15 en SK Telecom, the country's largest mobile carrier, has been ordered to compensate consumers affected by an April data‑breach incident, including a 50-thousand‑won telecom fee discount and 50-thousand membership points per applicant. The Consumer Dispute Mediation Committee said Sunday it issued ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:22:44 +0900 Domestic The won–dollar exchange rate has risen for six straight months on a monthly average basis, raising concerns that the trend could feed into consumer prices next year. According to the Bank of Korea on Sunday, the won has weakened against the dollar every month since July. The monthly average rate ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:00:08 +0900 Economy South Korean police, working with Cambodian authorities, have rescued a South Korean national held inside a scam compound in Cambodia and arrested 26 other South Koreans connected to the site. The National Police Agency said Sunday that the rescue took place last Thursday at a criminal compound near ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:47:09 +0900 International South Korea has reportedly held closed‑door talks with Russia to discuss North Korea-related issues, including the North's nuclear program. According to a diplomatic source on Sunday, a South Korean Foreign Ministry official overseeing North Korea's nuclear affairs recently made an unannounced trip to ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:28:59 +0900 International Lee Jun‑seok, leader of the minor opposition Reform Party, appeared Sunday before a special counsel team investigating allegations that former President Yoon Suk Yeol and former first lady Kim Keon‑hee interfered in candidate nominations ahead of the 2022 elections. Lee arrived at special counsel Min ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:13:21 +0900 Politics National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said South Korea and the United States have agreed to begin simultaneous, sector‑by‑sector consultations next year to implement summit‑level agreements, including discussions on uranium enrichment, spent nuclear fuel reprocessing and Seoul’s pursuit of ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:45:58 +0900 International A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States against Coupang, South Korea's largest e‑commerce company, following a major personal data breach. According to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Saturday, shareholder Joseph Berry filed a securities ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:20:57 +0900 International Gender Equality and Family Minister Won Min-kyong has called for the approval of abortion drugs, which many women already obtain and use amid a regulatory vacuum since the Constitutional Court struck down the country’s abortion ban in 2019. Meeting with the press on Friday after delivering a policy ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:41:45 +0900 Politics The government is expediting efforts to attract foreign students in the natural sciences and engineering fields as part of a plan to shore up the country’s cutting-edge industries. The education ministry recently briefed President Lee Jae Myung of the plan to expand the proportion of graduate students ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:49:40 +0900 Politics Space startup Innospace has again suspended the launch of its first commercial vehicle due to technical issues. Innospace explained on Saturday that there is a need to inspect the rechargeable valve of the liquid methane tank used to fuel the second stage of the Hanbit-Nano rocket. The rocket was ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:32:56 +0900 Science Sunny skies are forecast for the capital area and Gangwon Province on Sunday, and cloudy skies elsewhere are likely to clear up in the late afternoon. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, temperatures on Sunday are expected to be five to ten degrees Celsius lower than on ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:26:35 +0900 Science Police have questioned former Oceans Minister Chun Jae-soo for more than 14 hours regarding allegations that he received money and gifts from the Unification Church. Speaking to reporters early Saturday after the interrogation, Chun said he faithfully cooperated with the police and received no money or ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:19:51 +0900 Politics Anchor: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington will find ways to work with Beijing without undermining its security commitments to its East Asian allies. During a year-end news conference on Friday, the top diplomat addressed the recent tensions between Japan and China, saying they’re ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:00:46 +0900 Politics Former President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared before a special counsel team as a suspect accused of violating the Political Funds Act and the Public Official Election Act. The interrogation on Saturday was Yoon’s first by the team in charge of the case against former first lady Kim Keon-hee and will ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 20 Dec 2025 13:32:15 +0900 Politics In the face of an apparent policy mismatch between the foreign ministry and the unification ministry, President Lee Jae Myung says it would be helpful for each ministry to have a distinct position on North Korea.  