeollabuk-do, a gas station in Deokjin District posted gasoline at 1,755 won per liter and diesel at 1,779 won per liter at around noon, with the lines

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT convened an expert roundtable on the era of agentic AI and its implications for the software industry and talent development. Officials and industry experts assessed the immediate shock to the sector and the longer-term implications for pricing, accountability, and workforce strategy. Experts

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq during an operation code-named “Operation Grand Anger,” while another KC-135 from the same mission landed safely. U.S. Central Command said there was no indication the crash resulted from enemy fire or misidentification, and added that it would provide

A South Korean actor, Lee Jae-ryong, 62, has had another charge added in a Seoul DUI case. The Gangnam District Police on March 13 announced that they have added a charge of obstructing a sobriety test to the existing allegations of drunk driving and leaving the scene after an accident.

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) announced on April 13 that it has recommended the Ministry of Science and ICT to rethink plans to mandate facial recognition for activating mobile phones and to establish alternative methods. The proposal, driven by concerns over financial fraud such as voice phishing

The South Korean government unveiled on the 13th the regional medical school quota allocations for the 2027–2031 academic years. The plan expands quotas at 32 regional medical schools outside Seoul, with the nationwide total rising from 3,058 in 2024 to 3,548 in 2027 and to 3,671

Korean antitrust chief Joo Byung-ki said on the 12th that on-site inspections are currently being conducted at gas stations in Busan, Gyeongbuk (North Gyeongsang Province), and Jeju, where there is suspicion of price coordination or collusion among nearby stations. He spoke at the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno District during

A government briefing in Seoul on March 13, led by Jung Kyung-sil, head of the Health Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, outlined steps to address a sharp drop in public health physicians. The plan targets medical deserts and seeks to expand a nursing-qualified role known as

The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a set of ambassadorial appointments on the 12th, including naming Baek Tae-ung, a 63-year-old law professor at the University of Hawaii, as ambassador to the OECD in Paris. Baek Tae-ung brings a highly independent career path. He was once a student leader