SEOUL– The music video for global sensation BTS’ “Dynamite” passed 1.5 billion views on YouTube on Friday, becoming the second most-viewed video from the band, its management agency said.The video for the megahit single released in August 2020 reached…
SEOUL– South Korea’s Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup on Friday reiterated the Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s commitment to supporting the local defense industry, saying it will strive to clear “hurdles” to their business activities.Lee made the remarks …
SEOUL– The state audit agency said Friday it has launched an investigation into the previous administration’s handling of the death of a South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korea near the western sea border in 2020.The investigation by the…
SEOUL– South Korea’s military reported 468 additional COVID-19 cases Friday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 171,544, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 402 from the Army, 42 from the Air Force, 12 from the Navy, …
SEOUL– South Korea’s Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup met with a visiting delegation of a key U.S. foreign policy think tank in Seoul on Friday to discuss regional security and the bilateral alliance, his ministry said.His meeting with the members of the…
SEOUL– Jeonghan, a member of K-pop group Seventeen, has received an operation for an elbow injury, the group’s management agency said Friday.”Jeonghan recently visited the hospital due to increased pain in his elbow, and it has been determined that su…
SEOUL– South Korea’s top nuclear envoy has met senior U.S. State Department officials in Washington, D.C. to discuss North Korea policies amid concerns of it carrying out a nuclear test, according to officials Friday.Kim Gunn, special representative f…
SEOUL– Seoul shares closed lower Friday as concerns deepened over a global economic recession amid the U.S. Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary tightening to tame surging inflation. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.The Korea Composite…