SEOUL– Australia has signed a contract to acquire 30 units of the K-9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer from South Korea, becoming the eighth country to operate the weapons system, its manufacturer said Monday.The deal, known to be worth 930 billion won…
SEOUL– Police will consider disclosing the identities of not only distributors of sexually exploitative materials but also their buyers as part of efforts to clamp down on digital sex crimes, officials said Monday.The National Police Agency said it be…
CANBERRA/SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison agreed Monday to continue to work together to secure a stable supply chain of critical minerals as they met in Canberra for a summit.Australia is rich in resources and …
SEOUL– South Korea’s intelligence chief said Monday Washington’s possible proposal to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Pyongyang could serve as momentum to bring it back to long-stalled nuclear negotiations.Park Jie-won, the head of the National Intellige…
SEOUL– South Korea began administering booster jabs for its troops Monday in its vaccination program against COVID-19, with fears growing over the spread of the omicron variant.Under the program, the military plans to inoculate around 400,000 service …
SEOUL– Yoo Jae-suk, a famous comedian and emcee of TV variety shows, tested positive for the new coronavirus Monday, although he is fully vaccinated, his talent agency said.Yoo was confirmed to have the virus after receiving the second polymerase chai…
SUWON, South Korea– Two American soldiers have been given suspended prison terms for smuggling cannabis into South Korea from the United States, a court said Monday.One of the soldiers was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison, suspended for 3 years, for…