Tag: South Korea
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Seoul landmarks to be lit up in purple to celebrate K-pop band’s anniversary
Skyscrapers, bridges and other landmarks in South Korea’s capital will be lit up in purple as the country begins celebrating the 10th anniversary of K-pop band ... -
China complains to South Korean ambassador in tit-for-tat move after Seoul summoned envoy
A Chinese official lodged a complaint with South Korea’s ambassador to China, in a tit-for-tat move after Beijing’s envoy to South Korea was summoned last week ... -
Gov’t inquiry to look into 237 more foreign adoptions suspected to have laundered origins
South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission said yesterday it will investigate 237 more cases of South Korean adoptees who suspect their family origins were manipulated to ... -
Trudeau arrives in Seoul to discuss trade, North challenge
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in South Korea yesterday for a meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at which they are expected to ... -
Yoon, Kishida vow better Seoul-Tokyo ties following summit
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol oyesterday called for officials to map out specific steps to hasten security and economic cooperation with Japan following his weekend ... -
S. Korean, Japanese meet again to improve ties
The leaders of South Korea and Japan met Sunday for their second summit in less than two months, as they push to mend long-running historical grievances ... -
Louis Vuitton turns Seoul bridge into massive runway
Louis Vuitton transformed a bridge spanning the Han River into a massive runway for its latest collection this weekend. Models strutted down the Jamsugyo Bridge to ... -
J-Hope becomes second BTS member to join the army
J-Hope, a member of K-pop sensation BTS, entered a South Korean boot camp yesterday to start his 18-month compulsory military service, becoming the group’s second member ... -
US intelligence leak complicates summit with Seoul
Leaked U.S. intelligence documents suggesting Washington spied on South Korea have put the country’s president in a delicate situation ahead of a state visit to the ... -
Seoul to conduct first launch of commercial-grade satellite
South Korea plans to conduct its first launch of a commercial-grade satellite aboard a domestically built rocket next month as part of its space development program, ... -
South Korea, US, Japan hold anti-North Korea submarine drill
The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese navies began their first anti-submarine drills in six months yesterday to boost their coordination against increasing North Korean missile threats, ... -
Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit
Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and took steps to resolve a trade dispute as a highly anticipated summit began ... -
President Yoon, in UAE, backs return to nuclear power
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said yesterday [Macau time] that his nation’s efforts to be carbon neutral by 2050 would rely in part on returning ... -
Japan, S. Korea protest China visa stoppage
Japan and South Korea defended public health restrictions on travelers from China yesterday, a day after China stopped issuing new visas in both countries in apparent ... -
Seoul arrests ex-top security official over border killing
South Korea’s former national security director was arrested this weekend over a suspected cover-up surrounding North Korea’s killing of a South Korean fisheries official near the ... -
Government orders striking cement truckers back to work
South Korea’s government issued an order yesterday for some of the thousands of truck drivers who have been on strike to return to work, insisting that ... -
S.Korean leader urges China to play larger North role
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol asked China to play a more active, constructive role in curbing the nuclear threat from North Korea when he met ... -
Protest song played for HK rugby team in Incheon stadium
The South Korean organizers of a regional rugby tournament have apologized for mistakenly playing a song embraced by Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters as China’s national anthem, ... -
South Koreans ashamed over safety failures in Halloween tragedy
"My heart is aching very much. We are among the world's 10 largest economies, and I totally don't understand how this can happen in our nation," ... -
Police probe Halloween crowd surge as nation mourns
South Korean police investigated yesterday what caused a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people including 26 foreigners during Halloween festivities in Seoul in the ... -
South Korea says North Korea test-fired missile toward sea
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile yesterday toward its eastern seas, extending a provocative streak in weapons testing as a U.S. aircraft carrier visits South ... -
S. Korea requests Interpol’s help in Terraform Labs probe
South Korean prosecutors have asked Interpol to issue a fugitive alert for the founder of Terraform Labs as they investigate a $40 billion crash of the ... -
South Korea fines Google, Meta over privacy violations
South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Google and Meta a combined 100 billion won ($72 million) for tracking consumers’ online behavior without their consent and using ... -
Celebration of ‘Squid Game’ Emmy wins subdued
South Koreans shared congratulations on social media yesterday for the multiple wins by “Squid Game” at the Emmy Awards, but the overall reaction was subdued as ... -
Pelosi avoids public comments on Taiwan, China
After infuriating China over her trip to Taiwan, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met South Korean political leaders in Seoul yesterday but avoided making direct public ... -
S.Korea to lift ban on N.Korea TV, newspapers despite tensions
South Korea plans to lift its decadeslong ban on public access to North Korean television, newspapers and other publications as part of its efforts to promote ... -
Japan, South Korea foreign ministers meet to mend ties
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan held talks in Tokyo yesterday in what both sides said was a renewed effort to improve bilateral relations. ... -
Gov’t approves first homemade Covid-19 vaccine
Health officials in South Korea yesterday approved the country’s first domestically developed Covid-19 vaccine for people 18 years or older, adding another public health tool in ... -
South Korea hits dozens with travel bans amid crypto probe
South Korean prosecutors have barred dozens of people connected to Terraform Labs from leaving the country as they expand an investigation into a $40 billion collapse ... -
S. Korea runs first successful homegrown space rocket launch
South Korea successfully launched its first homegrown space rocket on yesterday, officials said, a triumph that boosted the country’s growing space ambitions but also proved it ... -
Worries about economy grow amid truckers’ strike
South Korea’s prime minister warned yesterday that the disruption of cargo transport could cause “irrecoverable” damages on the country’s economy, as a nationwide truckers’ strike entered ... -
Presidential race puts misogyny in spotlight
As South Korea enters a bitter presidential race, Hong Hee-jin is one of many young women who feel that the country’s politics has become dominated by ... -
South Korea to have solid fuel rockets in major deal with US
Seoul — South Korea said (today) Tuesday it has won U.S. consent to use solid fuel for space launch vehicles, a move that is expected to ... -
US ambassador shaves mustache under Seoul’s summer heat
The U.S. ambassador to South Korea has shaved his mildly controversial mustache, saying it was too uncomfortable to keep while wearing a coronavirus mask during South ... -
Seoul mayor’s death prompts sympathy, questions of his acts
SEOUL — The sudden death of Seoul’s mayor, reportedly implicated in a sexual harassment complaint, has prompted an outpouring of public sympathy even as it has ...
