Science

Heavy Rains to Lash Central and Western Regions Overnight, Heat Persists

Written: 2025-08-25 18:44:32 / Updated: 2025-08-25 19:03:11

Rain is falling sporadically across central areas and the Jeolla provinces, excluding the eastern coast of Gangwon. Most of the country will ...

Economy

KOSPI Extends Winning Streak to Third Day Amid Rate-Cut Optimism

Written: 2025-08-25 18:39:25 / Updated: 2025-08-25 18:43:22

South Korean stocks closed sharply higher Monday, buoyed by expectations of a potential U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month.  The ...

Politics

Kim Keon Hee Faces Fourth Special Probe, Possible Indictment Friday

Written: 2025-08-25 18:32:02 / Updated: 2025-08-25 19:08:46

Former first lady Kim Keon Hee underwent her fourth interrogation by the special counsel on Monday, lasting about five and a half hours. Investigators ...

Domestic

[KBS Exclusive] Suspected Human Remains Found at Site of Japan's Chosei Underwater Mine Accident that Killed 136 Koreans

Written: 2025-08-25 18:28:40 / Updated: 2025-08-25 18:54:28

Suspected human remains were found at the site of the Chosei underwater coal mine accident in Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 136 Korean laborers ...

Politics

Lee, Trump Seem at Odds over ‘Strategic Flexibility’ for USFK

Written: 2025-08-25 17:48:44 / Updated: 2025-08-25 17:50:57

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Politics

Workers at Partner Firms Demanding Direct Negotiations with Conglomerates

Written: 2025-08-25 17:10:21 / Updated: 2025-08-25 18:46:35

Subcontracted workers have begun to raise their voice demanding direct negotiations with conglomerates, following the passage of the pro-labor ...

Politics

DP Pushes Through Controversial Bills; PPP Vows Legal Action

Written: 2025-08-25 16:46:58 / Updated: 2025-08-25 17:39:56

The National Assembly passed a bill on Monday revising the Commercial Act to strengthen minority shareholder rights and corporate oversight by ...

Sports

Castrop Becomes First Foreign-Born Mixed-Heritage Player Called Up to S. Korea Squad

Written: 2025-08-25 15:52:25 / Updated: 2025-08-25 16:53:11

German-Korean midfielder Jens Castrop of Borussia Mönchengladbach has been named to South Korea’s national football team for the first time, ...

Politics

KOSPI Gains 1.30% Monday

Written: 2025-08-25 15:47:07 / Updated: 2025-08-25 16:03:01

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) rose 41-point-13 points, or one-point-three percent, Monday to close at three-thousand-209-point-86. The ...

Politics

PM Kim Pledges AI Investment in Fiscal Strategy to Revive Growth

Written: 2025-08-25 15:44:30 / Updated: 2025-08-25 16:01:56

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said Monday that the government will concentrate its fiscal resources on sectors with growth potential such as artificial ...