Sri Lanka said Saturday it has agreed that the Chinese survey vessel Yuan Wang 5 can dock at its southernmost port, the Chinese-run Hambantota on August 16, despite security concerns raised by neighboring India and the United States.Foreign security an…
Day: August 13, 2022
South Korean Rights Envoy Calls for Global Cooperation on North Korea
South Korea’s newly appointed human rights envoy for North Korea called upon the international community to cooperate with Seoul to improve the human rights of those living under the Kim Jong Un regime.Lee Shin-hwa, a political science professor at Kor…
South Korea to Pardon Samsung’s Lee, Other Corporate Giants
South Korea’s president will pardon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong with a year left on his sentence for bribing former President Park Guen-Hye as part of the massive corruption scandal that toppled Park’s government, the justice minister announced Friday.Lo…
Suspended ruling party chief again cries foul over leadership switch
The suspended chairman of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) again cried foul Saturday over a party leadership switch, which he claims is aimed at removing him from his position.Lee Jun-seok’s party membership was suspended last month over allegations…
Ex-presidential candidate Lee wins more rounds of voting for new DP leadership
Rep. Lee Jae-myung, former presidential candidate of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), secured yet another victory in regional races to elect the new party leadership Saturday.Lee secured more than 70 percent of the vote in the polls carried o…
Gov’t to cut expenditure next year amid economic challenges: finance minister
The South Korean government plans to cut its expenditures next year, the finance minister said Sunday, as the country aims to tighten its belt amid economic challenges and inflation.The remark indicates the government’s budget for 2023 will hover below…
N. Korea moves toward pre-pandemic normalcy after declaring victory in COVID-19 fight
North Korea has lifted a face mask mandate and eased antivirus curbs as the communist state moves toward normalcy after declaring victory in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, state media reported Saturday.Earlier this week, North Korean leader K…
Heavy rain-caused deaths this week rise to 14; 5 go missing
Deaths from this week’s heavy rains have risen to 14, and five have gone missing, officials said Saturday.Of the dead, eight were in Seoul, four in the surrounding Gyeonggi Province and two in the eastern Gangwon Province, according to data from the Ce…
Military reports 1,999 more COVID-19 cases
South Korea’s military reported 1,999 additional COVID-19 cases Saturday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 237,105, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 1,386 from the Army, 231 from the Air Force, 108 from the Navy, …
New COVID-19 cases down for 3rd day; deaths at over 3-month high
South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases declined for the third straight day Saturday but remained above the 100,000 level for the fifth day in a row amid the fast spread of the omicron variant.The country added 124,592 new COVID-19 infections, bringing …