Former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo dies at 71
SEOUL– Former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo died Thursday after battling blood cancer, officials here said. He was 71. Lee served as prime minister shortly between February and April…
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S. Korea’s top nuke envoy calls for Russia’s ‘constructive’ role on N.K. dialogue
SEOUL– South Korea’s top nuclear envoy Noh Kyu-duk asked Thursday for Russia’s cooperation in persuading North Korea to return to dialogue during a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Moscow,…
New cases near 2,000 amid rising vaccination rate
SEOUL– South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases neared the 2,000s on Thursday, but the daily caseload dropped from a week ago as the country ramped up its vaccination rate in…
Court denies arrest warrant for key suspect in land development scandal
SEOUL– A Seoul court on Thursday rejected an arrest warrant for a key suspect at the center of a snowballing regional development corruption scandal, dealing a blow to the investigation…
U.S. awaits N. Korean response to U.S. proposals for dialogue: State Dept.
WASHINGTON– The United States continues to be prepared to meet with North Korea without preconditions as it awaits the North’s response to its “specific proposals,” a State Department spokesperson said…
White House czar nods to need for new U.S. ambassador to S. Korea: lawmakers
WASHINGTON– White House policy coordinator for Asia Kurt Campbell has acknowledged the need to quickly appoint a new U.S. ambassador to South Korea, a group of South Korean lawmakers said…