New COVID-19 cases near 2,000 as of 9 p.m. as Seoul sets record high
SEOUL– South Korea’s new coronavirus cases came close to 2,000 as of 9 p.m. Tuesday as a record-high number of infections was recorded in Seoul. The country added 1,937 more…
August 24, 2021
Military sexual offenses to be tried in civilian courts under new law
SEOUL– Legislative changes are under way at parliament to change the jurisdiction over military sexual offenses to civilian courts, lawmakers said Tuesday. As the first step towards such changes, the…
S. Korea, Indonesia hold first working-level ‘2+2 talks’
SEOUL– South Korea and Indonesia had discussions on security ties during their inaugural working-level two-plus-two talks on Tuesday. The dialogue, held via teleconference, brought together four director-level officials from the…