SEOUL– North Korea had no additional suspected COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day, according to its state media Sunday, as the country is redoubling efforts to “completely end” its virus crisis.”No new fever cases were reported” over a 24-h…
SEOUL– South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell below 80,000 for the first time in about a week, but the number of seriously ill patients hit a two-month high amid a virus wave driven by a highly contagious omicron subvariant, according to the nation’s h…
SEOUL– South Korea’s military reported 1,289 additional COVID-19 cases Sunday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 211,365.The new cases included 920 from the Army, 140 from the Air Force, 102 from the Navy and 71 from the Marine C…
SEOUL– South Korea’s Navy chief is set to depart for the United States to discuss military cooperation and exchanges, the Navy said Sunday.Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lee Jong-ho will make a weeklong visit to Hawaii and Washington, D.C., during whi…
SEOUL– Typhoon Trases is approaching the southern resort island of Jeju, packing maximum winds of 18 meters per second, the weather agency said Sunday.The Korea Meteorological Administration predicted the typhoon to move the closest to the island arou…
SEOUL– The ruling People Power Party (PPP) acting chairman and floor leader said Sunday he has tendered his resignation from the acting chief, as three lawmakers quit the party’s Supreme Council amid speculation it could lead to the party switching to…
SUWON, South Korea– A vice governor of Gyeonggi Province on Sunday offered to resign amid an allegation that he threw a glass at a local councilor affiliated with the ruling People Power Party (PPP) during a dinner meeting.The PPP has demanded Kim Yon…
SEOUL– South Korea, the United States and Japan will kick off a combined ballistic missile defense exercise in waters off Hawaii this week, informed sources said Sunday, amid their stepped-up security coordination against North Korea’s evolving milita…
SEOUL– A North Korean propaganda outlet on Sunday lashed out at the Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s policy measures to improve North Korea’s human rights, calling them a move to foment inter-Korean confrontation.Ryomyong, the propaganda website, took i…
SEOUL– The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States have agreed to reinforce both policy and military measures to reinforce the allies’ readiness against evolving North Korean nuclear and missile threats, a Seoul official said Sunday.During…
SEOUL– Apartment transactions in South Korea fell more than 50 percent on-year in the first half of 2022 due mainly to the government’s tough lending curbs and rising interest rates, data showed Sunday.The number of apartments traded nationwide stood …
North Korea had no additional suspected COVID-19 cases, according to its state media Saturday.”No new fever cases were reported” over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean Central News Agency said, citing data from the sta…