Day: December 26, 2022

SEOUL– South Korea vowed Monday to extend support to achieve a low-emission production structure in an effort to minimize the impact of envisioned European Union carbon import regulations and to strengthen industry competitiveness.   The EU recently decided to implement the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) that calls for levying an import charge on steel, … Read more

HOENGSEONG/SEOUL– Suspected North Korean drones crossed the inter-Korean border Monday without South Korea’s permission, officials here said, prompting the deployment of fighter jets, choppers and other assets to shoot them down.   The South’s military detected multiple “unidentified objects,” presumed to be unmanned aerial vehicles, in border areas of Gyeonggi Province from 10:25 a.m., according … Read more

SEOUL– Yongsan Ward office chief Park Hee-young on Monday attended a court hearing on an arrest warrant sought against her on charges of failing to take steps to prevent and promptly respond to the deadly crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood.   Park was accused of professional negligence resulting in death for failing to draw … Read more

SEOUL– The government is seeking to revise laws to increase financial transparency of labor unions to make it harder for improper spending to take place, the labor minister said Monday.   The proposal comes after a series of remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol who emphasized bolstering oversight of unions. He also described corruption in … Read more

JEJU, South Korea– An all-time high of 13.59 million South Koreans visited the southern resort island of Jeju this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jeju Tourism Association said Monday.   A total of 13.68 million people from home and abroad visited Jeju between Jan. 1 and Dec. 25, up about 16 percent from the … Read more