SEOUL– Suga, a member of K-pop superband BTS, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his management agency said Friday.Suga was confirmed to have the virus in a polymerase chain reaction test after arriving in Seoul from the United States on Thu…
SEOUL– South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell below 7,000 on Friday for the second day in a row on the back of antivirus restrictions, but critical cases surged to a record high again.The country added 6,233 more COVID-19 cases, including 6,163 loca…
SEOUL– A special pardon of former President Park Geun-hye stoked contrasting responses from political parties on Friday, as they began to gauge its impact on the upcoming presidential election.The government decided to grant a special New Year’s pardo…
SEOUL– Prosecutors on Friday indicted Seoul’s top education official on charges of alleged abuse of power in the process of hiring teachers who had been fired for engaging in union activities.Cho Hee-yeon, the superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan …
DAEJEON– A former left-wing lawmaker convicted of plotting a rebellion to overthrow the South Korean government in case of a war with North Korea was released on parole Friday.Lee Seok-ki, the former member of the now-disbanded minor opposition Unifie…