A Korean Air plane that departed from Turkiye made an emergency landing in Azerbaijan after a defect was found in one of its engines, the Seoul-based firm said Sunday.The Incheon-bound KE9956 aircraft with 215 passengers and 10 crew members aboard land…
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol plans to visit a memorial altar to be set up by the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to pay his respects to recently assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to his presidential aides Sunday.Yoon h…
Philip Goldberg, the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea, arrived in the country Sunday to begin his duty, as the allies seek to reinforce their ties amid North Korea’s evolving military threats.The post has been vacant for 1 1/2 years since the departu…
North Korea fired artillery shots Sunday, presumably from multiple rocket launchers, South Korea’s military said, in what would be yet another show of force by the regime.The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a text message to reporters that it had d…
South Korea’s new coronavirus cases stayed above 20,000 for the second consecutive day Sunday amid growing concerns about a resurgence in infections nationwide.The country added 20,410 new COVID-19 infections, including 250 from overseas, bringing the …
South Korea’s military reported 565 additional COVID-19 cases Sunday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 182,022.The new cases confirmed as of 2 p.m. on the day included 445 from the Army, 60 from the Air Force, 28 from the Navy an…
The sales of green cars, such as electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, jumped more than 40 percent in South Korea in the first half of this year from a year earlier, industry data showed Sunday, reflecting the growing popularity of electrified vehicles…