The government will conduct a large-scale survey on the long-term effects of COVID-19 as it aims to set guidelines to better treat and manage infections.Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Friday that the government lacks proper research on the afteref…
North Korean state media have not further publicized details of a major ruling Workers’ Party meeting that kicked off Wednesday in an unusual lack of press.As of Friday morning, the Korean Central News Agency, Korean Central Television and the ruling p…
Defiant South Korean truckers embarked on broader and more aggressive strike action on Friday, threatening to severely curtail deliveries of raw materials for semiconductors and petrochemical products.Entering its fourth day, the strike protesting soar…
President Yoon Suk Yeol gave credentials to the new Ambassador to the United States Cho Tae-yong on Friday.Yoon gave the credentials to the new ambassador during a ceremony at the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul.Cho, a career diplomat, recently s…
A funeral service was held at KBS in Seoul on Friday for the nation’s oldest TV presenter, Song Hae, who died on Wednesday at the age of 95.A hearse carrying the body of Song, who hosted the popular weekly KBS TV program “Korea Sings” for over three de…
A South Korean has been elected the new president of the International Skating Union(ISU), becoming the first non-European to head the world skating governing body.Kim Jae-youl, a member of the ISU Council, won the election held during the 58th ISU Con…
President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit Spain later this month to attend the NATO Summit, his first overseas trip since taking office An official at the top office said on Friday that at NATO’s invitation, Yoon will visit Madrid to attend the two-day gather…
Defense minister Lee Jong-sup held talks with his Canadian counterpart on the sidelines of the Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, currently underway in Singapore.According to the ministry on Friday, Lee and Canadian defense mi…