S. Korea to hold rotating Presidency of UN Security Council next month
WNAM MONITORING: South Korea will undertake the rotating presidency of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) next month for the first...
Sunday, May 18, 2025
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South Korea’s Defense ministry mulls creating medical school to train long-term service military doctors
SEOUL: The defense ministry is considering establishing a medical school to train doctors who would serve in the military for...
Gov’t sets new standards to speed up restructuring of real estate PF loans
SEOUL: South Korea's financial authorities announced plans to minimize risks stemming from short-term real estate project financing (PF) loans Monday...
S. Korean Army Chief visits US for talks with counterpart
WNAM MONITORING: Korea's Army chief of staff was set to leave for Washington on Sunday for talks with his U.S....
Korea hints at accepting Indonesia’s cost sharing reduction proposal on KF-21 project
WNAM MONITORING: Korea's state procurement agency on Wednesday hinted at accepting Indonesia's proposal to reduce its cost sharing for the...
KF-21 fighter jet prototype to conduct 1st Meteor missile test
WNAM MONITORING: Korea's homegrown fighter jet KF-21 under development is set to conduct its first live-fire test with long-range air-to-air...
Korea records hottest April in 50 years
Last month was South Korea’s hottest April on record in the more than 50 years it has been keeping meteorological...
Korea, Italy to open 2024-25 year of cultural exchange
WNAM MONITORING: Korea will host a series of performances and exhibitions set to illuminate major Italian cities with Korea's rich...
Korea, China, Japan to hold trilateral summit May 26-27
WNAM MONITORING: Korea, China and Japan are likely to hold a long-stalled trilateral summit of their leaders on May 26...
Anti-terrorism alert raised for 5 overseas S. Korean diplomatic missions
WNAM MONITORING: South Korea heightened its anti-terrorism alert status for five of its diplomatic missions by two levels on Thursday,...