SEOUL– Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Tuesday criticized the previous administration-appointed anti-corruption chief for mentioning politics too much, as she has denounced the pressure on her to resign as a political offensive.Jeon Hyun-heui, chairper…
The floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party has issued criticism of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Liberation Day speech given the day before, saying it failed to meet public expectations.At a party meeting on Tuesday, Park Hong-keun said that …
K-pop girl group Blackpink is set to perform at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards in the United States.According to the group’s management agency YG Entertainment on Tuesday, the quartet is preparing a special performance at the annual awards show schedu…
The ruling People Power Party’s(PPP) interim chief Joo Ho-young has finalized the composition of a nine-member emergency leadership committee.In a general meeting of the party’s lawmakers on Tuesday, he announced the appointment of two first-term lawma…
Seoul Metropolitan Police Chief Kim Kwang-ho says he will consider investigating a mass rally staged by a conservative group in downtown Seoul on Liberation Day.Kim made the remarks during a press briefing on Tuesday, stating that the rally blocked som…
The ruling People Power Party’s(PPP) transition into an emergency leadership structure is complete with all nine members of its emergency committee confirmed on Tuesday. The conservative party convened a general meeting of lawmakers on Tuesday afternoo…
President Yoon Suk Yeol replaced his senior secretary for educational affairs, Kwon Seong-yeon, on Friday, according to the presidential office.The new secretary is reportedly a former senior official from the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, S…
SEOUL– South Korea’s military reported 1,352 additional COVID-19 cases Tuesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 240,705, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 853 from the Army, 208 from the Air Force, 149 from the N…