SEOUL– North Korea’s reported reactivation of a plutonium-producing nuclear reactor is a “low-level provocation” intended to draw attention from the United States amid worries that Washington may be returning to…
SEOUL– South Korea has confirmed 3,455 more cases of four major contagious variants of the new coronavirus over the past week, including 3,427 of the highly transmissible delta variant, health…
SEOUL– No South Korean casualties have been reported after Hurricane Ida battered southern U.S. coastal states, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. The powerful hurricane hit Louisiana and Mississippi on Sunday,…
SEOUL– The office of President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday reports of North Korea continuing its nuclear activity underline the urgency of resuming dialogue with it. Earlier in the day, the…
SEOUL– Hyundai Motor Group’s Honorary Chairman Chung Mong-koo will donate 10 billion won (US$8.6 million) to a vaccine development center run by a local university to help fight the new…
SEOUL– South Korean stocks rose for the third straight session Tuesday as foreign investors scooped up tech shares after an overnight tech rally on Wall Street. The Korean won sharply…