First lady visits ex-President Chun’s widow
SEOUL– First lady Kim Keon-hee visited the widow of former President Chun Doo-hwan at her house in western Seoul on Thursday. Kim arrived at the house of Lee Soon-ja, Chun’s…
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USFK chief hosts farewell event for outgoing S. Korean JCS chair
SEOUL– U.S. Force Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Paul LaCamera hosted a farewell ceremony for South Korea’s outgoing Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Won In-choul on Thursday, praising his contributions…
PM pays visit to ex-President Moon
SEOUL– Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Thursday he paid a visit to former President Moon Jae-in and they exchanged views on economic conditions at home and abroad. Han traveled to…
S. Korea, U.S. come up with concrete ways to boost alliance: FM Park
SEOUL– Seoul and Washington have come up with “concrete cooperation measures” for the future development of their alliance, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin said Thursday. Park made the remarks…
S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases below 10,000 for 7th day
SEOUL– South Korea’s new coronavirus cases remained below 10,000 for the seventh consecutive day on Thursday as the country moves toward returning to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country added 7,994 COVID-19…
U.S. conveyed concerns over N. Korean nuclear test to China: Sullivan
WASHINGTON– The United States has discussed with China the growing concerns over a possible North Korean nuclear test, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Thursday. He also reiterated U.S.…