South Korea’s student loan debt tops W2tr as youth unemployment deepens
A student walks past protest posters at Yonsei University in Seoul urging the school administration to cancel its…
IDF confirms Lebanon drone strikes, says 2 Hezbollah members killed
The IDF confirms carrying out drone strikes in southern Lebanon earlier today that killed two Hezbollah operatives, APA…
Türkiye’s Homeland Party to dissolve and merge with CHP, deputy chairman says
Türkiye’s opposition Homeland Party (Memleket Party) will cease its activities, the party’s deputy chairman Asuman Ali Guven announced, APA‘s…
Justice nominee reaffirms Lee’s prosecution reform drive
Democratic Party of Korea Rep. Jung Sung-ho speaks at a hearing on his nomination as justice minister Wednesday.…
Turkish foreign minister to attend informal meeting on Cyprus in New York
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend an informal meeting on Cyprus with the leaders of the divided…
Busan to host 2026 UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting
48th session of annual UNESCO meeting on world heritage to be held in southern port city next July…
S. Korea calls on UNESCO to step in if Japan reneges on pledge over forced labor site
Battleship Island in Nagasaki, Japan (Getty Images Bank) South Korea on Tuesday called on UNESCO’s heritage oversight body…
Heavy rain to drench Korea before heat returns next week
Pedestrians walk across the rain on Monday at Jongno-gu, central Seoul, as the city saw total rainfall of…
Allies under fire: Why do Trump tariffs target Korea, Japan first?
By starting with close partners, US president aims to warn rest of world no country is immune, analysts…
N. Korea bristles at S. Korea-U.S.-Japan air drills
This photo provided by the South Korean defense ministry on July 11, 2025, shows fighter jets during combined…
South Korea’s premier water music festival S2O Korea makes splash in Gwacheon
From W&W, Dimension, Medvza to KSHMR, global DJs lit up Gwacheon S2O Korea 2025 (Lee Jung-youn/The Korea Herald)…
S. Korea’s prehistoric petroglyphs inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list
Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream, which were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. Photo taken on July 3.…