Most Popular
-
1
Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
-
2
Rose's 'Apt.' redefines K-pop's global appeal
-
3
Two years on, thousands mourn Itaewon tragedy, calling for accountability
-
4
[Herald Interview] Love for K-drama, food defines 'Secret Ingredient'
-
5
Hanwha, HD Hyundai vie for Poland’s $2.7b submarine program
-
6
103 autumn foliage paths in Seoul
-
7
First lady’s controversies to top agenda at meeting of party leaders
-
8
Seoul aims to halve current suicide rate by 2030
-
9
When two worlds collab: K-pop flexes power with global stars
-
10
4 in 10 young South Koreans take up 'irregular' jobs: data
-
Seoul eyes bolstering ties with new Biden administration
With Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential race, South Korea will seek to forge ties with the new administration to further bolster the alliance and make progress toward peace on the Korean Peninsula. South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday sent a congratulatory message to US President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, hours after major media outlets in the US announced Biden’s win over incumbent President Donald Trump. “Congratulati
Foreign AffairsNov. 8, 2020
-
Police detain one of two men suspected of threatening French envoy in Seoul
South Korean police over the weekend detained one man and booked another on allegations of posting several flyers on the wall outside the Embassy of France in Seoul that were seen as threatening. The Seodaemun District Police said they questioned the 25-year-old man on Saturday afternoon and decided to detain him based on concerns he might flee or destroy evidence. According to police, the detained man is suspected of posting the flyers next to the entrance to the French Embassy in Seodaemun,
Social AffairsNov. 8, 2020
-
North Korea yet to react to Biden victory
Now that Democrat Joe Biden has won the US presidential election, how the new president-elect and his administration will cope with North Korea is attracting keen attention here. During his election campaign rallies, Biden called North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a “dictator” and a “thug,” and criticized his rival President Donald Trump for befriending Kim. But Biden left the door open for a possible summit, with the condition being that Pyongyang work to make the Kor
North KoreaNov. 8, 2020
-
Korea’s COVID-19 positivity rate rises on first day of new social distancing rules
South Korea performed 5,631 tests on Saturday and found 143 more cases of the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s updates. This translates to a significant percentage, 2.5 percent, of tests coming back positive. About a month ago, in early October, the rate was below 1 percent. Korea’s rate of positive tests is lower than the World Health Organization’s benchmark of 5 percent, but experts have called for the
Social AffairsNov. 8, 2020
-
Foreign Ministry vows continued efforts with incoming Biden government for stronger alliance
South Korea's foreign ministry said Sunday it will continue efforts with the incoming government of US President-elect Joe Biden to strengthen the bilateral alliance and achieve progress in efforts for lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. The ministry's statement came as Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha left for Washington for talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, congressional people and academics, which observers predict could include those close to Biden. "The foreign ministry
Foreign AffairsNov. 8, 2020
-
Parties welcome Biden victory, hope for enhanced alliance
South Korean political parties said Sunday that Joe Biden's victory in the US presidential election will help further enhance the South Korea-US alliance. Biden was declared the winner of the US presidential election on Saturday after a stunning upset victory in Pennsylvania, which gave him 20 electoral college votes to surpass the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. "In the era of Biden as president, I believe that the Korea-US alliance will become more solid," Rep.
PoliticsNov. 8, 2020
-
Moon to seek new teamwork with Biden over N. Korea, 'top-down' diplomacy in doubt
South Korean President Moon Jae-in faces a daunting task of moving practically in lockstep with Joe Biden, who won the US presidential election, in the Korea peace process. Washington is expected to reset its strategy on Pyongyang under Biden's presidency scheduled to start early next year. Moon and Biden agree on the ultimate goal of denuclearizing Korea and bringing lasting peace to the region. Biden said he wants the two Koreas to be reunited. At issue is how. While Moon has favored th
PoliticsNov. 8, 2020
-
Biden victory signals stronger alliance with S. Korea, different approach to N. Korea
WASHINGTON -- US President-elect Joe Biden is widely expected to restore and strengthen the alliance with South Korea while taking a different and more principled approach toward North Korea than President Donald Trump's top-down diplomacy. "Biden has declared that he would not engage in photo-op summits as Trump did. Instead, Biden would return to 'bottom-up' diplomacy which first requires progress toward a denuclearization agreement during working-level diplomat meetings," said Bruc
Foreign AffairsNov. 8, 2020
-
Moon sends congratulatory message to Biden, says he has 'great expectations' for alliance's future
President Moon Jae-in sent a congratulatory message to US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, expressing expectations for joint efforts to develop Seoul-Washington ties. "Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Our alliance is strong and the bond between our two countries is rock-solid," Moon wrote on Twitter. "I very much look forward to working with you for our shared values," Moon added. "I have great expectations of advancing a
PoliticsNov. 8, 2020
-
New virus cases rebound to over 100 again; cluster infections still at large
South Korea's new coronavirus infections again rose by triple digits Sunday on a string of cluster infections across the country, putting the country's virus fight at risk amid the approaching winter season. The country added 143 more COVID-19 cases, including 118 local infections, raising the total caseload to 27,427, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). It marked a sharp rise from 89 cases added Saturday but a slight drop from 145 reported Friday. Sunday's in
Social AffairsNov. 8, 2020
-
Death toll among flu vaccine recipients approaching 100: agency
The number of South Koreans who died this fall after getting seasonal flu shots has risen close to 100, health authorities said Saturday, though any correlation has not been confirmed between nearly 99 percent of the fatalities and the flu vaccinations. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the death toll among recipients of flu vaccinations, most of whom are elderly, rose to 97 as of midnight Friday, up three from two days earlier. The rising number of deaths has stoked
Social AffairsNov. 7, 2020
-
S. Korean professor elected as member of UN commission
A South Korean professor has been elected as a member of the International Civil Service Commission, becoming the first South Korean to join the key United Nations commission, the foreign ministry here said Saturday. Kim Pan-suk, a global public administration professor at Yonsei University, is set to serve at the independent expert body established by the UN General Assembly from 2021-2024. Kim had served as minister of personnel management and a presidential secretary for personnel policy.
