SEOUL– Diplomats of South Korea and Japan held talks in Tokyo on Friday to discuss outcomes of their countries’ respective summits with the United States earlier this year, regional situations and other issues, the foreign ministry said.Koh Yun-ju, th…
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in on Friday expressed gratitude for the support the U.S. Congress has provided in the advancement of the decades-old Seoul-Washington alliance during a meeting with a group of visiting U.S. lawmakers at Cheong Wa Dae.Moon ho…
SEOUL– Belgian Ambassador to South Korea Peter Lescouhier and his wife returned home Friday, a foreign ministry official said, amid public criticism over the wife’s involvement in two alleged assault cases.The wife, Xiang Xueqiu, was questioned by pol…
The major COVID-19 vaccines used in Iran are imported from China, Chairman of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce Majidreza Hariri told TrendHe said that the issue of importing vaccines is being pursued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Iranian…
SEOUL– Two members of the South Korean baseball club NC Dinos have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, forcing the league to cancel two games scheduled for Friday.The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said the game between the Dinos and the Kiw…
SEOUL– North Korea has rejected AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine that was to be delivered through the COVAX facility due to concerns about potential side effects, and appears instead to be reaching out to Moscow for Russian-made vaccines, a state-run…
SEOUL– Military prosecutors have indicted 10 people over the death of an Air Force sexual harassment victim following a monthlong investigation into a string of irregularities that led to the noncommissioned officer taking her own life, the defense mi…
SEOUL– Tours to the truce village of Panmunjom have been suspended again due to coronavirus concerns, the unification ministry said Friday, shortly after health authorities here decided to impose the toughest virus curbs in the greater Seoul area.The …