A massive ticketing delay occurred at a major bus terminal in southern Seoul on Saturday due to suspected malfunctioning of its system, causing disruption and confusion among travelers.The system error came at about 11 a.m. at the Seoul Express Bus Ter…
Day: October 30, 2021
Rare tiebreaker game set up to determine KBO regular season champs
It’s not quite a “win or go home” deal, but there is still plenty on the line for the KT Wiz and the Samsung Lions, as they head into a rare tiebreaker game in South Korean baseball on Sunday.After the 144-game regular season in the Korea Baseball Orga…
2nd-generation hitting machine wins 1st KBO batting title, 37 yrs after father
The apple didn’t fall far from the tree, as the second-generation hitting machine Lee Jung-hoo captured his first career South Korean baseball batting title, nearly 40 years after his father did the same.Lee led all Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) pl…
S. Korea, China FMs discuss end-of-war declaration, cultural issues in Rome
The top diplomats of South Korea and China met in Rome and discussed ways to revive the peace process on the Korean Peninsula and boost cultural ties, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Saturday.South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong sat down with his…
Moon, G20 leaders gather for summit to tackle climate crisis, COVID-19
President Moon Jae-in and other leaders of the Group of 20 major global economies gathered Saturday for a summit that is expected to focus on tackling the climate crisis and helping the world end the COVID-19 pandemic.The two-day summit began with an o…
Moon vows to boost COVID-19 vaccine production capacity at G-20
President Moon Jae-in pledged Saturday that South Korea will boost its production capacity of COVID-19 vaccines for a fair distribution of doses in developing nations facing a new wave of the pandemic.Moon made the pledge during a meeting on the first …
Moon tells Biden about his offer of papal visit to North Korea
U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday welcomed as good news Pope Francis’ expression of a willingness to visit North Korea when he met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Rome, an aide to Moon said.Biden made the remarks as Moon told him that he …
S. Korea bids farewell to late former President Roh
South Korea bid farewell to late former President Roh Tae-woo on Saturday, marking the end of a five-day state funeral for a leader who drew both criticism and praise for his role in staging a coup and then embracing democracy.The funeral ceremony for …
New virus cases over 2,100 for 3rd day ahead of lifting of virus curbs
South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed above 2,100 for the third straight day on Saturday, amid jitters over a possible spike as the country is about to relax antivirus measures for a return to normalcy.The country added 2,104 new COVID-19 cases, incl…
Probe underway into teenager’s death after vaccination
South Korea’s health authorities said Saturday that they are looking into the case of a teenager who died after vaccination.According to the authorities, a third-grade high schooler was inoculated with the Pfizer vaccine on Aug. 13 and died on Septembe…