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Seoul slammed for 'tampering with evidence' over delayed DMZ probe The liberal Lee Jae Myung administration is facing pressure over its failure to launch an onsite probe in the demilitarized zone to identify the cause of unidentified explosions that caused injury of three South Korean military officers. Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok, chair of the main opposition People Power Party, said on his F…

Milrem draws on Ukraine battlefield experience to advance unmanned systems Korea Herald correspondent TALLINN, Estonia — On a control screen inside Milrem Robotics’ headquarters in Tallinn, a THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle moved across a field some 25 kilometers away, transmitting live video, fuel levels and battery status. The demonstration offered a glimpse of a future battlefield already takin…

Lee visits Stray Kids concert in Mexico City President Lee Jae Myung on Friday stopped by a concert of K-pop boy band Stray Kids at GNP Seguros Stadium in Mexico City. On his X post with a nine-second clip where Stray Kids perform "God's Menu," Lee wrote that he was at the concert venue and said he could "truly feel the great power of K-pop, spreading the word about Korea as a cultural powerhouse…

Number of international flight passengers up 10% this year despite hikes in oil prices The number of international flight passengers using South Korean airports rose around 10 percent in the January-August period from a year earlier despite a sharp rise in oil prices, data showed Saturday. A total of 68.44 million people used international flights in the first eight months of the year, up 9.8 per…

Highways congested on Chuseok holiday as people return home Major roads and expressways were congested across South Korea on Saturday, the third day of the Chuseok holiday, as people began heading back to their home after visiting their hometowns. As of 9 a.m., travel times to Seoul from the southeastern city of Busan were estimated at seven hours, six hours and 40 minutes from Mokpo, six hours f…

Opposition lawmaker urges JYP founder to testify at parliamentary audit Main opposition lawmaker Rep. Bae Hyun-jin on Saturday urged J. Y. Park, founder of JYP Entertainment, to testify at the upcoming parliamentary audit of South Korean government bodies. Park, who is the ministerial-level co-chair of the presidential Commission on Pop-Culture Exchange, should "appear and testify confidently at …

Lee calls for resumption of trade pact negotiations with Mexico to elevate economic cooperation South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Friday called for a swift resumption of negotiations for a trade agreement between South Korea and Mexico, saying it will further elevate bilateral economic cooperation that he said is already contributing significantly to the Mexican economy and job creation. Th…

Kyiv denies Seoul's claim of consensus to keep North Korean POW transfer confidential Kyiv has denied Seoul's claim that the two parties agreed to keep the recent transfer of two North Korean prisoners-of-war to South Korea confidential, sparking criticism from President Lee Jae Myung's political opponents. Regarding Seoul's claim that Kyiv had broken their consensus, Dmytro Lytvyn, communic…

Presidential official pledges prompt, thorough probe into DMZ explosions A presidential official has pledged a prompt and thorough investigation into who was responsible for the recent explosions in the Demilitarized Zone that injured three South Korean soldiers. "An objective, prompt and thorough investigation is under way," the presidential official told reporters in Mexico City on Thursday whi…

Lee says Ukraine disclosed transfer of 2 North Korean soldiers in breach of non-disclosure agreement South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday expressed regret that Ukraine has disclosed the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, calling it a breach of a non-disclosure agreement that he said may lead to many problems. "It was appropriate in every aspect not to disclo…