SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday instructed officials to maintain thorough readiness for Typhoon Nanmadol as the country’s southern island of Jeju and the southeast coast are predicted to come under the typhoon’s influence. Yoon made the instruction to Interior Minister Lee Sang-min at Seoul Air Base earlier in the morning before leaving for … Read more
INCHEON– With the shining Emmy statuette in hand, “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae received a hero’s welcome home Sunday. Lee arrived at Incheon International Airport with dozens of fans celebrating his historic honor at America’s most prestigious awards for TV programming. At the 74th edition of the Primetime Emmy Awards held Monday, Lee … Read more
SEOUL– South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has criticized his liberal predecessor Moon Jae-in’s dovish approach to North Korea as “being obsessed with only one friend,” while stressing his focus on deterrence to counter evolving threats from the recalcitrant regime, The New York Times reported Sunday. During the interview, the president expressed his thoughts on … Read more
SEOUL– South Korean carmakers’ global market share slightly fell to 7.7 percent in the first half from a year earlier amid the extended chip shortage, industry data showed Sunday. From January to June, Korean carmakers sold a total of 2.1 million vehicles in the world’s eight major markets, down 9.9 percent from 2.33 million … Read more
SEOUL– Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., South Korea’s leading builder, said Sunday it has received a 1.9 trillion-won (US$1.4 billion) railway order in the Philippines. Hyundai E&C will build a 56-kilometer railway connecting the capital city of Manila to the southern city of Calamba in the next six years, the company said in a … Read more
SEOUL– South Korean prosecutors said Sunday that Do Kwon, the wanted founder of Terraform Labs accused of fraud following the massive collapse of the firm’s cryptocurrencies in May, is “obviously on the run” and not cooperating with the investigation. The remarks came in response to Kwon’s claim in a tweet that “I am not … Read more
SEOUL– South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo instructed government officials Sunday not to allow even a “single moment of carelessness” as they are bracing for the potential impact of an approaching powerful typhoon. Han presided over a meeting with related officials to check the country’s preparedness, with Typhoon Nanmadol projected to move northeast across … Read more
LONDON– President Yoon Suk-yeol arrived in London on Sunday to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, kicking off a three-nation trip that will include his first address to the U.N. General Assembly, and summits with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Yoon’s second overseas trip since taking office … Read more