According to presidential spokesperson Kim Nam-joon on Friday, Lee said during a closed-door ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Sat, 20 Dec 2025 13:15:57 +0900 Politics Prosecutors on Friday sought a four-year prison sentence and a fine of 500-million won, or roughly 338-thousand U.S. dollars, for Sampyo Group Chairman Chung Do-won, after a deadly quarry collapse that became the first case to be prosecuted under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act. They argued that ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:52:42 +0900 Politics The government has requested Mexico’s effort to help minimize the impact of its planned tariff hike on South Korean businesses. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, Deputy Trade Minister Park Jung-sung and Mexican Ambassador to South Korea Carlos Peñafiel Soto discussed a range ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:10:06 +0900 Politics Light rain will continue overnight in parts of the Yeongnam region, with dense fog expected in inland North Gyeongsang Province. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, Saturday will be mostly cloudy nationwide, with occasional rain falling across much of the country. Most areas will see less ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:08:24 +0900 Science The North Korean military crossed the land border between the two Koreas ten times during the last month alone. Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) documents submitted to the office of main opposition People Power Party(PPP) Rep. Kang Dae-sik on Friday indicated that North Korean soldiers violated the Military ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:04:56 +0900 Politics The opposition People Power Party criticized President Lee Jae Myung for saying North Korea worries about a possible invasion from the South, accusing him of echoing Pyongyang’s narrative. Chief party spokesperson Park Sung-hoon said Friday that the remark had raised doubts about whether Lee was fit to ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:36:33 +0900 Politics Seoul shares closed higher Friday as renewed confidence in the artificial intelligence(AI) sector and lower‑than‑expected U.S. inflation data lifted investor sentiment. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index climbed 26‑point‑04 points, or zero‑point‑65 percent, to close at ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:25:01 +0900 Economy The Bank of Korea(BOK) has decided to ease regulations and provide incentives for financial institutions in a bid to stabilize the foreign exchange market.  The central bank decided on Friday, during a meeting of its Monetary Policy Board, to temporarily waive the FX stability levy from January to June of ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:13:07 +0900 Economy A Seoul court has put the brakes on the capital government’s plan to build a sightseeing gondola over the landmark Namsan.  The Seoul Administrative Court on Friday sided with Namsan Cable Car which filed a lawsuit against the Seoul Metropolitan Government last September after Seoul rezoned land for ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:11:36 +0900 Domestic A Seoul court on Friday suspended the imposition of fines on Democratic Party lawmakers Park Beom-kye and Park Joo-min over their roles in violent clashes during the National Assembly fast-track confrontation. The Seoul Southern District Court handed both lawmakers a suspended sentence on fines of three ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:00:27 +0900 Politics President Lee Jae Myung called for action against improper practice in the financial sector, where an "inner circle" of handful of people take turns to head financial institutions. At a policy briefing by the nation's financial regulators on Friday, President Lee told Financial Supervisory Service ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:54:35 +0900 Economy More than ten million international passengers traveled through Gimhae International Airport for the first time since opening in 1976. According to the Busan city government and customs authorities, the southeastern airport marked the landmark count as of Friday and held a celebratory event. The number ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:48:47 +0900 Economy The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index climbed 26-point-04 points, or zero-point-65 percent, on Friday to close at four-thousand-20-point-55. The tech-heavy KOSDAQ advanced 13-point-94 points, or one-point-55 percent, to close at 915-point-27. The South Korean won strengthened against the U.S. ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:44:51 +0900 Economy A new integrated airport that will be used by both the military and civilians is set to be nearly eight times larger than the Daegu International Airport. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport unveiled the details on Friday when it announced its basic plan for the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Integrated ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:28:42 +0900 Economy The Korean Railway Workers' Union is prepared to strike next week unless the government honors its initial agreement on bonus payments. During a news conference at Seoul Station on Friday, the union said its strike will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday if the government fails to honor its promises. The Korea ...

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]]> KBS WORLD Radio Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:13:19 +0900 Domestic Anchor: Police are interrogating former Oceans and Fisheries Minister Chun Jae-soo about whether he received money and gifts from the Unification Church. As an investigation into a scandal surrounding the organization widens its net, Chun arrived at Seoul Seodaemun Police Station on Friday morning and denied ...

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