SEOUL– Two U.S. B-52 strategic bombers flew over the East Sea last week, an aviation tracker said, in a mission possibly designed to send a warning in response to North Korea’s recent series of missile launches. The bombers, which took off from Guam’s…
SEOUL– South Korea will establish fences across the country from east to west to prevent the spread of African wine fever (ASF) via wild boars, quarantine authorities said Sunday.The decision to build the structures stretching from the western border …
SEOUL– A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit the southern region of South Korea on Sunday, the weather agency said.The quake occurred at 3:37 p.m. at a location 15 kilometers south of Changnyeong county, South Gyeongsang Province, according to the Korea Mete…
SEOUL– As the mercury dropped to the lowest degree of the season, the first frost was spotted in Seoul and its surrounding area on Sunday, according to local forecasts.Seoul and Suwon, south of the capital, saw the first frost in the morning, while th…
SEOUL– The number of male smokers in the country halved in the last 20 years, but there has been a steady rise in the use of e-cigarettes, a national survey showed Sunday.The 2018 National Health and Nutrition Survey and the 2019 Youth Health Behavior…
SEOUL– A suspected virulent avian influenza (AI) case was reported in the city of Anseong, 80 kilometers south of Seoul, authorities said Sunday.A case of AI H5 virus was confirmed in excrement of wild birds that was sampled Tuesday, according the Min…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s order to demolish the South Korean-built resort of Mount Kumgang in North Korea’s northeastern tourism spot is seen as an attempt to pressure Seoul to defy international sanctions to resume inter-Korean projects.Kim is…