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Lee taps SME chief as prime minister to lead Korea's AI transformation

President Lee Jae Myung nominated Han Seong-sook, minister of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups, as his next prime minister to help Korea's AI transformation and to aid in the achievement of balanced regional growth.

Yoon questioned over messages to justify failed imposition of martial law

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared before special counsel Saturday over allegations he ordered messages to allies defending his failed martial law declaration.

Lee honors 'alliance forged in blood' at ceremony for mutual repatriation of Korean, U.S. soldiers

After 35-hour delay, Songpa District vote count completed and Seoul Metropolitan Council finalized

The vote count for the 2026 local elections, which took place on Wednesday, finally finished on Friday afternoon after voting was severely delayed at a polling station in Songpa District due to a shortage of ballot papers on Wednesday evening.

DP's Cho Jeong-sik elected as new National Assembly speaker

The National Assembly voted Friday to elect Rep. Cho Jeong-sik of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) as the new parliamentary speaker.

Falling campaign banner recycling rates a sign of the times, as complexities hinder gov't efforts

More than 100,000 campaign banners are expected to be discarded after Korea's June 3 local elections, but regional governments are struggling to recycle them because of the intensive preprocessing required and the difficulty of predicting volumes.

Voters tell DP to show restraint, urge PPP to reform with June 3 election results

The ruling liberal Democratic Party (DP) won a sizable victory in Korea's local elections on June 3, but the conservative People Power Party (PPP) could take solace in several key wins, including the Seoul mayoral race, the nation's marquee contest.

Police secure ballot boxes at Seoul polling station after more than 30-hour standoff

The police secured two ballot boxes from the Seoul polling station, following a more than 30-hour standoff with protesters who alleged election fraud.