Day: March 1, 2022

The last time Singapore imposed unilateral sanctions against another country was 44 years ago, when it punished Vietnam for invading Cambodia, which was then called Kampuchea.But this week, Singapore — a tiny Southeast Asian city-state that tries to av…

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) — The United States and nine other member countries of the U.N. Security Council on Monday condemned North Korea’s recent missile launch while urging Pyongyang to engage in sustained dialogue.The call came in a joint press…

SEOUL– The two leading presidential candidates are expected to highlight their plans for relations with Japan on Tuesday as the country marks the anniversary of a 1919 uprising against Tokyo’s colonial rule.Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party…

SEOUL– North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has urged “a devoted forced march for the people” and their ideological education in his speech concluding a three-day conference of the ruling Workers’ Party, state media said Tuesday.Kim made the appeal Monday …

Second vice foreign minister Choi Jong-moon has expressed South Korea’s will to actively take part in the international community’s economic sanctions on Russia at a UN disarmament conference in Geneva. Attending the Conference on Disarmament’s High-L…

The two leading presidential candidates are both campaigning in the capital of Seoul on Tuesday, with three days to go before the start of early voting.Ruling Democratic Party’s Lee Jae-myung hit the shopping district of Myeongdong, appealing especial…