S. Korea reports 565 more COVID-19 cases, 147,422 in total
South Korea reported 565 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 147,422, Trend reports citing Xinhua. The…
June 12, 2021
Moon arrives in Britain for G-7 summit
CORNWALL, Britain — South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Cornwall, Britain, on Friday to attend an annual Group of Seven (G-7) summit. He is joining the session as a…
U.S. to redirect nearly US$70 mln to USFK from border wall project
WASHINGTON — The United States plans to redirect nearly US$70 million to U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) that had previously been diverted from its defense spending to fund the now defunct…
N.K. leader presides over Central Military Commission meeting, calls for ‘high alert posture’
SEOUL– North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a Central Military Commission meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party and called for a “high alert posture” against the “fast-changing” situation…
Seoul stocks likely to face volatility ahead of FOMC meeting next week
SEOUL– South Korean stocks may face volatility next week ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, as investors seek more clues about when the world’s largest economy would…
Seoul says J&J vaccine supply not from troubled Baltimore factory
SEOUL– Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine supplied to South Korea was not produced in a troubled Baltimore factory that was forced to throw out about 60 million doses over…