Yang Ji-in wins gold in women’s pistol shooting
WEB DESK: Yang Ji-in captured the gold medal in the women's 25-meter pistol shooting event at the Paris Olympics on...
Friday, September 12, 2025
South Korea
Opposition-controlled parliament passes $180 cash handout bill
WEB DESK: The National Assembly passed the controversial cash handout bill during the parliament's plenary session Friday. The bill stipulates...
S. Korea’s direct overseas purchase hits record high in Q2
WNAM REPORT: South Korea's direct overseas purchase hit a record high in the second quarter thanks to rising popularity of...
Nearly 1,000 hospitalized with heat-related illnesses
WEB DESK: The number of people going to emergency rooms due to heat-related illnesses has already reached 1,000 here this...
Seoul, Beijing mayors discuss restoration of ties between capitals of Korea, China, Japan
WEB DESK: Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon met with Beijing Mayor Yin Yong and discussed restoring cooperative relations between the capitals...
Yoon names new labor minister, ambassadors to Japan, Australia
WEB DESK: President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday named the chief of a state diplomatic academy as the new ambassador...
Parliament passes four contentious broadcasting bills amid protest from ruling party
WNAM REPORT: The opposition-controlled National Assembly passed the last of four contentious broadcasting bills aimed at reducing the government's influence...
South Korea wins 10th consecutive gold in women’s archery team event
WNAM REPORT: South Korea captured its 10th consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women's archery team event Sunday in Paris,...
US says air drills with South Korea will ‘sharpen’ capacity
WNAM REPORT: Ongoing air drills with South Korea will “sharpen” their joint combat capabilities, the US military said Thursday, as...
Korea, US begin joint air drills
WNAM MONITORING: Korea and the United States began a combined air exercise Tuesday, the Air Force said, in efforts to...