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…
Month: July 2022
New COVID-19 cases at 73,589; serious cases hit 2-month high
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…
Military reports 1,289 more COVID-19 cases
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…
Navy chief to visit U.S. for defense diplomacy
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…
Typhoon Trases approaches Jeju
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…
Ruling party’s acting chairman offers to resign amid leadership row
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…
Gyeonggi vice governor tenders resignation after allegedly throwing glass at local councilor
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…
S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold Pacific Dragon missile defense exercise
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…
N.K. propaganda outlet decries Yoon’s N.K. human rights policies
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…
S. Korean, U.S. defense chiefs agree to beef up policy, military measures to counter N.K. nuke threats
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…