The National Assembly was set to pass a special bill banning dog meat consumption Tuesday, paving the way for a legal ban on the practice that has fallen out of favor in recent decades.

The Cabinet on Tuesday passed a proposal to toughen the punishment for attempted child murder by ensuring that perpetrators are sentenced to real prison terms, rather than suspended sentences, the justice ministry said.

Currently,

The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics opening in South Korea next week will host a record number of athletes, the competition’s organizers said Tuesday.

The organizing committee for the Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics said Tuesday

Seatless subway trains will debut in Seoul this week, the city’s subway operator said Tuesday, as part of efforts to relieve overcrowding during rush hours.

Seoul Metro said one carriage on each of the

Police decided Tuesday not to disclose the identity of the suspect in the stabbing attack on opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, after determining his case did not meet the legal conditions for disclosure, officials said.