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Yonhap publishes 2024 English-language almanac

Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s key newswire, on Wednesday published its English-language yearbook to summarize major changes, events and issues that occurred in the country in 2023.

“Korea Annual 2024,” the only English-language yearbook publishe…

(LEAD) Taxi crashes into hospital in central Seoul, injuring 3

A taxi crashed into a hospital in central Seoul on Wednesday, injuring three pedestrians, police said.

The vehicle driven by a man in his 60s plowed into the emergency ward of the National Medical Center in the central district of Jung at 5:15 p.m.,…

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on July 3)

The Democratic Party (DP) has crossed the line again. The majority party on Tuesday submitted a motion to impeach four prosecutors who investigated suspicious cases involving former DP leader Lee Jae-myung or the party. Two of the four prosecutors lo…

Defense ministry seeks to expand data, AI technology in military

Defense Minister Shin Won-sik and top military officials discussed Wednesday ways to incorporate more data and artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the defense sector in a bid to help build a smarter military, his office said.

In the meeting, …

Financial regulator urges banks to curb household debt growth

The financial regulator called on local banks Wednesday to curb a rise in their household loans, citing recent increases in home-backed loans.

Lee Joon-soo, a senior deputy governor of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), made the call in a meet…