SEOUL– A North Korean defector group said Tuesday it sent balloons carrying masks and COVID-19 medicines across the border earlier this week to help people there, while the Seoul government asked activists to refrain from such a campaign that may have…
South Korea reported about six-thousand new COVID-19 cases amid a clear downturn in infections.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Tuesday that six-thousand-172 infections were confirmed throughout the previous day, including 35 cas…
SEOUL– South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases stayed below 10,000 for the third consecutive day Tuesday amid a slowing virus trend.The country added 6,172 COVID-19 infections, including 35 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,174,880, the …
SEOUL– First Vice Finance Minister Bang Ki-sun plans to visit France this week to attend a ministerial council meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to discuss the fallout of the Ukraine crisis, his office said Tu…
SEOUL– Four-term lawmaker Woo Sang-ho was named as new interim leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Tuesday.Woo was selected to lead the DP’s interim leadership committee in a general meeting of party lawmakers, party spokesperson Sh…
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed officials Tuesday to help boost the semiconductor industry by making institutional changes and nurturing a talented workforce.Yoon gave the instruction during a Cabinet meeting, saying semiconductors are a “na…
SEOUL– Lee Nak-yon, former chief of the main opposition Democratic Party, departed for the United States on Tuesday to study for one year as a visiting researcher at the George Washington Institute for Korean Studies.Lee had served as the first prime …
SEOUL– The United States has agreed to South Korea’s appointment of Cho Tae-yong, a former vice foreign minister, as its new ambassador, government sources said Tuesday.Seoul received the diplomatic consent, known as “agrement,” from Washington over t…