South Korea

The South Korea government official who was shot dead by North Korean troops at sea on Sept. 22, 2020, was finally given a funeral yesterday, exactly two years later; the service was not open to the public

The ruling People Power Party launched a task force aimed at uncovering alleged corruption in the spending of government funds set aside in the previous administration to promote the installation of solar panels to increase the use of renewables

The most powerful typhoon to hit the country in years battered the south, dumping almost a meter of rain, destroying roads and power lines; 20.000 homes were left without electricity as people fled to safer ground, but the damage nationwide was limited

Seoul national university has retained the negative lead among the 316 energy-intensive buildings in Seoul for the past ten years, due to the large amount of scientific research carried out at the university, with equipment switched on 24 hours a day

For the fourth consecutive month a trade deficit has been posted driven by decline in exports to China, high energy prices and the spiraling import prices of raw materials; the cumulative deficit for Jan-July 2022 is the highest in 66 years

A proposal to allow all children to enter elementary school at 5 years old, starting from 2025 has been met with support and criticism from the education sector and would require amending the country’s education law

Daily COVID-19 infections are going up again, ending the downward trend that continued since the omicron-driven wave was curbed in march; health authorities reported that the country added 6.253 new COVID-19 infections during the 24 hours of Sunday

The country successfully carried out the first satellite launch with a domestically developed rocket, reinforcing its growing aerospace ambitions and demonstrating that it possesses the key technologies needed to launch spy satellites

BTS' new anthology album, "Proof," has topped the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart this week, becoming the sixth album from the South Korean group to top the chart

An entry ban on travelers of foreign nationality could be imposed again in the event of the emergence of more fatal COVID-19 variants or new infectious diseases, according to Peck Kyong-ran, newly-appointed as commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and