SEOUL: The state human rights watchdog on Wednesday called for improvements in detention facilities for undocumented foreigners, including the provision of interpretation and medical personnel within the facilities.

The recommendation came after the …

SEOUL: National Assembly speaker Woo Won-shik on Wednesday proposed the parliament come up with a bill to revise the Constitution with the aim of holding a national referendum in 2026.

Woo made the suggestion in an address marking the 76th anniversar…

SEOUL: South Korea is seeking to solidify its alliance with the United States, moving beyond the outcome of the U.S. presidential election this November, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.

The ministry made the point as part of its key policy plans…

SEOUL: An international cybersecurity exercise will be held in September with the aim of improving joint readiness against cyberattacks, spy agency officials said Wednesday.

The Allied Power Exercise 2024 will take place in Seoul from Sept. 10-12, wi…

SEOUL: Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner Cho Ji-ho said Wednesday that he feels a great sense of responsibility for being nominated as the new chief of the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA).

Cho made the remarks before attending a meet…

SEOUL: The customs agency said Wednesday the number of drug trafficking attempts into South Korea rose 11 percent on-year during the first half of 2024.

The number of drug trafficking attempts came to 362 cases, up from 325 cases a year earlier, acco…

SEOUL: Defense Minister Shin Won-sik on Wednesday called for firm readiness against North Korea’s provocations, his office said, amid the North’s repeated threat to respond to anti-Pyongyang leaflets sent by South Korean activists.

Shin made the rema…

WASHINGTON: South Korea’s top envoy to the United States has visited Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for engagement with people close to former President Donald Trump amid the Republican Party’s National Convention there, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.

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