After carrying out one of the world’s most successful initial coronavirus responses, South Korea this week begins COVID-19 vaccinations, making it one of the last developed countries to start mass inoculations. Beginning Friday, South Korea will give t…
SEOUL– South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 400 on Wednesday on continued cluster infections across the country ahead of the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout this week.The country reported 440 more virus cases, including 41…
SEOUL– Shipments of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for South Koreans began Wednesday as health authorities gear up to launch a public inoculation program later this week.The inaugural shipments of vaccines developed by British-Swedish pharmaceut…
SEOUL– A Seoul court has granted an injunction to temporarily lift the suspension order given to MBN, a local cable TV channel last year over accounting fraud, judicial sources said Wednesday.According to the sources, the Seoul Administrative Court ha…
WASHINGTON– The United States on Wednesday announced its plan to return to the U.N. Human Rights Council, calling it an important venue to help protect the human rights of people in countries such as North Korea.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken …
SEOUL– Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it will replace batteries in about 82,000 Kona electric vehicles and two other EV models sold at home and abroad over fire risks, which could cost about 1 trillion won (US$899.7 million).Hyundai Motor said it wi…
SEOUL– Global superstar BTS on Wednesday brought to stage songs from its latest album “BE” and a surprise cover of band Coldplay’s hit “Fix You” in its debut performance on the iconic music program “MTV Unplugged.”The seven-piece act kicked off the sh…
SEOUL– Starting from professional volleyball, the recent school bullying scandal has now engulfed the South Korean entertainment scene, with names of a number of K-pop stars and film and TV actors making headlines across the country.Last week, volleyb…
SEOUL– Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it will replace batteries in some 82,000 Kona EV and two other electric vehicles sold globally due to potential fire risks, which could cost about 1 trillion won (US$899.7 million).Hyundai will begin the replace…
SEOUL– Former South Korean national football team captain Ki Sung-yueng denied allegations of sexual and physical assault on elementary school teammates on Wednesday, hours after two alleged victims stepped forward with those accusations against a cer…
SEOUL– South Korea on Wednesday extended its suspension of direct flights from Britain for two more weeks, as part of efforts to block the inflow of a more transmissible variant of the new coronavirus.The suspension, which had been scheduled to end on…
SEOUL– Being an actress must have been at the bottom of the list of Han Yeri’s future dreams. She was an up-and-coming Korean traditional dancer, attending Korea National University of Arts in Seoul.During her college days, however, she participated i…