INCHEON– The prosecution on Tuesday demanded five years in prison for a man accused of confining his girlfriend and forcing her to eat dog feces. The man in his 20s was indicted in Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul, on charges that included stalking, incarcerating and causing injury. The man committed the crime in … Read more
SEOUL– The agriculture ministry said Tuesday it will carry out intense inspection of all poultry farms across the country next month and beef up quarantine steps due to the fast spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza. The country has confirmed a total of 25 bird flu cases at farms so far this year, … Read more
SEOUL– Apple TV+’s “Pachinko” took home a prize at this year’s Gotham Awards, becoming the second Korean TV series to win at the American awards ceremony for independent films and series. The eight-part drama series won in the “Breakthrough Series — Long Format (over 40 minutes)” category at the 32nd awards ceremony held in … Read more
SEOUL– South Korea has eased travel advisories for 24 countries, including the United States, Britain and Germany, to the lowest level in line with the government’s latest COVID-19 guidelines, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. The level 2 alert, which was placed on the countries, also including France, Italy and Switzerland, was lowered one notch … Read more
SEOUL– South Korea said Tuesday it plans to contribute US$3 million worth of humanitarian aid for a World Food Programme scheme to provide Ukrainian grain to countries vulnerable to famine and drought. It has decided to join the “Grain from Ukraine” initiative that aims to allocate parts of Ukrainian grain exported through the Black … Read more
PYEONGTAEK/SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) — South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. staged a capability demonstration of a homegrown multi-purpose unmanned ground vehicle at a key U.S. military base south of Seoul on Tuesday. The company showcased key capabilities of the military vehicle, Arion-SMET, at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, 65 kilometers south of Seoul … Read more
SEOUL– KARA, a K-pop girl group that was hugely popular in South Korea and Japan, will be back Tuesday with its first release in 7 1/2 years, the band’s agency said. The special album, “Move Again,” will hit music services at 6 p.m., RBW said. It marks KARA’s first whole-group project since May … Read more
SEOUL– South Korean stocks snapped a two-session losing streak to close higher Tuesday, as worries about China’s strict COVID-19 lockdown policy eased with growing expectations for an eventual reopening. The local currency rose sharply against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index climbed 25.12 points, or 1.04 percent, to close at … Read more