South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday accused the country’s media of damaging its alliance with the United States after a TV broadcaster released a video suggesting that he insulted U.S. Congress members following a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in New York last week. MBC caught Yoon on tape talking to his … Read more
North Korea and China resumed freight train service Monday following a five-month hiatus, South Korean officials said, as the North struggles to revive an economy battered by the pandemic, U.N. sanctions and other factors. The reopening came after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last month made a dubious claim to have overcome the COVID-19 … Read more
Japan will hold an elaborate state funeral Tuesday for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of modern Japan’s most influential leaders, who was assassinated in July. Hundreds of foreign dignitaries are expected to attend the ceremony at central Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan arena, a reflection of Abe’s broad popularity overseas. Internationally, Abe won praise for his … Read more
SEOUL– Deputy National Assembly Speaker Chung Jin-suk was set to leave for Japan on Monday to attend this week’s state funeral for late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Chung will make the three-day trip to Tokyo, leading a group of lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties belonging to the Korea-Japan Parliamentarians’ Union … Read more
SEOUL– Troubled South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) is widely expected to make headway with its efforts to get back on track, as it is likely to find a private owner after 21 years of state control. Under a memorandum of understanding with DSME, key subsidiaries of Hanwha Group, the … Read more
SEOUL– The southern port city of Busan will be decked up in purple lights, the signature color of K-pop supergroup BTS, before and after its one-day concert there next month, organizers said Monday. Hybe, the entertainment company behind BTS, said on Weverse that it will host “The City” project to celebrate the band’s “Yet … Read more
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol has expressed concern that a potential military conflict between China and Taiwan could raise the likelihood of North Korea’s provocations, making clear the “top priority” of the Seoul-Washington would lie on dealing with Pyongyang. Yoon made the remarks when asked whether he would support the United States coming to Taiwan’s … Read more
SEOUL, Sept. 26. (Yonhap) — Ranking government officials on Monday discussed a plan to sell major South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) to Hanwha Group, the country’s seventh-largest conglomerate, sources said. The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB), DSME’s biggest shareholder, reported its plan to dispose of the shipbuilder, including its … Read more