Korea Joongang Daily
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Law of the jungle: From flying bottles to a burned out bus, claws come out when Tigers and Lions meet

This year's Korean Series between the Kia Tigers and the Samsung Lions is a clash of two titans in the KBO, bitter foes whose four-decade rivalry transcended the sport.

2024-10-21

Foreign Minister Cho holds first conversation with Chinese counterpart

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi over the phone on Tuesday, marking the first time the two spoke since Cho’s appointment last month...

2024-02-07

Korea to take part in U.S.-led space training event this month

The Air Force and Korean space experts will join the U.S.-led multinational space training event Global Sentinel this month, the Air Force announced on Monday...

2024-02-05

Weathering the storm with stones in their hands

Our politicians only seem to have stones in their hands.

2024-01-31

Korea hopeful for Taiwan Strait peace after Lai's election win

Korea voiced hopes for continued peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait following the presidential election victory by William Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.

2024-01-14

Newly appointed foreign minister rules out carrots for North

Newly appointed Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul dismissed any likelihood that the South Korean government would offer carrots to the North any time soon...

2024-01-11

Newly nominated foreign minister pledges to improve ties with China

Foreign Minister nominee Cho Tae-yul vowed to work on improving ties with China on...

2023-12-20

Syngman Rhee's decisions remain relevant today, says novelist

The decisions the first president of South Korea made in the face of geopolitical turmoil a century ago yield lessons for Korea in today's polarized world, a famous novelist told former prime ministers and top scholars in a lecture in Seoul on...

2023-10-23

Koreans support U.S. alliance, but wary of clash with China

Koreans are carefully weighing the possible consequences of expanded security cooperation with the United States, especially regarding possible conflicts with China, a survey suggests...

2023-09-25

Korea an important partner, Germany's new ambassador says

As geopolitical tensions grow, Germany sees Korea as an increasingly important partner in the Indo-Pacific region, Germany's incoming ambassador to Korea said at an event hosted in Seoul on Monday …

2023-09-18