Why is Yoon's approval rating rebounding?
In the first several months after his inauguration in May 2022, President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating quickly fell below ...
Final message from Jeju Air passenger: 'A bird struck the wing, should I make a will?'
At least 167 people died in a Jeju Air plane crash at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, Sunday.
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What actually happened between Tony Blair and Wendi Deng
Tony Blair and Wendy Deng fed each other during dinner at her then-husband Rupert Murdoch's Californian ranch - where he was also caught going into her bedroom, a magazine has claimed. The former ...
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The number of babies born in Korea rose for the first time in nine years last year, government data showed Friday, in a rare turnaround for the nation grappling with one of the world's lowest ...
Jeju Air plane flew relentlessly before tragedy with minimal maintenance
The Jeju Air flight 2216 aircraft, which crashed in the catastrophic tragedy, completed its pre-departure maintenance in just ...
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2.1 magnitude earthquake hits southern Korea
A 2.1 magnitude earthquake struck Korea's eastern county of Uiryeong, South Gyeongsang Province, on Sunday, the weather agency said. The quake occurred at 9:54 a.m., about 20 kilometers north ...
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T'way Air to build 1st budget carrier-only maintenance facility at Incheon airport by 2028
T'way Air said Monday it will build the country's first low-cost carrier (LCC)-dedicated aircraft maintenance facility at Incheon International Airport by 2028. The 150 billion-won ($102.1 million ...
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Korea's female employment rate low among OECD nations: report
Korea's employment and labor indicators for women have remained low among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) over the past two decades due partly to the ...
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Choi calls for safety of civil servants, citizens during law execution
Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Sunday urged government officials to take "extra caution" to prevent injuries to both civil servants and citizens during law enforcement activities. "In such ...
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Is democracy dying? These states will tell us
If you want to understand the health of American democracy, what happens in state legislatures matters just as much as what happens in Washington, D.C., and Mar-a-Lago. In 2025, we can assess the ...
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240 people rescued from Seongnam shopping complex fire
A fire erupted in an eight-story shopping complex in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, at 4:37 p.m. on Friday. Of the approximately 300 people inside the building, about 240 were rescued, while around ...
Muan airport had only one 'batman' on duty during Jeju Air bird strike
Debate is intensifying over whether the design of a structure at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province ...