PoliticsNov. 7, 2020
-
S. Korea's new coronavirus cases reduced to double digits
South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 100 on Saturday for the first time in four days as health authorities introduced a revised social distancing scheme. South Korea confirmed 89 COVID-19 cases, raising the total caseload to 27,284, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). One more patient died, raising the death toll to 477. The number of daily virus cases had stayed in the triple digits from Wednesday through Friday. Of the 89 new cases Saturday, loca
Social AffairsNov. 7, 2020
-
S. Korea opens consulate office in Da Nang
South Korea opened a consulate general in Da Nang on Friday as part of efforts to meet the growing needs of its people traveling the eastern city of Vietnam. The Consulate General of South Korea in Da Nang held a ceremony to mark the launch of the diplomatic mission at the Hilton Hotel in the Vietnamese city and went into operation. The ceremony was attended by Park Noh-wan, the South Korean ambassador to Vietnam, and other diplomats from the two countries. The opening has been needed to meet
Foreign AffairsNov. 6, 2020
-
Moon congratulates CFC on 42nd founding anniversary
President Moon Jae-in on Friday expressed gratitude to the Combined Forces Command (CFC) between South Korea and the United States for helping Seoul tackle the coronavirus pandemic as he congratulated the command on its 42nd founding anniversary. In a message sent to a ceremony held in Yongsan to mark the anniversary, Moon said that South Korea's anti-COVID-19 measures could become a role model for the world as all members of the command endured inconveniences to prevent the spread of the virus
PoliticsNov. 6, 2020
-
Diplomats of S. Korea, US hold talks ahead of FM Kang's visit to US
Diplomats of South Korea and the United States held talks in Seoul on Friday to discuss pending bilateral and regional issues, the foreign ministry said, ahead of Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha's trip to Washington next week. The meeting between Koh Yun-ju, the ministry's director general for North American affairs, and Marc Knapper, deputy US assistant secretary of state for Korea and Japan, came just days after the US presidential election. Kang plans to visit the US from Sunday through Wed
Foreign AffairsNov. 6, 2020
-
High court upholds 2-year sentence for South Gyeongsang Gov. for rigging online opinion
Seoul High Court on Friday upheld the earlier sentence of a two-year imprisonment for South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo, nearly two years after he was convicted of conspiring to manipulate online opinions in favor of President Moon Jae-in during his election campaign. The Seoul High Court upheld the lower court’s ruling on Kim for colluding with Kim Dong-won, a blogger better known as “Druking“, to illegally manipulate online opinion. The lower court previously f
Social AffairsNov. 6, 2020
-
6,000 after-school care workers launch a nationwide strike
South Korea on Friday saw a void in child care services across the country following a mass one-day strike by thousands of after-school care attendants. More than 6,000 after-school care workers launched a nationwide strike Friday in protest of proposed changes to school child care management and their employment status, causing some disruption in child care services. The workers - part of a coalition of non-regular school workers - staged rallies in front of the Ministry of Education in Sejon
Social AffairsNov. 6, 2020
-
South Gyeongsang Province governor given 2-year prison term by appellate court in opinion rigging case
An appeals court on Friday sentenced South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo, a close confidant of President Moon Jae-in, to two years in prison for conspiring to manipulate online opinions in favor of Moon ahead of the 2017 presidential election. The Seoul High Court found Kim guilty of participating in the online opinion rigging scheme, affirming the guilty verdict handed down to him by a district court in January last year. "Forming public opinion in a fair manner is crucial in a
Social AffairsNov. 6, 2020
-
10 USFK service members test positive for COVID-19
Ten American service members have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon arrival in South Korea from the United States in the past week, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said Friday. Nine of them arrived at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, on US government-chartered flights, while the other member arrived here on a commercial flight via Incheon International Airport, west of the capital, according to the US military. Eight of them tested positive on their first mandatory COVID-19 t
Social AffairsNov. 6, 2020