SEOUL– Gyeonggi Gov. Lee Jae-myung, the presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), appeared at a parliamentary audit Wednesday, the second time this week he will be asked about his possible involvement in a massive development corruptio…
North Korea confirmed that it had successfully launched a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on October 19, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing North Korea’s official news agency KCNA, Trend reports citing TASS.Accor…
SEOUL– A group of some 170 fans of BTS member V, together with an environmental group, on Wednesday dedicated a grove they built alongside Seoul’s Han River to the K-pop star.The Korean Federation for Environmental Movement said the grove of four zelk…
SEOUL– Members of a militant umbrella labor organization were to hold large-scale rallies in central Seoul and elsewhere Wednesday as part of a one-day general strike amid concern participants could clash with police vowing to prevent the demonstratio…
SEOUL– South Korea’s Army on Wednesday hosted a forum on military logistics cooperation with Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and other countries, the armed service said, in an effort to help support Seoul’s policy toward Southeast Asia.The Korea-ASEAN+In…
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency closed-door meeting on North Korea on Wednesday, diplomats told AFP after state media said Pyongyang had successfully tested a “new type” of submarine-launched ballistic missile, Trend reports citing The B…
TOKYO– A new memorial stone will be dedicated in Nagasaki, Japan, next month to thousands of Korean victims of a U.S. atomic bombing of the city in 1945, its promoters said Wednesday.The monument will be unveiled on Nov. 6 in a ceremony in Nagasaki Pe…
SEOUL– Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s biggest carrier, said Wednesday it will resume flights to Hawaii next month after suspending the route for 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Korean Air made the decision to preemptively prepare for the p…
SEOUL– South Korea’s financial regulator is expected to announce additional measures next week to tame runaway household debt that will focus on toughening requirements for the repayment capability of borrowers, sources said Wednesday.The measures wil…
SEOUL– Starting Thursday in the southeastern city of Busan, South Korean golfer Jang Hana will attempt to do something she has never done in her career: defending a title two years apart.Jang, a former LPGA star currently based in the Korea LPGA (KLPG…
SEOUL– South Korea is considering temporarily lowering fuel taxes to ease consumer burden from surging gasoline prices, the country’s top economic policymaker said Wednesday.Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said the government will unveil relevant actions…
SEOUL– Gyeonggi Gov. Lee Jae-myung, the presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), said Wednesday he was not aware of discussions about limiting private investors’ profits from a lucrative regional development project at the center of a…