Ex-Seongnam Mayor Eun gets 2-year sentence in bribery case
SUWON, South Korea– Eun Soo-mi, former mayor of Seongnam, just south of Seoul, was sentenced to two years in prison by a district court Friday on charges of bribery and…
September 16, 2022
S. Korea should prepare exit strategy of pandemic: adviser
SEOUL– South Korea should prepare to gradually end COVID-19 emergency response system in a step toward the people’s return to normalcy amid a moderate declining trend of the virus, an…
Yoon invites Chinese leader Xi to visit S. Korea
SEOUL– South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Seoul, during his meeting with Li Zhanshu, China’s top legislator. Yoon said Xi’s visit will…
Yoon asks Maryland gov. to support S. Korean businesses against IRA
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol met with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday and asked for his support for South Korean businesses amid concern of discriminatory treatment under the U.S. Inflation…
Yoon orders scrapping of plan for new state guest house
SEOUL– President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday ordered the government to scrap a contentious plan to build a state guest house at the new presidential compound. Earlier in the day, the…
Court issues arrest warrant for subway murder suspect
SEOUL– A local court issued a warrant Friday for the arrest of the suspect in the shocking murder of a female subway worker inside a subway ladies’ restroom in Seoul.…