South Korea’s new coronavirus infections stayed at around 2,000 for the third day in a row Friday amid worries that the daily caseload may stay above the threshold due to the spread of the highly contagious delta variant and a potential increase in act…
South Korea’s new coronavirus infections stayed at around 2,000 for the third day in a row Friday amid worries that the daily caseload may stay above the threshold due to the spread of the highly contagious delta variant and a potential increase in act…
Eight American service members and a family member have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon their arrival here in the past two weeks, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Friday.Four service members arrived at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilomete…
The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.——Aug. 8 — N.K. state media say leader Kim has ordered full state support for flood recovery efforts10 — S. Korea, U.S. begin preliminary training ahead of main summertime exercis…
The foreign ministry called in a senior Japanese diplomat on Friday to protest Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi’s visit to a war shrine in Tokyo seen as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism.Lee Sang-ryeol, director general for Asia Pacific affairs,…
Consumer complaints have erupted over a local online discount app operator’s abrupt decision to significantly reduce its much-touted financial reward service.In recent months, Mergepoint has gained huge popularity in Korea for its discount service und…
A consortium led by GS Retail Co., the supermarket operating unit of GS Group, has acquired Yogiyo, the No. 2 online food delivery app in South Korea, for 800 billion won (US$684.3 million), the retailer said Friday.The consortium, including Affinity E…
South Korea said Friday it plans to invest 186.5 billion won (US$160 million) to develop technologies for sensors which are widely used in sectors ranging from automobiles to mobile devices.The country will allocate the funds to local universities and …