Seoul: A government report says South Korea’s armed forces have declined by about 20% over the past six years, shrinking to roughly 450,000 troops. The reduction is largely tied to a steep drop in the number of males of enlistment age due to the country’s record-low birthrate. The defense ministry warns the trend could lead.
Seoul: South Korea is bracing for more potential casualties from heavy rainfall, with the death toll rising to 14 and 12 people still missing. The severe weather has affected several regions, with the southern county of Sancheong being the most severely affected, Al Jazeera reported. Sancheong has received nearly 800mm of rain since Wednesday, resulting.
Seoul: Heavy rains have caused two fatalities and prompted the evacuation of approximately 1,000 residents across parts of South Korea’s central regions, authorities reported on Thursday. Officials warned that heavy rainfall is likely to continue in the coming days as weather systems move northward. In response, the government’s disaster management agency has placed the Chungcheong.
Seoul: South Korea plans to deploy nearly 30,000 police officers across the country’s polling stations as a security measure for the upcoming presidential election on June 3, the government announced on Monday. A total of 28,590 officers will be stationed at 14,295 polling sites on Election Day, with authorities prepared to activate maximum emergency security.
The meeting, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, was attended by officials from POSCO Group, Hyundai Steel Co. and other major steel companies here, according to ministry officials.
Seoul: A South Korean Navy patrol plane crashed into a mountain in Pohang on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of three of the four people onboard, with the fourth passenger confirmed to be injured. The crash happened at 1:50 p.m., shortly after the aircraft took off from an air base in Pohang at 1:43 p.m..
Mumbai, May 28: India made a sensational start in the Asian Indoor Rowing Championship 2025, bagging 15 medals, including nine gold, in various categories in the mega event that started at Pattaya, Thailand, on Wednesday. India ruled the waters and generated a medal rush in the fiercely-competed opening day, which ended on a glorious note.
A total of 21,041 babies were born in March, up 6.8 per cent from 19,694 babies born a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea, Yonhap news agency reported.
