South Korea and the United States will kick off a research campaign to uncover the cause of air pollution across Asia during the winter season as part of efforts to better address air quality challenges and come up with policies designed to improve air quality.
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued a warning urging people to stop eating deep fried toothpicks. Videos of people preparing and eating the toothpicks have gone viral on TikTok and Instagram in recent months, and appear to be especially popular in South Korea.
Automobiles are the number two manufactured good sold around the world, after integrated circuits. For all internationally traded products, only crude and refined petroleum are sold more. But unlike most oil-producing nations, the countries that make their own cars and sell them globally are some of the richest, most developed countries in the world—in order of their automobile export values, they are Germany, the U.S., Japan and South Korea.
South Korea is planning to end the controversial practice of eating dog meat. Although only a small minority of people still consume dog meat in South Korea, the ancient practise has been the subject of sharp criticism from foreign media and animal rights advocates. Now, the country’s younger generations have joined calls to ban it.
President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged Monday to expand scholarships for Saudi Arabian youths wishing to study in South Korea, saying future generations are the driving force behind change and innovation.
South Korea is taking contrasting diplomatic approaches to address Russia and China as Pyongang and Moscow bolster military ties.
At a Camp David summit on Friday, the United States, South Korea and Japan will deepen military and economic ties as the allies seek to project unity in the face of China’s rise and nuclear threats from North Korea.
China firmly opposes any act that targets Beijing as a consequence of plans drawn up at the upcoming summit between South Korea, the United States and Japan, Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming said during an interview with The Korea Times in Seoul, Thursday.
About 10,000 young Scouts and adult volunteers who participated in the 2023 World Scout Jamboree in South Korea were ready to depart back home Saturday, according to the interior and safety ministry.
South Korea agreed to enhance security and supply chain cooperation with the European Union (EU) during President Yoon Suk Yeol’s summit with EU leaders, Monday, in an apparent bid to strengthen cooperation with Western democracies.
