President Yoon Suk-yeol held a summit with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. on Saturday and expressed hope for further cooperation in areas such as nuclear power, infrastructure and defense, his office said. The two met on the sidelines of regional summits involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and discussed a range of … Read more
President Yoon Suk-yeol will hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of regional gatherings in Cambodia on Sunday, his office said. A presidential official told reporters the summit was fixed Saturday, as both leaders are in Phnom Penh to attend various summits involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). … Read more
The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s debut song “Boombayah” has surpassed 1.5 billion views on YouTube, the group’s agency said Saturday. YG Entertainment said the video passed the milestone at about 3:50 a.m. the same day, six years after the K-pop quartet launched its debut EP album, “SQUARE ONE,” in August 2016. Boombayah … Read more
President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday voiced hope for a swift reactivation of trilateral cooperation mechanisms among South Korea, China and Japan, while also proposing areas to strengthen collaboration between the three nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Yoon made the remarks during an ASEAN Plus Three summit, which brought together the leaders … Read more
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang expressed China’s commitment to playing a constructive role for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during brief talks with President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday, a presidential official said. Yoon met with Li in a waiting room when both attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three summit in Phnom … Read more
The injured South Korean football star Son Heung-min was named to the country’s World Cup squad Saturday, as the football-crazed nation waits with bated breath to see if the beloved captain will be able to compete in Qatar. Head coach Paulo Bento unveiled his 26-man roster in Seoul on Saturday, 12 days before South Korea’s … Read more
The South Korean central region of Chungcheong was named the host of the 2027 Summer World University Games on Saturday, bringing the biennial event to the country for the fourth time. Following a vote held during its Executive Committee meeting in Brussels, the International University Sports Federation announced the Chungcheong Megacity as the winner over … Read more
First lady Kim Keon-hee visited the home of a Cambodian child with a heart disease Saturday and comforted the family, urging them not to give up under any circumstances, the presidential office said. The 14-year-old child has a congenital heart disease and was meant to be present the previous day when the first lady visited … Read more