SEOUL, Gyeonggi Gov. Lee Jae-myung on Saturday clinched another sweeping victory in the penultimate round of the presidential primary of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), all but formally ensuring his nomination.After Saturday’s primary in his home tur…
SEOUL, The number of fully vaccinated people in South Korea has surpassed 30 million, data showed Saturday, as the country speeds up inoculations and seeks to gradually roll out the “living with COVID-19” scheme.Around 30.3 million people, or 59.1 perc…
SEOUL, South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases fell below 2,000 on Saturday, with health authorities still keeping a watchful eye on a possible increase of infections over the extended weekend.The country added 1,953 more COVID-19 cases, including 1,…
SEOUL, Tampa Bay Rays’ first baseman Choi Ji-man has hit his fourth career postseason home run, though it came in a crushing loss to the Boston Red Sox at home.Choi blasted a solo home run off reliever Tanner Houck in the bottom of the sixth inning of …
SEOUL, Police said Saturday they have requested Interpol’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a key figure in a sprawling land development scandal possibly linked to leading presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung.The Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency ma…
SEOUL, The Ministry of Justice has granted refugee status to an Angolan family with a Congolese background, citing the likelihood of persecution should they return home, officials said Saturday.The Refugee Council approved the application from Nkuka Lu…