South Korea pilots recycling of textile waste into alternative fuel

South Korea: The Ministry of Environment has announced a pilot project to recycle waste fabric scraps from sewing factories into alternative fuel for the cement industry. The agreement has been signed with: textile companies Pang Rim, Sewang,...

South Korea confirms plan for Opcon transfer from U.S. within Lee's 5-year term

Published: 16 Sep. 2025, 18:34 President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the government complex in Sejong on Sept. 16. [YONHAP] The government on Tuesday confirmed the transfer of wartime operational command (Opcon) to Seoul from...

South Korea Confirms Plan For OPCON Transfer From US Within Lee’s 5-Year Term

Seoul: The South Korean government on Tuesday confirmed the transfer of wartime Operational Command (OPCON) to Seoul from Washington as a policy task for South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s five-year term. The plan was among a set of 123 major...

Transport Ministry promotes South Korean investment in Peruvian railway infrastructure

The government official underlined that Peru is promoting a portfolio of nationwide railway projects that will connect and bring communities together, with the interest and experience of South Korean entrepreneurs. Likewise, the high-ranking...

Late-Night Bacon Runs: Why South Korea is a Country to Watch

It’s 10 p.m. You open the refrigerator to find you are out of milk and bacon. How can you have breakfast without that pair? Now imagine the fastest “Amazon fulfillment center” processing your order overnight and delivering a carton of milk and...

Kenya signs key cooperation deal on nuclear energy with South Korea

Mr. Justus Wabuyabo, the Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) of Kenya and Dr. Han Gyu JOO, the President Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) of the Republic of Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Lesotho peace advocate arrives at HWPL World Peace Summit in South Korea

TEBOHO KHATEBE MOLEFI Ntate Tšepo Valentine Mosoeu, Coordinator for Development for Peace Education, has arrived in Cheongju, South Korea, to participate in the 11th Anniversary of the HWPL World Peace Summit. His attendance marks a significant...

South Korea, US tariff talks face major delays

Published on: September 16, 2025 3:17 PM South Korea’s presidential office confirmed on Tuesday that tariff talks with the United States have stalled, emphasizing President Lee Jae Myung’s commitment to protecting Korean companies from potential...

Air pollution and cancer: Progress made, but global risks rising

A new study has looked at how air pollution – specifically PM2.5 – affects deaths from cancers of the trachea, bronchi, and lungs (TBL cancers) across four major economies: China, the United States, Japan and South Korea. Using data from 1990 to...

Korea launches full-scale programme to improve training environment for doctors

Korea launches full-scale programme to improve training environment for doctors September 16, 2025 | Tuesday | News Supporting measures to strengthen teaching hospitals image credit- freepik The Ministry of Health and Welfare, Government of South...

Is the Green Climate Fund starting to deliver for the Pacific?

For Pacific Island countries, securing enough money to deal with the consequences of climate change has proved an arduous task. Despite facing existential threats from rising seas and collapsing fisheries, the region has struggled to tap into the...

Kenya, South Korea sign landmark nuclear energy deal

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute president Han Gyu Joo (second left), Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) CEO Justus Wabuyabo with Science, Research and Innovation Principal Secretary Abdulrazak Shaukat during the signing of agreement in...

Admissions Open for Korean Language Exam as Gateway to Jobs in South Korea

September 16, Colombo (LNW): The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has officially opened the admissions process for the 2025 Korean Language Examination, a vital requirement for Sri Lankans aspiring to work in South Korea under its...

South Korea investigating worker treatment during raid

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing South Korea investigating worker treatment during raid 00:19 UP NEXT Pink dye tracks pollution at California beach 00:26 Some employers firing people...

South Korea selects 60 teaching hospitals for training programme

Funding varies from $21,679 (KRW30m) to $216,781 (KRW300m). 60 teaching hospitals in South Korea have been selected for the ‘2025 Training Environment Innovation Program’ for trainee doctors, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare....

South Korean startup, which walked away from Meta's $800M acquisition bid, partnered with OpenAI to demonstrate the future of sustainable enterprise AI without GPUs

FuriosaAI and OpenAI ran a chatbot in Seoul demo using custom RNGD chips The Korean startup rejected Meta’s $800 million buyout offer earlier this year Demonstration showed enterprise AI models can run sustainably without GPUs FuriosaAI and OpenAI...

South Korea Moves to Enforce Six-Month OTT ‘Holdback’ Window to Protect Theatrical Film Industry

In a significant move aimed at bolstering the struggling South Korean film industry, lawmakers have proposed a new amendment that would enforce a mandatory six-month “holdback” window between a movie’s theatrical release and its availability on...

From Apples to Cabbage, Grocery Bills Soar in South Korea Amid Agflation

Producer prices have risen as record-breaking heat waves and heavy rains drove up the cost of agricultural and livestock products. A spinach display is seen at a major supermarket in Seoul. (Yonhap) SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is...

KFS and 15 Asian Countries Strengthen Forest Cooperation on Climate Action

The Korea Forest Service (KFS) and the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) announced on Sept. 16 that they jointly hosted the 2025 Annual Technical Workshop at the Seoul Botanic Park on Sept. 15–16. Delegations from 15 AFoCO member...

Seoul festival highlights African potential

“Africa is rising. Africa is booming,” Togolani Edriss Mavura, vice dean of the African Group of Ambassadors in Seoul and Tanzania’s ambassador to South Korea, said Friday at the Seoul Africa Festival. The annual event, now in its ninth year,...