SEOUL– South Korea’s Unification Minister Lee In-young stressed Wednesday inter-Korean cooperation is “inevitable” against emerging health crises, saying North Korea apparently needs it as well.Lee said diseases and natural disasters have emerged as n…
SEOUL– South Korea has confirmed the first outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus this year at a local farm as quarantine officials were culling about 770,000 poultry, the agricultural ministry said Wednesday.The case of the highly pathogenic bird flu wa…
SEOUL– South Korea’s new coronavirus cases bounced back to above 2,400 for the first time in six days Wednesday amid growing concerns over a resurgence of infections as the country began its “living with COVID-19” scheme last week.The country reported…
SEOUL– By now, Paulo Bento, head coach of the South Korean men’s national football team, is accustomed to not having much time to train before World Cup qualifying matches.The coach has once again been handed the tough task of putting his players on t…
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in plans to hold a televised town hall meeting later this month, in which he will discuss virus containment measures and people’s livelihoods, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday.The town hall meeting, which will be br…
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on his reelection, calling for joint efforts to improve relations between the two countries, an official said.Moon sent a congratulatory letter to Kishida ea…
SEOUL– Seven construction firms were sentenced to 20 million won (US$16,900) in fines each on Wednesday for rigging bids to win about two dozen U.S. military construction projects in turn for two and a half years.The firms took turns to win 23 contrac…
SEOUL– Some say the worst thing you can do in sports is looking past the immediate task at hand. But don’t tell that to Kim Tae-hyoung, manager of the Doosan Bears whose club sits on the verge of reaching the championship stage in South Korean basebal…