Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki has tested positive for COVID-19.The Ministry of Economy and Finance said on Sunday that Hong took a rapid antigen test and a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test the previous day and was notified on Sunday morning that he …
SEOUL– South Koreans will elect a new president this week, capping off a neck-and-neck race between two leading contenders whose promises of improved livelihoods and a fairer society were largely overshadowed by scandals and feuds.Wednesday’s election…
SEOUL– Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung calls himself a person that is “unbreakable” as he has overcome various obstacles starting with his impoverished childhood, and he wants to prove it again in the March 9 election.Known to be an …
SEOUL– The following are key election pledges of South Korea’s two leading candidates for the March 9 presidential election — Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party and Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party.While many of the p…
SEOUL– The wives of the two leading presidential candidates emerged as a key variable in this year’s election as both were hit with embarrassing scandals that negatively impacted their husbands’ campaigns.Kim Hye-kyung, the wife of ruling Democratic P…
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in on Sunday consoled residents in the eastern coastal area that has been ravaged by a massive wildfire and vowed swift government support for the victims, his office said.He met some of the displaced people at a makeshift sh…
Hyundai Engineering wins used plastic processing plant deal in U.S.
Early voting for the upcoming presidential election ended with a record turnout of 36-point-93 percent on Saturday.According to the National Election Commission (NEC) on Saturday, 16-point-32 million people out of some 44 million eligible voters cast t…