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…
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…
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– 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– 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…
SEOUL– For Park Sung-hyun, there’s no place like home.The former world No. 1 in women’s golf has fallen on hard times, and that may even be an understatement. The 28-year-old was at the top of the rankings as recently as 2019, and began this year at N…
SEOUL– The 2022 Genesis GV70 has been named Motor Trend’s SUV of the year, beating a list of high profile contenders from Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis, Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday.The GV70 outshined 35 competing models such as the Ford Bronco,…
SEOUL– Unionists of a militant umbrella labor organization took to the streets in central Seoul on Wednesday as part of a one-day general strike, some of them clashing with police trying to block their march.The protesters affiliated with the Korean C…
SEOUL– North Korea’s recent missile test underscores the need for engaging the reclusive state and sanctions relief can be considered as part of incentives to bring it back to the negotiating table, Seoul’s top diplomat said Wednesday.Foreign Minister…
The White House said on Tuesday that the United States remains prepared to engage with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) after its latest missile test, Trend reports citing Xinhua.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Tuesday th…
SEOUL– South Korea’s Defense Minister Suh Wook held back-to-back talks Wednesday with senior defense officials from Russia, India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Oman and Pakistan on the margins of a defense exhibition in Seongnam, south of Seoul, his office sa…
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…