SEOUL– Valeo, a French automotive parts maker, Wednesday denied reports that it has submitted a preliminary bid for a controlling stake in South Korean rival Hanon Systems, a deal that could fetch up to 8 trillion won (US$7.04 billion).A 70 percent st…
SEOUL– The Kiwoom Heroes have cut ties with their struggling American hitter David Freitas.The Heroes announced Wednesday they’ve asked the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to place Freitas on waivers and that they will now be looking for a new forei…
SEOUL– North Korea is not considering contact with the United States, Foreign Minister Ri Son-gwon said Wednesday.”We are not considering even the possibility of any contact with the U.S., let alone having it, which would get us nowhere, only taking u…
SEOUL– South Korea has lodged a complaint with Japan over its military video which describes South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo as a disputed territory, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.The video clip, posted last week by the Japanese Joint …
SEOUL– North Korea’s top diplomat on Wednesday categorically rejected a U.S. offer for talks, saying the country is not considering “even the possibility of any contact with the U.S.”Foreign Minister Ri Son-gwon made the remarks in a statement a day a…
SEOUL– South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases spiked to a two-week high of over 600 on Wednesday as virus variants are emerging as another major challenge in the country’s virus fight amid the accelerating vaccine rollout.The country reported 645 n…
SEOUL– South Korea’s trade ministry said Wednesday it has agreed with France to expand cooperation in revitalizing the global supply chain and promoting digital trade amid the virus pandemic.Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee met her French counterpart Fran…
SEOUL– Police closed an assault case involving the wife of the Belgian ambassador to Seoul on Wednesday, without charging her due to diplomatic immunity and the victims’ request of non-punishmentXiang Xueqiu, the spouse of Ambassador Peter Lescouhier,…