SEOUL– Cheong Wa Dae on Friday demanded an apology from President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s transition team for accusing the outgoing administration of interfering with the appointment of a new CEO of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).Pa…
SEOUL– South Korea’s new daily COVID-19 cases dipped below 300,000 on Friday as the omicron wave that gripped the country for months appears to be topping out with one in every four people having had the virus.The country reported 280,273 new COVID-19…
SEOUL– North Korea no longer has COVID-19 vaccines allocated for its people under the COVAX Facility initiative, an international group co-leading the vaccine-sharing program confirmed Friday.The announcement came amid a protracted setback in shipment…
SEOUL– Incheon International Airport on Friday removed COVID-19 information desks and separate waiting zones for international travelers from the arrival halls in its two terminals as inbound travelers are now allowed to use public transportation.Prev…
SEOUL– South Korea’s military on Friday reported 2,733 additional COVID-19 cases, raising the total caseload among its service members to 84,395.The new cases included 1,858 from the Army, 326 from the Air Force, 257 from the Navy, 143 from the Marine…
SACHEON, South Korea– Two Air Force KT-1 trainer jets collided in midair and crashed in southern South Korea on Friday, leaving three pilots dead and another seriously injured, officials said.The jets crashed in a rice paddy in Sacheon, about 300 km s…
SEOUL– South Korea’s Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Park In-ho will visit the United States next week for talks on security cooperation following North Korea’s long-range missile launch last week, his office said Friday.During his seven-day stay there …
SEOUL– Five-term lawmaker Song Young-gil on Friday declared his bid for Seoul mayor in the June local elections.Song was the chairman of the ruling Democratic Party ahead of the March 9 presidential election but stepped down following its defeat. In a…