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Court set to rule on opposition leader's appeal in election law violation case

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
Lee Jae-myung, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, appears at the Seoul Central District Court in the capital city, March 25, to attend a hearing in a development corruption case. Yonhap ... (Yonhap). .

Arms agency upgrades Black Hawk helicopter simulators

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly in formation above the soldiers in combined drills with U.S. troops at a training range in Incheon, March 19. Yonhap ... (Yonhap). .

KITA, Ukrainian business chamber host reconstruction forum to boost postwar cooperation

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
Valeriy Korol, vice president of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, speaks at a business forum on reconstruction efforts in Ukraine held in Seoul, in this photo provided by the Korea International Trade Association, March 25. Yonhap ... .

Trump taps 8th Army commander as senior military assistant to Pentagon chief

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
Lt. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, commander of the Eighth Army based in South Korea, is shown in this photo obtained from the Eighth Army's website. Yonhap. U.S ... Gen ... (Yonhap). .

Police tow away tractor near anti-Yoon protesters in Seoul

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
Police are in a standoff with civic group members as they attempt to tow away a tractor found near Gwanghwamun gate in Seoul, March 26. Yonhap ... (Yonhap). .

Acting president calls for public's cooperation amid 'worst ever' wildfires

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
Acting President Han Duck-soo delivers an address to the nation on the deadly wildfires that have ravaged the southeastern regions from the government complex in Seoul, March 26. Yonhap ... (Yonhap). .

Korea expresses 'deep regret' over Japan's approval of textbooks distorting history

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
Taisuke Mibae, minister at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, enters the foreign ministry building in Seoul, after Japan approved its high school textbooks containing distorted claims to Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo, March 25. Yonhap ... (Yonhap). .

Hyundai Motor donates $1.26 mil., deploys support vehicles to wildfire-hit areas

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
A car burnt down by wildfires is abandoned in a village in Youngyang, North Gyeongsang Province, March 26. Yonhap ... In addition, two mobile office buses have been deployed to provide rest areas for displaced residents and volunteer workers ... Yonhap ... .

Korea likely to face more export uncertainties with US 'reciprocal' tariffs: minister

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo speaks at a meeting on the response strategy to export risks in Seoul, March 25. Yonhap ... "Uncertainties surrounding our trade environment have been growing as the new U.S ... Earlier this month, Cheong met with U.S ... (Yonhap). .

Navy holds remembrance ceremony for fallen sailors of 2010 warship sinking by N. Korea

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
Participants mourn 46 sailors killed during the 2010 sinking of the Cheonan corvette by a North Korean attack in the Yellow Sea, in a remembrance ceremony held at the 2nd Fleet in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, March 25, 2024. Yonhap ... (Yonhap). .

Past Korean governments blamed for human rights abuses in overseas adoptions

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
Park Sun-young, center, chief of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Korea, speaks during a press conference at the commission's office in Jung District, Seoul, March 5. Yonhap ... By Lee Hyo-jin ... .

Wildfire spreads, killing at least 18 in southeastern Korea

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
Houses in Yeongdeok County, North Gyeongsang Province, remain charred after wildfires swept through the county in southeastern Korea, Wednesday. Yonhap. By Lee Hae-rin ... However, strong winds are hindering firefighting efforts. .

Navy holds maneuvering drills to honor fallen troops in West Sea

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
Yonhap. The Navy said Wednesday it has launched a series of exercises this week to honor South Korean service members killed during military clashes with North Korea in the West Sea and bolster readiness against the North's potential provocations ... .

Korea's childbirths rise for 7th month straight in January

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
This photo shows a nurse taking care of the newborn babies at a hospital in Incheon, Feb. 26. Newsis ... The figure has been on an upward trend since July 2024, and the latest reading marks the steepest on-year increase for any January ... (Yonhap). .

Hahoe Folk Village braces for approaching wildfires

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
Firefighters spray water on houses of Hahoe Folk Village in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, March 26. Yonhap ... It preserves houses and traditions from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Pilot killed as firefighting helicopter crashes in Uiseong ... Society ... .
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