The country's small modular reactors (SMRs) under development have received high marks for global competitiveness in an evaluation by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation for Economic ...

Chinese travelers on group tours from Sept. 29 can visit Korea without a visa for up to 15 days under a temporary visa-waiver program ending next year on June 30. This was reported on Sept. 7 under a ...

The five-year strategy for national governance of the Lee administration has been released. This large-scale blueprint is focused on constitutional amendments, reform of power organizations, ...

Netflix's hit animated musical "KPop Demon Hunters" (2025) is a global sensation, strongly resonating with fans of Korean entertainment thanks to its high production quality, narrative and of course ...

The minimum hourly wage for next year has been set at KRW 10,320, up 2.9% from this year's. The Minimum Wage Council on July 10 decided this at its 12th plenary meeting at Government Complex-Sejong in ...

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on May 7 announced its launch of a research and development project to test hydrogen-powered electric vehicles under the goal of commercializing ...

Access to language is gaining attention as the core of rights for people with disabilities. With awareness of sign language as a linguistic tool rising throughout society, the spread and expansion of ...

The launch of the K-Humanoid Alliance seeks to make the nation a global superpower in humanoid robots by 2030 through active government support. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on April 10 ...

The number of foreign visitors for medical treatment last year hit a record-high 1.17 million, nearly double that of 2023. The Ministry of Health and Welfare on April 2 said 1,170,467 foreign patients ...

The rise in the nation's total fertility rate (TFR) for the first time in nine years has received heightened coverage by foreign media. Reuters and The Times of the U.K. attributed such growth to ...

Burial items from a high-ranking tomb of the Byeonhan Confederacy of the first century have been excavated at an archaeological site in Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, presumed to have been the ...

Per capita gross national income (GNI) last year was USD 36,624, sixth among countries with a population of more than 50 million. The Bank of Korea on March 5 announced this in a preliminary report on ...