The National Assembly has adopted a confirmation hearing report on Bank of Korea(BOK) governor nominee Rhee Chang-yong, paving the way for the ex-International Monetary Fund(IMF) regional director to oversee monetary policy for Asia’s fourth largest ec…
Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong has discussed cooperation on North Korea issues with visiting U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim. According to the foreign ministry on Tuesday, Chung sat down with Kim in Seoul earlier in the day and as…
President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol is set to visit southern regions of the country this week, including the ruling Democratic Party’s stronghold Jeolla provinces, as a follow-up to his presidential campaign visits. The tour to meet with locals come days aft…
SEOUL– South Korea’s daily coronavirus cases jumped Tuesday, apparently due to increased virus tests, but the caseload was about half the tally from a week ago as the spread of omicron slows down.The country added 118,504 new COVID-19 infections, incl…
Infections involving two new recombinant variants of the omicron COVID-19 strain have been confirmed in the country for the first time.Health authorities said on Tuesday that two local cases of the subvariant XE and a third case of the subvariant XM ha…
Daily COVID-19 cases climbed back above 100-thousand a day after falling below 50-thousand for the first time in over two months.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Tuesday that 118-thousand-504 infections were reported during the p…
President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol says the new government will be responsible for ensuring that the nation properly honors those who made sacrifices in the April 19 pro-democracy revolution.Marking the 62nd anniversary of the revolution at a ceremony held …
Health minister nominee Chung Ho-young has declined to submit requested medical records related to his son’s exemption from active duty military service, noting the private nature of such information.The request was made on Tuesday by ruling Democratic…