SEOUL, South Korea will begin issuing the K-culture training visa for foreigners on a trial basis this year and consider introducing a new workation visa, with the goal of attracting more tourists from overseas, the finance ministry said Monday.

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SEOUL, A retired Navy admiral is being strongly considered for South Korea’s new ambassador to Australia, a source said Monday, after former Ambassador and Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup stepped down from the post amid mounting controversy over his ap…

SEOUL, Shinhan Bank and the Korea Trade Insurance Corp. (K-Sure) will provide up to 1 trillion won (US$720 million) to support small and medium-sized export firms, the financial regulator said Monday.

Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed…

WASHINGTON, A U.S. State Department spokesperson on Monday described deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia as a trend of “great concern,” after the North said Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Pyongyang this week.

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SEOUL, The government on Monday unveiled a series of measures aimed at boosting the nation’s tourism sector amid signs of a robust recovery in the post-pandemic era.

The measures, announced during a meeting of economic affairs ministers, including t…

SEOUL, Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul will preside over a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) open debate on North Korea’s growing cyber threats in New York later this week, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Monday.

The debate, due to take place Thursday (local …