S. Korea reports 645 more COVID-19 cases, 152,545 in total
South Korea reported 645 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 152,545, Trend reports citing Xinhua. The…
June 23, 2021
Moon sends gifts to two Austrian nurses for helping S. Korean patients
SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in has sent gifts to two Austrian nurses for their devotion to helping patients in South Korea suffering from Hansen’s disease, his office said Wednesday. Moon delivered…
Prosecution questions ex-justice minister over illegal exit ban case
SEOUL– Prosecutors have questioned former Justice Minister Cho Kuk over his alleged involvement in ordering an illegal travel ban on a former vice justice minister in 2019, prosecution sources said…
USFK members who hold no-mask parties on Haeundae Beach during Independence Day to be fined
BUSAN– U.S. soldiers stationed in South Korea will be fined if they hold parties without wearing masks on and around a popular beach here during the coming U.S. Independence Day…
S. Korea to introduce mobile ID cards by 2025
SEOUL– South Koreans will have the option to conveniently verify their identities through mobile identification cards and all civil application services will be able to be conducted in a non-face-to-face…
U.S. nuke envoy wraps up Seoul trip marked by renewed appeal for N.K. dialogue
SEOUL– The new U.S. special representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, wrapped up his five-day trip to Seoul on Wednesday after redoubling Washington’s calls for dialogue with a recalcitrant Pyongyang.…