Parliament launches probe into ballot shortages
Parliament launched a 45-day parliamentary investigation into the National Election Commission (NEC) after ballot-paper shortages disrupted voting in the June 3 local elections, approving the plan at a plenary session.
Pain-riddled man fights for right to die
In excruciating pain from a debilitating neurological condition, Lee Myung-shik had reluctantly given up on assisted death in Switzerland when he learned his daughter risked prison time if she helped him.
Plea for US peacemaker
President Lee Jae-myung asked US President Donald Trump to take the lead in seeking a peaceful resolution of tensions with North Korea during a brief exchange at the Group of Seven summit, Lee's office said.
Songs of peace at border of conflict
A stone's throw from the barbed wire and minefields that separate the two Koreas, thousands gathered for a music festival over the weekend to sing about peace in a place synonymous with conflict.
‘Ghost cases’ haunt courtrooms
THE nation's judiciary branch is stepping up its response to the use of artificial intelligence in court proceedings, as AI- generated hallucinations have led attorneys to cite non-existent "ghost precedents" in their legal submissions, according to the National Court Administration.
Climate change stings beekeepers
Park Gyeong-je started tending beehives almost five decades ago, making it his livelihood because he liked spending time in nature.
Yoon gets 30 years over N. Korea drone incursion
A court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea, saying he planned the action as a pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024.
EU and S. Korea deepen ties with digital pact to bolster trade
The European Union and South Korea signed a digital trade agreement designed to make digital transactions easier and further cement economic ties between the partners at their first summit in three years.
Malaysia and South Korea collaboration to drive future national defence tech
Following the signing of a defence industry Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit last October, Malaysia and South Korea aim to strengthen collaboration in defence procurement and technology development.
Students protest over ballot shortages
The nation charged seven people and two companies over the world's deadliest residential building fire in decades, which killed 168 people at a public housing estate last year.
