SEOUL– An 18-member delegation of Japanese lawmakers, affiliated with the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians’ Union, was set to pay respect to victims of a deadly crowd crush in Itaewon upon their arrival here Wednesday afternoon. Led by Fukushiro Nukaga, a member of Japan’s House of Representatives, the lawmakers were scheduled to visit a mourning altar at … Read more
SEOUL– South Korea and Saudi Arabia agreed Wednesday to boost cooperation to ensure stable oil supplies, Seoul’s industry ministry said, as concerns have grown over the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Plus’s decision to cut oil production. The consensus was reached during a teleconference between South Korean Industry Minister Lee Chang-yang and … Read more
SEOUL– The air raid warning issued for Ulleung Island early Wednesday following North Korea’s missile launches marked the first such alert in South Korea since 2016. The government issued the air raid siren for the eastern island at 8:55 a.m. after the North launched three short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea. One … Read more
SEOUL– North Korea fired six more missiles toward the East and Yellow Seas Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, in its latest provocations after a series of missile launches earlier in the day. The North launched the latest missiles, including suspected surface-to-air ones, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:10 p.m., toward the East Sea from Sondok … Read more
SEOUL– North Korea launched a barrage of missiles Wednesday, including one that flew across its de facto maritime border with South Korea for the first time since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, according to the South’s military. In response, South Korea’s fighter jets fired three precision-guided missiles into waters north of the Northern … Read more
SEOUL– An 18-member delegation of Japanese lawmakers, affiliated with the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians’ Union, paid their respects on Wednesday to victims of a deadly crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood. Led by Fukushiro Nukaga, a member of Japan’s House of Representatives, the lawmakers visited a mourning altar at Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall … Read more
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol met with former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday and asked him to help promote the development of bilateral relations by working to increase people-to-people exchanges, the presidential office said. Aso, vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is visiting South Korea as head of a Japan-South Korea … Read more
WASHINGTON– The United States condemns North Korea’s firing of a missile that landed below the de facto maritime border with South Korea, a state department spokesperson said Wednesday. The spokesperson also said the U.S. will continue to work with South Korea and other allies to limit North Korea from further advancing its weapons programs. … Read more