The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.Begin Text:We, the G7 Foreign …
Day: March 19, 2023
North Korea fires fourth ‘warning shot’ in a week
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has launched a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday morning, South Korea’s military has reported. Seoul claims that this is the fourth such test in the space of just one week.Pyongyang has stated that…
Mask mandate on public transportation to end Monday
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — The government’s decision to lift the mask mandate on public transportation and pharmacies in open public spaces will go into effect this week amid a gradual COVID-19 virus downtrend.The removal of the mask mandate on publi…
Number of working Koreans aged 60 and above more than doubles in 10 years
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — The number of working South Koreans aged 60 and above has more than doubled in the past 10 years due to higher living costs amid a global economic slowdown, government data showed Sunday.The number of working Koreans aged 6…
Whisky sales at E-Mart outlets exceed soju sales in Jan.-Feb. period
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — E-Mart Inc. said Sunday that whisky sales at the outlets of South Korea’s leading discount store chain exceeded sales of the country’s distilled liquor soju in the January-February period.Demand for whisky soared among youn…
U.S. B-1B strategic bomber returns to S. Korea as N.K. fires missile
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — A U.S. B-1B strategic bomber returned to South Korea for joint exercises Sunday, just 16 days after its previous deployment, as Pyongyang fired yet another ballistic missile into the East Sea, according to the defense minis…
S. Korean exports to Japan to rise if ties normalize: report
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — South Korean exports to Japan will rise 3.5 trillion won (US$2.69 billion) this year if Seoul’s export structure to Tokyo returns to the status it had in the 2017-2018 period before a trade dispute flared up in 2019, a busi…
Flight passengers to Japan jump this year on eased travel rules, weak currency
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — The number of flight passengers from South Korea to Japan has sharply increased so far this year compared with a year ago, data showed Sunday, on the back of eased travel restrictions and a weaker Japanese yen.The combined …
Sunday’s weather forecast
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — The following is the weather forecast for South Korea’s 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C) Condition PossibilityHigh/Low of Rain (%)Seoul 15/02 Cloudy 10Incheon 12/03 Sunny 10Suwon 15/-1 Sunny 0Cheongju 17/…
Ex-diplomat’s suit against dismissal over sexual assault rejected
SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) — A former South Korean diplomat has lost a lawsuit seeking to reverse the foreign ministry’s decision to fire him for sexually assaulting a female embassy employee when stationed in Ethiopia, sources said Sunday.The Seoul Ad…