TOKYO– A South Korean naval vessel took part in Japan’s international fleet review on Sunday for the first time in seven years amid escalating nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. South Korea was one of 12 countries, including the United States, Canada and Australia, to take part in the review that took place … Read more
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee attended a memorial Mass held Sunday at the Myeongdong Cathedral for the victims of the Itaewon crowd crush. It was Yoon’s third attendance in a religious service honoring the victims, following a Buddhist memorial service at the Joggye Temple in central Seoul on Friday and … Read more
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol sent a thank you letter and gifts to two miners who were rescued from a collapsed mine in southeastern South Korea after more than nine days, a presidential spokesman said Sunday. The two miners walked out alive after being trapped for 221 hours in the zinc mine in the county … Read more
ANDONG, South Korea– The two miners rescued from a collapsed mine in southeastern South Korea are quickly recovering, according to their families on Sunday. The pair — both surnamed Park and aged 62 and 56 — walked out alive after being trapped for more than nine days in the zinc mine in the county … Read more
SEOUL– A train derailed in central Seoul on Sunday, injuring some 30 passengers, the operator said. The derailment occurred at 8:52 p.m., when the Mugunghwa train with 275 passengers on board was entering Yeongdeungpo Station in central Seoul, according to the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL). Six railroad cars including five passenger cars ran … Read more