North Korea’s state media has reported 66-thousand new fever cases in the past 24 hours in what is suspected to be COVID-19.According to the Korean Central News Agency, roughly 66-thousand-680 new fever patients were confirmed between 6 p.m. Saturday a…
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol vowed Monday to respond firmly and sternly to any North Korean provocation as South Korea and the United States fired missiles in response to the North’s missile launches the previous day.Yoon made the remark during a Me…
SEOUL– South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Monday it has decided to impose a combined fine of 6.24 billion won (US$5.03 million) on nine duck meat-processing firms and their association for fixing prices and the supply of poultry.The Fair Trade Com…
SEOUL– Late-night services on all subway lines in Seoul will fully return to the pre-pandemic level by early August, subway operators said Monday, following two years of them being scaled back over COVID-19.According to Seoul Metro and Korail, the ope…
SEOUL– Big Hit Music, the label behind BTS, kicked off a global audition Monday in search of new talent to become the next global K-pop stars.Big Hit said it “is now looking for individuals with talent and passion who will be the next global superstar…
SEOUL– Unionized cargo truckers will go on a general strike as warned this week to demand freight fare hikes and other assistance measures to cope with soaring fuel prices, their leaders said Monday.Most of the 25,000 members of the Cargo Truckers Sol…
SEOUL– South Korea head coach Paulo Bento defended his own players better than they guarded their opponents at times Monday, as he tried to deflect pressure from the shaky unit following a 2-0 victory over Chile.Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan, the c…
SEOUL– U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman arrived in South Korea on Monday to discuss the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, according to the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.The embassy announced Sherman’s arrival in South Korea via Twitter, …