Category: General

SEOUL– South Korea’s presidential National Security Council (NSC) on Sunday condemned North Korea’s test-firing of a short-range ballistic missile as a “provocation” that heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the region.   The condemnation came as National Security Adviser Kim Sung-han chaired an emergency meeting shortly after Pyongyang fired the short-range ballistic missile into […]

SEOUL– Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Sunday he will discuss pan-governmental measures with leaders of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) to help prevent stalking crimes amid public uproar over an alleged stalking and murder case at a Seoul subway station.   Han made the remarks as he held a meeting with leaders of the […]

SEOUL– The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) agreed Sunday to purchase 450,000 tons of rice to be harvested this year for its reserves of the staple grain as they seek to stabilize rice prices, a PPP official said.   The amount is a sharp increase from the 350,000 tons purchased a year […]

SEOUL– Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Aiboshi publicly gave a positive assessment Sunday of a meeting between President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in New York last week, describing it as a “forward-looking” step to improve bilateral ties.   Aiboshi made the remarks earlier in the day at a meeting in […]

SEOUL– South Korea is preparing “several” steps to stabilize domestic financial markets that have been going through heightened volatility, including the won’s sharp slide against the U.S. dollar, amid worries over global tightening and economic slowdown, Seoul’s top financial and economic policymaker said Sunday.   Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho still emphasized that there is no […]

SEOUL– Britain’s top diplomat will visit South Korea this week as part of his Asia tour to discuss bilateral cooperation, his office said Sunday.   British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will meet with his South Korean counterpart Park Jin in Seoul on Wednesday and discuss cooperation in global security and economic affairs, according to the […]