15 en North Korea has criticized Japan’s plans to load its Aegis destroyer with U.S. Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles, accusing the country of “advancing the time of reinvasion” in a reference to Japan’s colonialist past and its military aggression during the early part of the 20th century.  In a ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:25:00 +0900 Politics The main opposition People Power Party(PPP) has criticized Seoul for prioritizing efforts to repatriate South Koreans detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in a crime ring, saying the focus should be on rescuing people held captive by crime rings against their will. In a statement on Saturday, PPP ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:43:35 +0900 Politics A team under the ruling Democratic Party(DP) handling safety for South Korean nationals overseas says it consulted with Cambodian politicians to repatriate a group of South Koreans detained in the country on criminal allegations. Upon returning from Cambodia on Saturday, DP Supreme Council member Hwang ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:22:04 +0900 Politics South Korean Ambassador to the United States Kang Kyung-wha has pledged to actively push to resolve issues on the Korean Peninsula through dialogue with North Korea, while simultaneously making efforts to elicit a sincere response from Pyongyang. During a parliamentary audit at the Permanent Mission to ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 18 Oct 2025 13:48:57 +0900 Politics Sixty-four South Koreans detained in Cambodia over allegations related to phone and online scams have been repatriated on a government-chartered flight. Korean Air Flight KE9689 landed at Incheon International Airport around 8:35 a.m. Saturday, about five hours after departing from Techo International ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:09:33 +0900 Politics Sixty-four South Koreans detained in Cambodia over allegations related to voice phishing and other scams are set to arrive at Incheon International Airport shortly on a government-chartered Korean Air flight. The group departed Phnom Penh’s Techo International Airport around 1:15 a.m. local time, with ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 18 Oct 2025 08:03:55 +0900 Politics South Korean Ambassador to the U.S. Kang Kyung-wha says there are “no signs yet” that U.S. President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his visit to South Korea later this month for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) summit in Gyeongju. Speaking at a parliamentary ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 18 Oct 2025 07:52:32 +0900 Politics President Lee Jae Myung on Friday ordered the removal of illegal online job advertisements targeting Korean nationals for fraudulent job schemes across Southeast Asia following reports of South Koreans being detained in Cambodia. The presidential office said in a statement that Lee had issued the ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:38:01 +0900 Politics The South Korean government expressed grave disappointment after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Class-A war criminals from World War II. In a statement Friday, the foreign ministry said Japan’s responsible leaders had “once again chosen ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:37:32 +0900 Politics Authorities are busy preparing measures to transport approximately 20-thousand delegates and other participants at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) summit that will run in Gyeongju for two days starting October 31. A review is underway for two main plans to transport attendees landing at ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:23:22 +0900 Politics Anchor: Seoul has stepped up efforts to finalize a trade deal with the U.S., sending its finance minister, director of national policy and trade minister to Washington. As the high-level negotiations continue, U.S. President Donald Trump remains adamant that South Korea pay its pledged 350 billion U.S. ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:23:25 +0900 Politics A group of South Koreans that were detained by Cambodian authorities are set to depart from Phnom Penh aboard a government chartered plane to return home. Speaking at a news briefing on Friday, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said the plane carrying all of the 60-odd people will take off at 2 a.m. ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:10:53 +0900 Politics Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min denied all charges against him on Friday as he stood trial for his alleged role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law. At his first hearing at the Seoul Central District Court, Lee’s lawyers denied the special counsel’s charges that he played ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:00:23 +0900 Politics The bribery trials of Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja and People Power Party lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong will begin later this month. The first pretrial hearing regarding the actions of Han and her aides is scheduled for October 27 at the Seoul Central District Court, and litigation to determine ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:10:40 +0900 Politics Anchor: Kim Yong-beom, the top office's director of national policy, and Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan began the latest round of high-level tariff negotiations with the U.S. Donald Trump administration. Seoul hopes that a shipbuilding pact will help facilitate the process and expects that the two sides ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:55:36 +0900 Politics Former President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to appear in court on Friday for a third hearing of a new trial related to his martial law declaration.  