SEOUL– Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Monday that South Korea’s relations with Japan must move toward the future, as Seoul has unveiled a plan to resolve the issue of wartime forced labor that has long strained ties with Tokyo.”We believe that Korea…
SEOUL/SINAN– Rescuers searching a 24-ton fishing boat that capsized off the southwestern coast found five missing crew members dead inside the shipwreck Monday, Coast Guard officials said.Seawater started to flood the ship’s engine room, causing the v…
SEOUL– The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said Monday it has formed a joint team with the prosecution and police to investigate suspected anti-communist law violation cases until the end of the year.The spy agency plans to operate the interagency…
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government on Monday to come up with active measures to provide humanitarian assistance to Iran and Turkey hit hard by recent earthquakes, his office said.Yoon gave the instruction to the presidential Nati…
SEOUL– The Pittsburgh Pirates’ South Korean first baseman Choi Ji-man said Monday he was “deeply hurt” to miss out on a chance to represent the country at the upcoming World Baseball Classic (WBC), saying the club’s decision to block his participation…
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) — More than 2,000 foreign workers will be hired by South Korean shipyards this month in a measure to help resolve an acute workforce shortage, according to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy o…
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) — President Yoon Suk Yeol has picked Lee Do-woon, a veteran journalist, as his new spokesperson, filling the post that had been vacant for five months, according to Yoon’s office Sunday.Lee served as an editorial writer for the …
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) — The South Korean international forward Hwang Ui-jo has returned to the K League, putting his disappointing European career on hold.FC Seoul of the top-flight K League 1 announced Sunday they have acquired Hwang on a six-month …
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) — “Hype Boy,” one of the debut singles by newbie girl group NewJeans, has garnered 200 million streams on Spotify, the group’s agency said Sunday.The song had hit 210,116,556 streams on the world’s largest music streaming platfo…
SEOUL/SINAN, Feb. 5 (Yonhap) — Coast Guard rescue crews were searching Sunday for nine people whose boat capsized in waters off South Korea’s southwestern coast.It was reported at 11:19 p.m. Saturday that the 24-ton vessel had overturned in waters 16….
