SEOUL– South Korea and India have agreed to resume negotiations to upgrade their bilateral trade pact next month after more than two years of hiatus, Seoul’s trade ministry said Wednesday.The two nations implemented the Comprehensive Economic Partners…
SEOUL– South Korean stocks closed sharply higher Wednesday, as the U.S. Fed chief’s comments about inflation were largely within market expectations. The Korean won rose against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) g…
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in will use his trip to the Middle East later this week to explore opportunities for South Korean businesses in hydrogen, defense and other industries, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Wednesday.Moon is set to depart Saturday fo…
SEOUL– South Korea’s drug safety agency on Wednesday authorized the use of U.S.-based biotechnology company Novavax Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine.The protein-based vaccine, Nuvaxovid, marks the fifth COVID-19 vaccine to get approval for use here, following …
SEOUL– Second Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-moon tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, leading to 16 Cabinet members taking virus tests and canceling their schedules as they attended the same Cabinet meeting with Choi the previous day.Choi atte…
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday called for more people to get their third COVID-19 vaccine shot as health authorities feared a further spread of the omicron variant.Moon voiced his concerns about the spread of the highly transmissible varian…
SEOUL– Tours to the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom will be suspended starting next week due to spikes in COVID-19 infections, the U.N. Command (UNC) said Wednesday.The UNC will discontinue the tour program to the Joint Security Area in the De…
SEOUL– A civic activist, who first raised allegations that ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung paid legal fees by proxy in 2018, has been found dead at a motel in Seoul, police said Wednesday.The body of the 54-year-old, identified only …