The Seoul Central District Court began the day’s hearing without the former president, who prosecutors argue obstructed official duties in connection with the ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:59:06 +0900 Politics President Lee Jae Myung held his first phone conversation with Thailand's prime minister, centered on the future of the two nations' bilateral relations. Presidential spokesperson Kim Nam-joon announced Thursday in a written briefing that the phone call between Lee and Thai Prime Minister ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:12:13 +0900 Politics The United States has criticized China’s recent sanctions on five U.S.-linked subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, describing the move as an effort to undermine cooperation between South Korea and its ally in the shipbuilding industry. In response to questions from South Korean media on ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:11:43 +0900 Politics The nation’s job market surged in September with the addition of over 300-thousand new positions, the largest monthly gain in 19 months. Data released Friday by the Ministry of Data and Statistics showed that employment reached 29-point-15 million, up 312-thousand from a year earlier. This marks the ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:31:55 +0900 Politics Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet expressed regret over the recent death of a South Korean national in his country and pledged to enhance efforts to protect Korean citizens and apprehend suspects linked to online scam operations.  According to the foreign ministry on Thursday, Hun Manet met with 2nd Vice ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:30:38 +0900 Politics The government aims to repatriate more than 60 South Korean nationals from Cambodia by the end of the week. National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Thursday in a press briefing at the presidential office in Seoul's Yongsan District that a governmental task force had arrived in Phnom Penh around midnight ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:37:11 +0900 Politics Swedish Crown Princess Victoria will visit the Taejongdae Medical Support Unit Memorial in Busan on Friday to honor Sweden’s medical contributions during the Korean War, marking the 75th anniversary of the Swedish field hospital that treated more than two million patients.  The monument, built in 1976, ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:36:50 +0900 Politics The president's top security aide said there has been “no real progress” in discussions between Seoul and Washington regarding a proposed unlimited currency swap.  National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said in a press briefing Thursday that though Seoul had proposed such an arrangement, Washington had ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:16:56 +0900 Politics The special counsel investigating the December 3 martial law declaration said Thursday that its search of Osan Air Base in July did not violate the Status of Forces Agreement with the United States. The office said investigators entered only areas used and managed by the South Korean military with prior ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:21:26 +0900 Politics United States Forces Korea(USFK) sent a letter to the South Korean government protesting a special counsel team's raid of the Osan Air Base. According to diplomatic sources on Thursday, Lt. Gen. David Iverson, USFK deputy commander and head of the United States' Seventh Air Force, recently sent a letter of ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:19:58 +0900 Politics President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to meet for summit talks between October 29 and 30 on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) summit in Gyeongju. National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac made the announcement during a press briefing at the presidential ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:58:30 +0900 Politics President Lee Jae Myung emphasized the need to streamline financial regulations in an effort to boost the economy and revive livelihoods.  Lee made the statement on Thursday while presiding over a strategy meeting at the presidential office in Seoul's Yongsan District with experts and business ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:06:36 +0900 Politics A delegation of senior Seoul officials heading to Washington for follow-up tariff negotiations with the United States will visit the White House budget office on Thursday, local time, as part of efforts to finalize a trade deal. Kim Yong-beom, the top office's director of national policy, and ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:02:56 +0900 Politics Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo Hee-de said he would heed the public's expectations and demands while working to improve court administration. Appearing at the closing of Wednesday's parliamentary audit, as is customary, Jo said he will do his best to be faithful to his duty with humility and ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:48:57 +0900 Politics Anchor: Rival political parties squabbled over differences in judicial matters during an audit of the Supreme Court at the National Assembly on Wednesday. The ruling party demanded court records regarding its reversal of President Lee Jae Myung's acquittal in his election law violation case just before the ...

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