Politics

Lee Calls to Put End to Workplace Deaths after Missing Pipeline Worker Found Dead

Written: 2025-07-07 19:29:15 / Updated: 2025-07-07 19:33:41

President Lee Jae Myung has called for special measures to end workplace fatalities after a pipeline worker passed away inside a manhole due to suspected asphyxiation ...

Politics

Parliament to Hold Confirmation Hearings for Unification, Foreign Minister Nominees Next Week

Written: 2025-07-07 19:23:07 / Updated: 2025-07-07 19:27:58

A parliamentary standing committee approved a plan to hold confirmation hearings next week for unification minister nominee Chung Dong-young ...

Domestic

Worker Found Dead after Going Missing during Incheon Manhole Pipeline Inspection

Written: 2025-07-07 19:20:41 / Updated: 2025-07-07 19:21:03

A man in his 50s who went missing on Sunday while inspecting a wastewater pipeline inside a manhole in Incheon was found dead. According to Incheon ...

Domestic

Prosecutors Seek Max. 5-Yr. Prison Term for 49 Protesters Who Stormed Court Building in Jan.

Written: 2025-07-07 19:18:02 / Updated: 2025-07-07 19:20:54

Prosecutors sought a maximum five-year prison sentence for 49 protesters who stormed into the Seoul Western District Court in January after the ...

Economy

KOSPI Inches Up as Investors Eye U.S. Tariff Deadline

Written: 2025-07-07 19:17:58 / Updated: 2025-07-07 19:19:49

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) edged up higher Monday as investors awaited potential progress in U.S. trade talks before ...

Domestic

Special Prosecution Warns Leaks of Yoon's Detention Warrant 'Serious Crime'

Written: 2025-07-07 19:16:50 / Updated: 2025-07-07 19:20:33

The special counsel team investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his December 3 martial law declaration says it is also looking into the ...

Domestic

KDCA: Heat-Related Illnesses Rising Nationwide amid Prolonged Heat Wave

Written: 2025-07-07 19:14:45 / Updated: 2025-07-07 19:15:26

Heat-related illnesses are on the rise nationwide in the wake of a prolonged heat wave. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention ...

Domestic

KMA: Tropical Nights Forecast in Many Regions, Humidity to Further Rise Tues.

Written: 2025-07-07 18:59:35 / Updated: 2025-07-07 19:00:15

Following the year's first heat wave warning issued for the capital Seoul on Monday, many regions around the country are set to observe a tropical ...

Economy

S. Korea Ramps up Final Push in US Tariff Talks with Pressure from Trump for Deals

Written: 2025-07-07 17:30:37 / Updated: 2025-07-07 17:31:27

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President Lee Expresses Hope for Vatican's Role in Inter-Korean Relations

Written: 2025-07-07 16:12:42 / Updated: 2025-07-07 18:26:45

President Lee Jae Myung has voiced hopes that the Vatican will play a role in improving inter-Korean relations.  He shared the sentiment on Monday ...