Culture

Funeral Mass Held for Actor Ahn Sung-ki

Written: 2026-01-09 13:18:21 / Updated: 2026-01-09 14:44:41

Beloved South Korean actor Ahn Sung‑ki, who died Monday after battling blood cancer, will be laid to rest. Ahn’s funeral Mass was held at Seoul’s ...

Politics

Italian Prime Minister to Visit in Mid-January

Written: 2026-01-09 13:01:55 / Updated: 2026-01-09 14:47:29

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit South Korea later this month for summit talks with President Lee Jae Myung. According to the ...

International

Trump 'Not Happy' about ICE Crackdown of S. Korean Workers in September

Written: 2026-01-09 11:44:46 / Updated: 2026-01-09 14:01:31

U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed dissatisfaction with the large‑scale immigration raid that led to the detention of more than 300 South ...

Politics

Final Hearing Underway in Insurrection Trial for Ex-President Yoon

Written: 2026-01-09 10:52:49 / Updated: 2026-01-09 13:55:52

The final hearing in former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s insurrection trial, stemming from his 2024 martial law declaration, began Friday at the Seoul ...

Politics

Lee to Visit Japan's Nara Prefecture for Summit with Japanese PM

Written: 2026-01-09 10:26:24 / Updated: 2026-01-09 19:24:25

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International

Ex-UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Criticizes US Withdrawal from UN Bodies, Int'l Organizations

Written: 2026-01-09 10:14:06 / Updated: 2026-01-09 10:17:30

Former United Nations Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for signing an executive order directing ...

Economy

S. Korea Posts Largest-Ever Current Account Surplus for November

Written: 2026-01-09 08:55:24 / Updated: 2026-01-09 14:04:21

South Korea posted its largest‑ever current account surplus for the month of November, extending its run of staying in the black to 31 consecutive ...

Economy

[KBS Exclusive] Police Summon Interim Coupang CEO for Questioning on Recent Data Breach

Written: 2026-01-09 08:07:18 / Updated: 2026-01-09 09:00:22

Police have summoned interim Coupang CEO Harold Rogers for questioning as part of an expanding investigation into a major data breach at the e‑commerce ...

Politics

Defense Ministry to Dismantle Defense Counterintelligence Command

Written: 2026-01-08 19:02:03 / Updated: 2026-01-08 19:08:32

Anchor: South Korea’s military counterintelligence command will be disbanded after its controversial involvement in ousted President Yoon ...

Domestic

Prosecution Indicts 535 People after Probing 55 Cases of Pyramid Schemes, Online Fraud

Written: 2026-01-08 18:05:31 / Updated: 2026-01-08 18:05:53

The prosecution indicted 535 people after investigating 55 cases of crimes that incurred fiscal damage to multiple victims, such as pyramid schemes ...