President Yoon Suk Yeol has added seven areas across the country to the list of special disaster zones after record rainfall last month led to deadly flooding and significant property damage.A spokesperson for the top office said on Thursday that with …
SEOUL– A super strong typhoon is approaching the Korean Peninsula, and southern parts of the country, including Jeju Island, may come under its direct influence early next week, the state weather agency said Thursday.Typhoon Hinnamnor is believed to h…
Seoul and Washington’s biggest combined military exercise in five years, the Ulchi Freedom Shield, will come to a close on Thursday.The government and the military assessed that through the exercise, they enhanced their proficiency in crisis management…
SEOUL– Prosecutors raided the Presidential Archives on Thursday as part of an investigation into the previous administration’s handling of the death of a fisheries official at the hands of North Korea in 2020.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Off…
Starting this weekend, U.S. forces stationed in South Korea will likely have free access to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense(THAAD) base located in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province.In an exclusive interview with KBS, a government official said…
SEOUL– South Korean football legend Park Ji-sung was named the new technical director for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on Thursday, being elevated from a consulting position to a powerful executive role for the K League 1 title holders.Park had been the clu…
National Security Adviser Kim Sung-han said that he will seek constructive discussions with the U.S. and Japan to further enhance trilateral security cooperation.Kim made the remarks to reporters as he departed for Hawaii on Wednesday for trilateral ta…
SEOUL– Na Ji-wan, who famously blasted the only Game 7 walkoff home run in Korean Series history in 2009, announced his retirement on Thursday.The Kia Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said Na, 37, had earlier told them he wanted to hang…