1964 — South Korea joins the Inter-Parliamentary Union, an international organization of the parliaments of sovereign states. 1980 — The Chun Doo-hwan administration forces 617 publishing companies to close by canceling their registrations with the
The number of South Korean youth opting to remain economically inactive without a specific reason set a new record in July, data showed Sunday, amid economic uncertainties and high job competition. The number of such
Key politicians of the rival parties gathered Sunday to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the death of former President Kim Dae-jung, a leading figure behind South Korea’s hard-won democratization. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik, ruling
South Korea and the United States will begin a major combined military exercise this week to strengthen their joint defense readiness in the face of evolving North Korean military threats, the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The South Korean baseball league set a new single-season attendance record on Sunday, surpassing a 7-year-old mark with more than a month left on the season. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced the attendance for