Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Yangsan to fund travelers who want to visit the city for up to a month

Yangsan City Office in South Gyeongsang is recruiting participants to travel to the city for up to a month on government support funds, with priority given to foreigners and overseas Koreans.

2025-04-03

14,000 police, seas of ralliers flood Seoul ahead of Yoon ruling

People began to gather in central Seoul on Thursday in the tens of thousands, a day ahead of the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol, with the police ready to initiate 100 percent mobilization, amid fears of political violence.

2025-04-03

Supreme Court upholds convictions in Deutsch Motors stock manipulation case

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court's conviction of nine people involved in the high-profile stock manipulation scheme involving first lady Kim Keon Hee.

2025-04-03

Two tons of cocaine seized from foreign ship in Korea's biggest drug bust

In perhaps the largest drug seizure in Korea’s history, customs and Coast Guard authorities discovered nearly two tons of cocaine aboard a foreign cargo ship that docked at Okgye Port in Gangneung, Gangwon, on Thursday.

2025-04-03

Gyeonggi to open full DMZ Peace Trail program from April 18

The Gyeonggi provincial government announced on Thursday that the themed routes of the “DMZ Peace Trail” will open in full on April 18. Visitors will be able to explore the many points of interest at South Korea's northernmost border regions.

2025-04-03

Two tons of cocaine seized from ship on Korea's east coast

Korea's customs authorities and Coast Guard have seized approximately 2 tons of smuggled cocaine on a foreign vessel docked on the country's east coast, officials said Thursday.

2025-04-03

Agency denies Kim Soo-hyun pressured Sulli to film explicit scenes for 'Real'

Actor Kim Soo-hyun's agency Goldmedalist issued a statement Wednesday denying accusations that Kim pressured the late singer and actor Choi Jin-ri, known professionally as Sulli, into shooting explicit scenes in the 2017 movie "Real."

2025-04-03

Kim Soo-hyun's agency tacks on charges against Hoverlab operator

Actor Kim Soo-hyun’s agency, Goldmedalist, has pressed additional criminal charges against Kim Se-ui, the operator of the YouTube channel Hoverlab, under the Act on the Punishment of Stalking Crime.

2025-04-02

Cherry blossoms in bloom

A woman takes a photo of the first cherry blossoms blooming at Seokchon Lake in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on April 2. The annual Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival runs through Sunday.

2025-04-02

Mercedes fire engines prove gamechangers in battle against Korean wildfires

A total of 29 specialized and high-performance fire engines manufactured by Mercedes-Benz emerged as powerful tools in containing the recent wildfires that devastated the country's southeastern region.

2025-04-02