Seoul: K-pop supergroup BTS made a long-awaited return to the stage on Saturday, performing their first concert in more than three years before tens of thousands of fans in the capital. The hour-long outdoor show at Gwanghwamun Square marked the group’s official comeback following a hiatus that began in 2022, when members paused activities to […]
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Truck rams through South Korean market, kills two and injures 18
SEOUL – Two people were killed and 18 others injured on Thursday after a light truck crashed into a crowded market in Bucheon, a city west of Seoul, South Korea, emergency officials said. The incident occurred when the vehicle ploughed 150 metres through a narrow passageway lined with stalls before coming to a halt. According […]
South Korea’s Yoon calls on North to trade nukes for aid
South Korea’s new leader Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday called on the North to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for massive economic aid, describing Pyongyang’s missiles as a threat to regional and global security. Yoon, 61, who started work in an underground bunker with a briefing on North Korea, takes office at a time […]
S. Korea reports record high of over 400,000 new COVID-19 cases
SEOUL, March 16 (Xinhua/APP):South Korea reported a record high of 400,741 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 7,629,275, the health authorities said Wednesday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 362,329 in the previous day, topping 400,000 for the first time, according […]
Biden meets Moon Jae-in for his ‘strategic focus’ on Asia
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden held talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday to underscore his strategic focus on Asia, while playing down chances of quick progress on challenges from China and North Korea. On arrival at the White House, President Moon declared that South Korea and the United States share the same […]
Seoul returns 3 North Koreans who crossed sea border in boat
SEOUL: South Korea says it’s returning three North Koreans who crossed the Koreas’ sea border aboard a wooden fishing boat over the weekend. Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Monday it decided to let the North Koreans return home in line with their wishes. It says the North Koreans were to sail across sea border aboard the […]
The weird to the wonderful— football pitches of the world
Playing football, nothing could be simpler, right? All you need is a ball, a few players and — a pitch. Around the world and whatever the landscape, football grounds abound — and are as varied and diverse as the people who play on them. In this file photo taken on December 20, 2017 Picture shows […]
S. Korea’s Moon to send special envoys to North
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in will send a team of special envoys, including Seoul’s spy chief, to the North on Monday to push for talks between Washington and Pyongyang on nuclear weapons. The delegation, announced by Moon’s office on Sunday, is the latest chapter in a remarkable Olympics-driven detente between the two Koreas. An […]
South Korea to go ahead with nuclear power plant construction
SEOUL: South Korea on Friday decided to push ahead with the construction of two new nuclear reactors after months of heated debate over whether the country should start weaning itself off atomic energy. A state commission, based on a survey of 471 jurors selected across the country, recommended finishing construction of the Shin Kori-5 and […]