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South Korea asked China to play ‘mediator’ role for North, will work to ease negative public sentiment, Lee says

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to improve public sentiment but maintained their positions on historic issues during their summit. Lee urged for cooperation against anti-China sentiment.

2026-01-07

GM Korea affirms commitment to local market with $300M investment pledge

GM Korea said it will invest $300 million in its production facilities in Korea, a move the company presented as a reaffirmation of its commitment to the market amid renewed speculation that it could scale back or withdraw.

2025-12-15

UN resolution adopted to designate Korea, Chile as co-hosts of 2028 UN Ocean Conference

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution officially designating Korea and Chile as the co-hosts of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) slated to take place in Korea in June 2028, as it convened a plenary meeting in New York.

2025-12-10

Algeria to host international conference on the crimes of colonialism in Africa

Algeria will host an international conference on the crimes of colonialism in Africa from Sunday to Monday, the Algerian government announced.

2025-11-28

Korea, China, Japan to discuss cooperation in biohealth, science in annual conference

An annual conference on economic and technological exchanges among Korea, China and Japan kicked off this week, with this year's focus on trilateral cooperation in biohealth, science and technology, the Industry Ministry said Wednesday.

2025-11-19

Elon Musk announces Samsung's role in producing Tesla's next-generation AI5 chip

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that Samsung Electronics will participate in the development of the company’s next-generation artificial intelligence chip, the AI5.

2025-10-23

Chief Justice Jo cites King Sejong, warns against politicizing judiciary amid insurrection tribunal controversy

Invoking King Sejong the Great’s centuries-old vision of justice, Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo Hee-de on Monday warned that the law must remain a shield for the people, not a tool of political power.

2025-09-22

JoongAng 60th Anniversary Global Media Conference explores journalism survival strategies in the AI era

JoongAng 60th Anniversary Global Media Conference explored AI's role in journalism, discussing strategies for media adaptation, audience engagement, and leveraging technology in the evolving news landscape to combat declining readership.

2025-09-17

Global drug bust nets 400 suspects in 18 countries worldwide

A global drug bust has netted nearly 400 suspects across 18 countries and synthetic narcotics worth over 9 trillion won ($6.5 billion), in one of Interpol’s largest cross-border crackdowns to date that included Korean police.

2025-09-16

After 'Derpy' welcome, Lee goes for straight talk at 100-day press conference

President Lee Jae Myung welcomed journalists to his 100-day press conference with a pin featuring Derpy, a tiger character from the Netflix smash hit "KPop Demon Hunters."

2025-09-11