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Merck, a German multinational science and technology company, is considering making further investments in Korea to strengthen its semiconductor supply chain, according to its Korean unit, Thursday.

ANSAN, Gyeonggi Province - Russian words reverberate through the halls of Sunil Middle School in the city of Ansan in Gyeonggi Province. Not only do students talk to each other in the language, but some classes, such as math, are also taught in Russian, presenting a rare sight in Korea’s highly homogenous society.

Debate is heating up over the justice ministrys legislative proposal aimed at compelling high-risk sex offenders to reside in designated facilities even after their release.

The police have taken custody of a man who killed one person and injured another in a knife attack Wednesday. According to the police station in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, the suspect, a man in his 50s, confessed that he attacked the victims when they reprimanded him for not repaying his debts and told him to “stop borrowing money from people around him”. The initial altercation took place at a nearby bill...

Two Russians and three Uzbeks are currently under investigation for allegedly fighting at a campsite last month, Ansan police said Thursday. According to Ansan Danwon Police Station, the five campers are accused of beating each other using fists and baseball bats at a campsite near Daebudo Island in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. The incident took place at around 6 a.m. on Sept. 28. The accused parties, with the Russian n...

Han Byung-soo, a former South Korean prisoner of war who was held in North Korea for five decades before escaping to his home country, has died at the age of 92, the defense ministry said Monday.

Festival Indonesia has achieved an extraordinary milestone, consecutively presenting in Ansan, Busan and Seoul, with the participation of 100 artists and over 10,000 spectators, according to the Embassy of Indonesia in Seoul.

South Korean police are investigating the motives and origins of two dozen Chinese nationals who attempted to enter the country by sea on Tuesday. Jus...

The Coast Guard apprehended 22 Chinese nationals Tuesday suspected of attempting to illegally enter a western coastal city by boat, officials said. The Boryeong Coast Guard Station detained 21 people on board an unidentified vessel anchored off the coast of Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province. A 57-year-old man who fled the scene was arrested in a house in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, some 110 km north of Boryeong. The...

The Coast Guard apprehended 22 Chinese nationals Tuesday suspected of attempting to illegally enter a western coastal city by boat, officials said.