PAJU, South Korea– South Korea began preparations for a quartet of men’s football friendly matches in June with an open training session on Monday, the first of its kind during the COVID-19 pandemic.Head coach Paulo Bento gathered his 28-man squad at …
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol will award Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean forward Son Heung-min an order of merit for his achievement in sports, Yoon’s office said Monday, after Son became the first Asian player to win the scoring title in the Premie…
SEOUL– Business leaders of South Korea and Japan on Monday urged their governments to hold talks to improve strained bilateral ties and boost economic cooperation, stressing that the two countries must not “let the relationship worsen any more.”They m…
Japan has reportedly lodged a protest over South Korea’s marine survey in waters off the Dokdo islets in the East Sea.According to Japan’s Kyodo News and the Sankei Shimbun daily, the Japanese foreign ministry said on Sunday that it has confirmed a Sou…
The National Assembly has passed this year’s second extra budget mainly aimed at compensating small merchants hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.The bill passed in a vote of 246 to one with five abstentions in a plenary session of 252 members on Sunday night…
The government has approved the largest-ever 62 trillion won extra budget that passed in parliament on Sunday.The first extra budget under the Yoon Suk Yeol government was approved on Monday morning during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ha…
PAJU, South Korea– After dominating ball possession against mostly inferior foes in recent months, South Korea will be in for a rude wakeup call when they host Brazil this week.From Neymar to Vinicius Junior to Philippe Coutinho, Brazil, world No. 1, …
The Group of seven major countries(G7) has strongly condemned North Korea’s recent launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile(ICBM). According to Reuters, G7 foreign ministers relayed the stance in a joint statement issued on Monday, together with…