Five S. Korean children killed in landslide accident in Brazil
SEOUL-- South Korea is cooperating with Brazilian authorities to find out the details of a landslide accident at a local construction site last week, in which five South Korean kids…
May 6, 2022
DP committee declares PM nominee Han as ‘unqualified’
SEOUL-- Democratic Party (DP) members of a parliamentary confirmation hearing committee declared Prime Minister nominee Han Duck-soo as "unqualified" Friday, casting doubts about whether Han would take the post ahead…
Yoon names 20 more presidential secretaries
SEOUL-- President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol named 20 more presidential secretaries Friday, including seven under the national security adviser and one in charge of personnel affairs.Yoon tapped Bok Doo-kyu, who worked as…
Ahn Cheol-soo declares run for parliamentary by-election
SEOUL-- Ahn Cheol-soo, the chief of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's transition team, on Friday declared a run for a parliamentary by-election, saying he will devote himself to his party's election victories…
N. Korea denounces Sweden, Finland over NATO application
SEOUL-- North Korea's foreign ministry on Friday denounced Sweden and Finland for their expected applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and accused the United States of political…
Chinese Vice President Wang to attend Yoon’s inauguration: ministry
BEIJING-- China has decided to send Vice President Wang Qishan to the inauguration of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol next week, according to Beijing's foreign ministry Friday.Wang is leading Beijing's…