South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases fell for the fourth consecutive day Saturday amid the government’s efforts to contain the virus’ wintertime resurgence. The country confirmed 63,104 new coronavirus infections, including 67 from overseas, bringing the total to 29,059,273, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Saturday’s tally is down from 66,211 a week … Read more
North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, Seoul’s military said, a day after South Korea conducted a test flight of a homegrown solid-propellant space rocket. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launches from Chunghwa County, just south of Pyongyang, from 8 a.m. and that the … Read more
Kim Jung-man, one of South Korea’s most famous commercial photographers, died Saturday at the age of 68 while fighting pneumonia, according to his family. Kim had a reputation for his fashion photography after majoring in western painting at the National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson in Nice, France. He garnered attention after … Read more
Kim Jung-man, one of South Korea’s most famous commercial photographers, died Saturday at the age of 68 while fighting pneumonia, according to his family. Kim had a reputation for his fashion photography after majoring in western painting at the National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson in Nice, France. He garnered attention after … Read more
South Korea will resume its annual bell-tolling ceremony to celebrate New Year’s Eve after two years of suspension due to COVID-19. The ceremony hosted by the Seoul metropolitan government will take place at 11:30 p.m. Saturday at Bosingak Pavilion in central Seoul with about 100,000 people attending. Cho Gue-sung, a member of the national football … Read more
South Korea’s ruling and opposition parties offered their condolences on Saturday over the death of former pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Benedict died at the age of 95 on the day, foreign media reported, citing the Vatican. He served as the head of the Catholic Church from 2005 through 2013. He stepped down for health reasons … Read more
Singer-actress IU is dating actor Lee Jong-suk, their agencies said Saturday. “The two have recently evolved into lovers from close co-workers,” Lee’s agency, HighZium studio, said in a statement, confirming a news report on their romantic relationship. Edam Entertainment, the agency of IU, also confirmed the news, asking people “to look on their relationship with … Read more
South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group and Saudi Arabia have agreed to nurture the automotive industry in the Middle Eastern country, the Saudi industry ministry said Saturday. The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) “to advance automotive production in the Kingdom,” the ministry tweeted. In November, Hyundai Motor Group’s Chairman Euisun Chung, … Read more