WASHINGTON. Jan. 13 (Yonhap) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reaffirmed their commitment to completely denuclearize the Korean Peninsula in their bilateral summit held here in Washington on Friday.The leaders also …
Day: January 14, 2023
N. Korea slams U.N. secretary-general’s comment on its ‘unlawful’ nuclear weapons program
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) — North Korea on Tuesday denounced United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres who has said Pyongyang’s “unlawful” nuclear weapons program is a “clear and present” danger to the world.”U.N. Secretary-General Guterres made…
BIGBANG Taeyang’s ‘Vibe’ tops iTunes’ global chart in collaboration with BTS’ Jimin
SEOUL– A new single by boy group BIGBANG’s Taeyang featuring Jimin of BTS topped iTunes’ global songs chart, his management agency said Saturday.”Vibe,” rolled out Friday, claimed the No. 1 spot on the Worldwide iTunes Song chart and topped iTunes’ to…
China Reports 60,000 COVID-related Deaths, Says Peak Passed
China reported Saturday nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints it was failing to release data, and said the “emergency peak” of its latest surge appears to have passed.The toll included 5,503 deaths du…
S. Korea’s advanced Army unit, U.S. Stryker team hold joint drills near border with N. Korea
SEOUL– South Korea’s advanced Army unit armed with cutting-edge weapons has staged a joint field exercise with a Stryker Brigade Combat Team from the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division near the inter-Korean border.The practice kicked off on Jan. 2 for a two-w…
Assembly speaker drums up support for expo bid from Vietnam
SEOUL– National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo has sought support from Vietnam for South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southeastern port city of Busan, his office said Saturday.Kim embarked on a trip on Thursday to Vietnam and Indonesia…
Yoon departs for UAE to promote energy, arms sales
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk Yeol departed for the United Arab Emirates on Saturday as part of a two-nation swing focused on promoting South Korean exports especially in energy and arms.Yoon is set to arrive in Abu Dhabi on a state visit, the first by a …