SEOUL– South Korea and Kenya agreed Thursday to push for talks on the establishment of a platform to enhance their investment and trade ties, Seoul’s industry ministry said. Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun and Kenya’s trade and investment minister, Moses Kuria, met in Seoul and shared the need to create conditions to clinch a free … Read more
SEOUL– South Korea plans to sell 3.8 trillion won (US$2.86 billion) in government bonds next month, the finance ministry said Thursday. The ministry will issue 600 billion won in Treasurys with a two-year maturity, another 500 billion won in Treasury bonds with a maturity of three years, and 700 billion won in five-year government … Read more
SEOUL– Military cooperation between North Korea and Russia cannot be ruled out, the first deputy chief of Ukraine’s parliament said Thursday, amid U.S. allegations the North is providing Russia with artillery shells for use in the war against Ukraine. Oleksandr Kornienko, first deputy chairman of the Ukraine parliament of Verkhovna Rada, made the remark … Read more
AL RAYYAN, Qatar– South Korea and Uruguay were scoreless in the first half of their first Group H match of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Thursday, with the South Americans striking the woodwork in late moments. South Korea dodged a bullet when Diego Godin’s header, set up by a corner in the … Read more
AL RAYYAN, Qatar– South Korea’s masked captain Son Heung-min will start the team’s first Group H match of the FIFA World Cup against Uruguay on Thursday. Son will start in his usual left wing position for head coach Paulo Bento at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, just west of Doha, when the match … Read more
SEOUL– The defense chiefs of South Korea and Cambodia held talks in the Southeast Asian country on Thursday to discuss regional security and bilateral cooperation in military logistics and other areas, Seoul’s defense ministry said. Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and his Cambodian counterpart, Tea Banh, met bilaterally in Siem Reap on the margins of … Read more
SEOUL– Unionized truckers in South Korea launched a nationwide strike Thursday, the second of its kind in less than six months, stoking worries over supply disruptions amid post-pandemic recovery efforts. The government vowed to take a zero-tolerance stance against the strike, warning of stronger action than the last time. The latest walkout came … Read more
AL RAYYAN, Qatar– It’s not just South Korean captain Son Heung-min donning a black mask on the field. Dedicated fans of the Taegeuk Warriors have brought their own masks to Qatar to show support for their skipper at the FIFA World Cup on Thursday. Two 26-year-old friends, Yoon Seok-won and Shin Jeong-cheol, said they built … Read more