SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol warned the government could use an executive order to force striking truckers to return to work. Yoon issued the warning in a Facebook post late Thursday night after thousands of members of the Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union, under the wing of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, launched a nationwide […]
Continue ReadingDOHA– The parallels are hard to miss. At the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, South Korea were in Group H, as they are now in Qatar this year. They began the tournament with a draw against Russia, a team that many felt would be the second-best in the group. This year, South Korea […]
Continue ReadingSEOUL– Two South Koreans and 17 Indonesian sailors kidnapped on international waters in West Africa have been released unharmed, according to Seoul’s foreign ministry officials Friday. They said the sailors on board a 4,000-ton tanker, B Ocean, owned by South Korean shipping company SK Shipping Co. went missing at around 7 a.m. Thursday (Seoul […]
Continue ReadingSEOUL– Seoul stocks closed slightly down Friday as traders took a wait-and-see stance amid persistent uncertainties over monetary tightening and the global economic outlook. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed 3.47 points, or 0.14 percent, to close at 2,437.86. The index fell […]
Continue ReadingSEOUL– “Squid Game” actor O Yeong-su has been indicted on charges of sexual misconduct, judicial officials said Friday. The Seongnam branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors Office indicted the 78-year-old O without detention Thursday over an allegation that he inappropriately touched the body of a woman in mid-2017, the officials said. The case […]
Continue ReadingSEOUL– South Korea and Canada agreed Friday to expedite their push for signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on key minerals in a move to enhance cooperation on supply chains of secondary cells, electric vehicles and broader industry fields, Seoul’s industry ministry said. The consensus was made during a meeting between South Korea’s Industry […]
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