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Sun, December 3, 2023 | 10:26

Scholarships for Vietnamese students

Scholarships for Vietnamese students

Officials from the Korean Embassy in Vietnam and the Korea Chamber of Business In Vietnam (KOCHAM) pose during the Korea CSR Day event in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday (local time). KOCHAM has granted scholarships worth 1.15 billion dong ($47,300) to 115 local students. Yonhap

2023-12-01 15:14

Disability rights group to temporarily halt subway protests to demand budget increase

Disability rights group to temporarily halt subway protests to demand budget increase

A disability rights advocacy group said Friday it will temporarily halt subway protests until an increased budget on expanding mobility rights of the disabled is reflected in next year's budget.

2023-12-01 15:04

Telemedicine services to be expanded for patients in remote areas

Telemedicine services to be expanded for patients in remote areas

The government plans to allow telemedicine services for first-time patients in remote areas at night and on holidays, as part of its efforts to address gaps in medical care services with urban areas, officials said Friday.

2023-12-01 14:54

Life expectancy of Koreans falls for first time in 52 years over COVID-19: data

Life expectancy of Koreans falls for first time in 52 years over COVID-19: data

The average life expectancy of Korean babies born last year fell for the first time in more than 50 years in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Friday.

2023-12-01 13:32

Late Ven. Jaseung's additional notes on last will found at his residence

Late Ven. Jaseung's additional notes on last will found at his residence

Additional notes of the will from the late Ven. Jaseung have been found at his residence, the country's largest Buddhist sect, the Jogye Order, said Friday.

2023-12-01 13:15

Death of Jogye Order heavyweight Ven. Jaseung shocks Buddhist world

KAI signs deal with SpaceX to launch next-gen midsized satellite in 2025

KAI signs deal with SpaceX to launch next-gen midsized satellite in 2025

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said Friday it has signed a deal with U.S. space firm SpaceX to launch South Korea's next-generation midsized satellite No. 2 in 2025.

2023-12-01 11:35

Ex-USFK chief raises prospects of tensions following suspension of inter-Korean military accord

Ex-USFK chief raises prospects of tensions following suspension of inter-Korean military accord

A former U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) chief raised the possibility Thursday that tensions on the Korean Peninsula could rise to a level unseen in recent years as North Korea walked away from a 2018 inter-Korean military accord following South Korea's partial suspension of it.

2023-12-01 09:35

Yoon accepts resignation offer of head of state broadcasting watchdog

Yoon accepts resignation offer of head of state broadcasting watchdog

President Yoon Suk Yeol accepted the resignation offer of Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairman Lee Dong-kwan on Friday, his office said, hours before a National Assembly vote on his impeachment.

2023-12-01 09:28

Tension mounts between Yoon administration, opposition party

Yoon's state visit to Netherlands to focus on semiconductor cooperation

Yoon's state visit to Netherlands to focus on semiconductor cooperation

President Yoon Suk Yeol will use his upcoming state visit to the Netherlands to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in the semiconductor industry, his office said Friday.

2023-12-01 09:17

Cabinet passes motion requesting parliamentary reconsideration of 'yellow envelope bill'

Cabinet passes motion requesting parliamentary reconsideration of 'yellow envelope bill'

The Cabinet on Friday approved a motion requesting parliamentary reconsideration of a pro-labor bill and three other contentious measures unilaterally passed by opposition parties last month.

2023-12-01 09:17

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