SEOUL– South Korea’s military reported 383 additional COVID-19 cases Tuesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 175,844, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 271 from the Army, 45 from the Air Force, 27 from the Marin…
SEOUL– Seegene Inc., a South Korean molecular diagnostics company, said Tuesday it has developed a diagnostic reagent for the monkeypox virus and plans to supply it to countries where the virus is spreading.Seegene said NovaplexTM MPXV Assay can ident…
SEOUL– The U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea’s human rights situation said Tuesday that the family of a South Korean government official killed by the North in 2020 has the right to know about the death of their loved one, according to the family…
SEOUL– South Korea reported an uptick in new coronavirus cases Tuesday, with the COVID-19 pandemic loosening its grip.The country added 9,896 new COVID-19 infections, including 119 from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,339,319, the Korea Di…
SEOUL– The ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Tuesday called for bipartisan cooperation on developing the country’s semiconductor industry as it launched a special panel on chips.Led by Rep. Yang Hyang-ja, a Samsung Electronics executive-turned-lawmak…
SEOUL– The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Tuesday submitted a request to call an extraordinary session of the National Assembly amid an impasse in negotiations with the ruling People Power Party over how to share parliamentary committees.The…
SEOUL– Seoul shares ended higher Tuesday to extend their winning streak to a third day as auto and technology stocks advanced on bargain hunting, with investors keeping an eye on upcoming U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve policy.The local currenc…
SUWON, South Korea– The prosecution suspended the imprisonment of former President Lee Myung-bak for three months due to health reasons Tuesday, more than a year and a half after the Supreme Court finalized a 17-year sentence for him for corruption.Th…
WASHINGTON– U.S. President Joe Biden will discuss ways to rein in North Korea’s provocative actions when he meets with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts this week on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Spain, U.S. National Security Advisor Ja…
SEOUL– The Asian football governing body announced Tuesday it has extended the deadline for bids to host its signature tournament, with South Korea in the race.The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said the deadline to receive expressions of interest…
Said Nasibov, an 11th grade student of the Modern Educational Complex named in Honour of Heydar Aliyev, has been admitted to UCL (University College London), which ranks 8th place in the ranking list of world universities.He has also received admission…
SEOUL– South Korea’s military reported 206 additional COVID-19 cases Monday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 175,463, the defense ministry said.There were 153 new cases from the Army, 31 from the Air Force, 14 from the Navy, si…