SEOUL– The prosecution indicted a man late last month for stalking and threatening his former girlfriend, officials said Tuesday. The suspect was arrested on Aug. 17 and indicted on Aug. 30 by the Seoul Western District Prosecutors Office. The prosecution said he had frequently visited her home since March and threatened her with … Read more
SEOUL– South Korea and Ecuador began a seventh round of talks Tuesday on the formation of a bilateral free trade deal, the trade ministry here said. The two nations launched negotiations for the strategic economic cooperation agreement, or SECA, a type of free trade pact, in 2016 and held five rounds of talks that … Read more
SEOUL– Foreign currency deposits at banks in South Korea shrank in August partly due to foreigners withdrawing investment and pulling back savings to pay for imports, central bank data showed Tuesday. Residents’ outstanding foreign currency-denominated deposits reached US$88.27 billion as of end-August, down $2.11 billion from the previous month, according to the data from … Read more
SEOUL– A Seoul court has recently ordered the government to compensate a man who was diagnosed with brain diseases after receiving coronavirus vaccines, officials said Tuesday. It is the nation’s first known suit won by a plaintiff claiming compensation for COVID-19 vaccine injury. The man in his 30s claimed he had a fever … Read more
SEOUL– The customs agencies of South Korea and Thailand have carried out a joint crackdown on drug smuggling and confiscated a large amount of methamphetamine and other narcotics, government officials said Tuesday. The Korea Customs Service (KCS) and its Thai counterpart confiscated 22 kilograms of methamphetamine, some 290,000 tablets of yaba, a combination of … Read more
SEOUL– South Korea plans to host an inaugural summit with Pacific island nations next year as Seoul seeks to expand its diplomatic influence in the region, the prime minister’s office said Tuesday. The plan was approved at a Cabinet meeting presided by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, the office said. Holding summit talks with … Read more
SEOUL– U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Paul LaCamera cautioned Tuesday against the perils of North Korea’s information and cyber operations, stressing the need to “think, act and operate differently” to cope with threats from relatively new domains. He highlighted the importance of South Korea and the United States taking into account “multi-domain” aspects … Read more
NEW YORK– South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol arrived in New York on Monday to attend the U.N. General Assembly and hold a series of summits on the sidelines, including a highly anticipated meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The New York visit, the second stop on Yoon’s three-nation swing, follows his attendance at … Read more