President Moon Jae-in returned home Saturday from a three-nation trip to the Middle East, where bolstering economic and defense cooperation was high on the agenda. In the United Arab Emirates, South Korea signed a preliminary deal to sell Seoul’s midrange surface-to-air missiles to the Persian Gulf nation, in the latest sign of deepening defense cooperation … Read more
South Korea’s Coast Guard has seized a Chinese boat for fishing without a permit in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the southern resort island of Jeju, officials said Saturday. The 290-ton vessel carrying 11 crew members is suspected of fishing in waters 122 kilometers west of the city of Seogwipo at 6:25 … Read more
President Moon Jae-in on Saturday expressed his deep condolences over the death of revered Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, saying his practice of mindfulness has helped people around the world live in peace. “The monk’s footprints, words and teachings should always live and breathe in people’s practice,” Moon said in a statement posted … Read more
South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases jumped to over 7,000 for the first time in a month on Saturday amid the fast spread of the omicron variant. The country added 7,009 new COVID-19 infections, including 6,729 local infections, raising the total caseload to 726,274, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). … Read more