The Korea Times - June 11, 2026

Kakao union holds 1st-ever walkout over bonus pay row

Counterintelligence unit to be disbanded under reform plan

SpaceX fever drives Korean investors to buy space-themed ETFs

WEATHER in SEOUL

Outgoing PM gains ground as next ruling party leader

Unification advisory vice chairperson expects US-NK talks after US midterms

Lee says Iran war makes NK less likely to give up nukes

Filipino killer of Korean businessman nabbed as president hails arrest

Incheon airport on high alert ahead of BTS concert in Busan

Riverside fan zone to bring World Cup spirit to Seoul

NIS participates in drug chemical seizure operation in Thailand

KOSPI rout pushes forced stock sales to highest level in nearly 3 years

Old Seoul Station retraces Korea’s railroad history

Finda, Upstage to build agentic AI platform for financial services

SK hynix ranks 1st on job seekers’ wish list amid semiconductor boom

Woori Bank launches integrated services for Mongolian nationals

Samsung weighs new chip packaging plant in Gwangju

Korea, China urged to deepen tech ties despite heating race

Hyundai Motor’s self-driving chief highlights execution over development

Samsung SDS partners with AI security firms for cloud protection

Netflix to launch TikTok-style video feed Clips, kids’ games in Korea

KEF chairman urges cooperative labor relations in AI transformation at ILO

NASA taps US, Italian astronauts for Artemis III mission

Anthropic opens most powerful AI model to public with safeguards

China’s factory-gate inflation at nearly 4-year high in May

Global insurance leaders convene in Seoul as AI, emerging technologies reshape risk

US launches airstrikes on Iran after helicopter crash

Anti-immigration protest in Belfast

$70 bil. bill approved for Trump immigration crackdown

China, Taiwan spar over coast guard patrols

Pentagon chief to visit Guantanamo

Manila urges China to remove shoal structure

US-Mexico border wall to finish by 2027

Second female PM

Xi emboldens Kim Jong-un

When humility becomes code

Protect kids from online gambling

Coordinated efforts needed to reduce nuclear weapons

Using AI to test policy language

UFC fight at the White House

Handong Global Univ. seeks to build worldwide Christian academic network

‘Teach You a Lesson’ checks education system’s reality

Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival leaps into AI-driven era for 30th anniv.

How ‘plogging ’ turns eco-anxiety into lifestyle for young Koreans

Korean American author explores identity, memory

Politics form wedge between mother, daughter

Last Word in Astrology

Nick Reiner seeks trust fund for parent murder defense

Pope Leo XIV meets Bad Bunny in Madrid on sidelines of Spain visit

Despite doubts, Korean football team hopes for good start

Serena makes winning comeback in doubles at Queen’s Club

World Cup star’s poster in Mexico