SEOUL– President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol named 20 more presidential secretaries Friday, including seven under the national security adviser and one in charge of personnel affairs.Yoon tapped Bok Doo-kyu, who worked as the secretary-general of the Supreme …
SEOUL– Democratic Party (DP) members of a parliamentary confirmation hearing committee declared Prime Minister nominee Han Duck-soo as “unqualified” Friday, casting doubts about whether Han would take the post ahead of incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol…
SEOUL– Ahn Cheol-soo, the chief of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s transition team, on Friday declared a run for a parliamentary by-election, saying he will devote himself to his party’s election victories in the capital area.”There are sincere reques…
TOKYO– South Korea and Japan have agreed to resume flight services between major airports in their capitals early next month after more than two years of suspension attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a diplomatic source Friday.The Nor…
SEOUL– Asia’s top sports body announced Friday the 19th Asian Games, scheduled to take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou from Sept. 10 to 25 this year, have been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.In a statement released on its we…
BEIJING– China has decided to send Vice President Wang Qishan to the inauguration of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol next week, according to Beijing’s foreign ministry Friday.Wang is leading Beijing’s delegation to the ceremony in Seoul sla…