South Korea, the United States and Japan on Monday condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the expanding military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, days after the signing of the two isolated states’ new treaty on mutual defense aid at t…
Day: June 24, 2024
Pastor at center of luxury bag scandal questioned over alleged illegal electioneering
A Korean American pastor at the center of a luxury bag scandal involving the first lady appeared before police on Monday for questioning over alleged defamation and illegal electioneering.
Choi Jae-young presented himself at the Gyeonggi Nambu Provi…
(LEAD) Expectations grow for doctors, gov’t to sit down for talks
Representatives of doctors and the government are expected to sit down for talks as early as this week, as both sides have hinted that they would hold negotiations to seek a breakthrough to end a monthslong standoff over the government’s medical refo…
Seoul shares down nearly 1 pct late Mon. morning on tech slump
Seoul shares traded almost 0.8 percent lower late Monday morning on tech losses.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 22.02 points, or 0.79 percent, to 2,762.24 as of 11:20 a.m.
On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ed…
(2nd LD) Fire engulfs lithium battery plant; 1 killed, 21 unaccounted for
A fire broke out at a primary lithium battery manufacturing plant, south of Seoul, on Monday, leaving at least one worker dead, three injured and 21 others unaccounted for, firefighters said, amid fears the death toll could rise significantly.
The b…
S. Korea says parasites detected in trash-filled balloons from N. Korea
Parasites have been detected in some of the trash-filled balloons sent by North Korea to South Korea, but no harmful substances were found, Seoul’s unification ministry said Monday.
In recent weeks, North Korea has sent more than 1,000 trash-carryin…
DP leader resigns in preparation to seek another term as party chief
Rep. Lee Jae-myung resigned as chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Monday in a preparatory step to seek another term as party leader in a national convention set for August.
“I have resigned from my position as the leader of the…