President Lee Jae Myung hosted a unity dinner at Cheong Wa Dae with newly elected Democratic Party Chair Kim Min-seok and former leadership contenders, urging the ruling party to set aside post-election divisions and focus on a shared national mission.
The Korea Tourism Organization has won a Gold Award at the 2026 PATA Gold Awards in Malaysia, recognized for its excellence in community-based tourism that empowers local residents and regional economies.
Trump ordered a "substantial" scaling back of joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, reigniting debate over Korean Peninsula security — and whether a new round of Trump-Kim diplomacy could be on the horizon.
The Hanwha Seoul International Fireworks Festival has been ranked South Korea's top festival out of 1,452 nationwide — but its perfect recognition score is shadowed by persistent complaints about transportation chaos and crowd management.
Director Hong Sang-soo and actress Kim Min-hee swept two major awards at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, while South Korea's national basketball team squared off against Japan in a friendly match in Tokyo — all on the same August 15th.
Two hundred young people from 34 countries gathered in Seoul on UN World Youth Day to reimagine Korean reunification — not as a political abstraction, but as a future they can build themselves, through climate tech, AI, and cross-border solidarity.
From Bill Gates landing in Seoul to push next-generation nuclear energy deals, to Washington flagging South Korea in a sweeping tariff evasion report, and Seoul's ambassador paying tribute to a Chinese statesman who helped build bilateral ties — South Korea had a busy August 13.
South Korea's "MIK" football philosophy, launched with great fanfare in 2024, promised to define the nation's tactical identity — but two years on, it has been exposed as an empty slogan that contributed to one of Korean football's most painful World Cup exits.
Seoul-based AI startup Stillcut has secured seed funding from Mashup Ventures for its deepfake prevention technology, which embeds invisible signals into photos to block synthetic image generation before it happens — a major shift from conventional after-the-fact detection.
South Korea's Korea AeroSpace Administration has announced a landmark revision to its space launch permit system, allowing operators to apply for multiple launches at once and establishing formal safety zones around launch sites — changes set to take effect in February 2027.
From a smart cleanroom system built by first-year semiconductor students to a 2,000-person international robotics championship in Cheongju, South Korea's regional cities are making their mark on the global tech education stage.
Seoul's annual water gun festival drew crowds on August 8, turning city streets into summer splash zones, while South Korean academics joined international partners to advance refugee education pathways at a landmark workshop hosted at the Canadian Embassy.