SEOUL– South Korean high school catcher Um Hyung-chan has signed with the Kansas City Royals, an informed source said Monday, as the teenager follows in the footsteps of his father in taking his talent to America.Um’s father, Um Jong-soo, played for t…
Researchers in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui say they have developed a device that can determine loyalty to the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) using facial scans.A short video uploaded to the Weibo account of the Hefei Comprehensive Natio…
SEOUL— Foreign Minister Park Jin held talks with his Mexican counterpart, Marcelo Ebrard, in Seoul on Monday and agreed to bolster economic cooperation between the two countries, the foreign ministry said.During the meeting, Park noted that South Kor…
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday he will decide soon on whether to appoint his health minister nominee amid allegations she diverted political funds for personal use.Kim Seung-hee is under investigation by prosecutors for allegedly using her…
SEOUL– A former presidential official has been indicted without detention on charges of purchasing and using methamphetamine when he worked at Cheong Wa Dae under former President Moon Jae-in, sources said Monday.The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors…
SEOUL– South Korea’s finance minister, the central bank chief and financial regulators said Monday they will step up policy coordination to minimize fallout from rising interest rates at home and abroad.In a meeting presided over by Finance Minister C…
SEOUL– The rival parties agreed to jointly select a new National Assembly speaker and vice speakers Monday in a last-minute breakthrough that is expected to put the parliament into operation after more than a month of idling.The compromise came as the…
SEOUL– South Korea’s sole icebreaker kicked off its 13th Arctic mission Monday to conduct research on clues about climate change in the North Pole, a local polar research institute said.The Araon left the western port of Incheon for a 92-day mission t…