SEOUL– K-pop girl group ITZY said Friday it has given a new spin to its consistent message on an independent and carefree life in its upcoming EP, “Cheshire.” “We worked hard on this album in the middle of a world tour,” member Chaeryeong said during a press event to promote the album in Seoul. […]
Continue ReadingSEOUL– An oil tanker, with two South Koreans and 17 Indonesian sailors aboard, was hijacked by pirates in international waters off of West Africa earlier this week then released a day later, according to South Korean foreign ministry officials Friday. They said the sailors on board a 4,000-ton tanker, B Ocean, owned by South […]
Continue ReadingSEOUL– Police brought in two emergency monitoring officers for questioning Friday as part of their widening investigation into the bungled response to the crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood. Former senior emergency monitoring officer at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA), Ryu Mi-jin, appeared before a special investigation team in western Seoul as a […]
Continue ReadingSEOUL– The nationwide strike by truck drivers caused supply disruptions across the cement and steel industries on Friday, with other sectors like auto and petrochemicals feared to bear the brunt if the protest prolongs. Cement factories were unable to ship most of the daily supply of 200,000 tons the previous day as bulk cement […]
Continue ReadingSEOUL– The ethics committee of the ruling People Power Party decided Friday to open a disciplinary process against Park Hee-young, the chief of Yongsan Ward office in Seoul, for making inappropriate remarks about the Itaewon crowd crush, party officials said. Park, the chief of the ward that administers the Itaewon district, has come under […]
Continue ReadingSEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol hosted a dinner with ruling People Power Party (PPP) leaders at the presidential residence Friday to discuss his recent Southeast Asia trip and other issues, his office said . The meeting was attended by PPP chief Chung Jin-suk, floor leader Joo Ho-young, Secretary-General Kim Seok-ki and other members of the […]
Continue Reading