Tag: South Korea
On Memorial Day, South Korea honors its fallen heroes
By Habib Toumi Manama: On Thursday June 6, 2024, I will make sure that I will say a prayer for the Korean soldiers who died defending or in the service of […]
South Korea to resume blasting propaganda, K-pop music across DMZ border with North Korea
SEOUL: South Korea is ready to reactivate fixed and mobile propaganda loudspeakers near the border with North Korea as Seoul took steps to fully suspend a 2018 inter-Korean military pact. […]
Ansan tops with natural beauty, vibrant living, futuristic education
Habib Toumi ANSAN: The stylish picture shows high-rise white buildings near lush multi-colored parks and wide, well-manicured highways with the bold message “Ansan: The best land to live under the […]
South Korea’s foreign policy committed to rules-based international order: Chung
By Habib Toumi SEOUL: South Korea’s Global Pivotal State vision begins with a deep commitment to a diplomacy that upholds a rules-based international order, Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won has […]
South Korea: Students demand $15,000 each after teacher ends exam 90 seconds early
SEOUL: A total of 39 students have filed a lawsuit seeking compensation from the government after the ending bell in last month’s college entrance exam rang 90 seconds earlier than scheduled by […]
South Korea names new foreign minister, National Intelligence Service director
SEOUL: President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday tapped his national security adviser to become the new spy chief and a former ambassador to the United Nations as the new foreign […]
NATO and its partners: An inevitable global security architecture?
Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (Yonhap) By Habib Toumi SEOUL: Amid the recent moves by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to […]
World’s first printed book with metallic letters displayed in Serbia
By Dr. Ana Stjelja BELGRADE: The world’s first printed book with metallic letters was displayed in Adligat thanks to the embassy of South Korea. In 1374, the Buddhist monk Baegun […]
2023 GCS International Board Meeting held at GCS HQs
By Seok-Jae Kang, Asia Journalists Association Vice President SEOUL: The 2023 GCS International Board of Directors Meeting was held at the conference room of GCS International in downtown Seoul, […]
South Korea’s ex-President Lee granted special presidential pardon
SEOUL: President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday granted wide-ranging special pardons to former President Lee Myung-bak and a series of high-profile politicians and former officials convicted of corruption and other […]