SEOUL– Main opposition presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday that computer programming should be dealt with as a school subject that’s more important than mathematics, English and Korean in order to meet a need for digital-savvy human resou…
Indonesia’s government may allow coal exports by Tuesday, a senior minister said on Monday, as pressure mounts on the world’s biggest thermal coal exporter to end a ban imposed at New Year.The suspension, which came after state power utility PLN report…
WASHINGTON– The United States and five other countries called on North Korea to cease its missile tests and engage in denuclearization negotiations on Monday.The joint call came shortly before the U.N. Security Council was set to hold a meeting behind…
SEOUL– A total of 20 North Koreans who defected to the South have migrated to other countries over the past five years, the Ministry of Unification said Monday.The living conditions of North Korean defectors here have drawn keen attention, especially …
WASHINGTON– North Korea’s latest missile test is in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions regardless of whether it involved a hypersonic missile as claimed by the North, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said Monday.Kirby said the U.S. was …
North Korea launched another suspected ballistic missile, South Korea and Japan reported Tuesday, in what is Pyongyang’s second major weapons test of the new year.In an alert, South Korea’s military said the North launched what is presumed to be a sing…
The United States and five allies issued a united condemnation Monday of North Korea’s January 5 ballistic missile launch.“The DPRK’s January 5th ballistic missile launch is a clear violation of multiple Security Council resolutions,” U.S. Ambassador L…
SEOUL– Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung said Monday he will prevent the inheritance of debts to minor children by amending civil law.In an election pledge posted on his Facebook, Lee of the Democratic Party said he will seek to protec…