SEOUL, The weather agency issued heavy snow advisories Saturday for Incheon, Daejeon and many other western parts of the country. The interior ministry also raised the disaster alert level to “caution,” the third highest in the four-tier system, as of 7 a.m. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) forecast 5 to 15 centimeters of … Read more
SEOUL, The state audit agency is considering questioning a former presidential economic aide as part of an inspection into alleged distortion of economic statistics by the previous government, officials said Saturday. The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) has been probing government agencies since late September over allegations that the Moon Jae-in administration tweaked … Read more
WASHINGTON, The United States and South Korea are nearly aligned when it comes to the need to shape China’s behavior although the countries may use different tactics to do so, a senior U.S. diplomat said Friday. Mark Lambert, deputy assistant secretary of state for Japan and Korea, also noted the countries are not trying … Read more
SEOUL, Heavy snow and freezing temperatures hit across the country Saturday, grounding dozens of flights and prompting the authorities to issue weather alerts. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) issued heavy snow advisories in the morning for Incheon, Daejeon, Gwangju, Sejong, South Chungcheong Province, South Jeolla Province, North Jeolla Province and mountainous areas of Jeju … Read more
SEOUL, A Seoul court on Friday approved the arrest of two close aides to a key suspect in a high-profile real estate development scandal. The Seoul Central District Court issued arrest warrants for Lee Han-sung, co-CEO of a private asset management firm, Hwacheon Daeyu, and Choi Woo-hyang, its director. They are suspected of helping … Read more
WASHINGTON, North Korea continues to develop military capabilities that pose serious threats to the peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and in the Northeast Asian region, a White House official said Friday. John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, made the remark after North Korea said its leader Kim Jong-un inspected … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases remained above 60,000 for the fifth straight day Saturday amid concerns of a surge in cases during the winter season. The country reported 66,930 new COVID-19 infections, including 56 from overseas, bringing the total to 28,129,431, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. It marks … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea’s first lunar orbiter Danuri started entering the orbit of the moon Saturday, 135 days after its launch, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said. The unmanned space vehicle carried out its first lunar orbit insertion (LOI) maneuver at 2:45 a.m., KARI said, as part of five rounds of such maneuvers in … Read more