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IAEA chief vows close consultations with S. Korea over Japan's Fukushima water release planForeign affairsOct 17, 2021The chief of the UN nuclear watchdog has vowed to continue close consultations with South Korea and other nations over Japan's plan to discharge radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear ... -
Kishida sends offerings to controversial Yasukuni Shrine: reportForeign affairsOct 17, 2021Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday sent offerings to a controversial war shrine for the first time since taking office this month, a news report said. Kishida sent a "masakaki" tree to ... -
New infections fall to 1,400s; eased virus curbs aheadSocial affairsOct 17, 2021South Korea's daily new COVID-19 cases fell to the 1,400s on Sunday, as health authorities plan to apply eased distancing rules for a gradual return to normal life. The country added 1,420 more COVI... -
S. Korea's nuclear envoy pins hope on end-of-war declaration to resume talks with NorthNorth KoreaOct 17, 2021South Korea's chief nuclear envoy said Saturday that a formal declaration of an end to the 1950-53 Korean War could pave the way for resuming the stalled denuclearization talks with North Korea. Noh... -
Key figure in land development scandal to return from US on MondaySocial affairsOct 16, 2021A key figure in a sprawling land development scandal is expected to return home from the United States early next week, legal sources said Saturday. Attorney Nam Wook, who left for the US in mid-Sep... -
Unification minister reiterates resolve to revive peace efforts with N. KoreaNorth KoreaOct 16, 2021Unification Minister Lee In-young on Saturday reiterated South Korea's resolve to revive peace efforts with the North, pinning hopes on the recent reactivation of communication lines between the two ... -
Cold wave alerts issued for most of S. KoreaSocial affairsOct 16, 2021Cold wave alerts were issued for most of the country Saturday as an Arctic air mass brought an unseasonably chilly weather, the state weather agency said. The Korea Meteorological Administration sai... -
New COVID-19 cases remain in 1,600s as authorities set to relax virus curbsSocial affairsOct 16, 2021South Korea's daily new COVID-19 cases stayed in the 1,600s for the second consecutive day Saturday, as the government plans to relax social distancing rules, starting next week, ahead of a gradual r... -
S. Korea, US, Japan cooperation important to denuclearizing peninsula: State Dept.North KoreaOct 16, 2021WASHINGTON -- The United States is committed to working with its allies in denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, a State Department spokesperson said Friday, also stressing the importance of key US al... -
N. Korea may be considering engaging with S. Korea, US: BiegunNorth KoreaOct 16, 2021North Korea may be considering engaging with South Korea and the rest of the world, former Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun said Friday. Biegun noted the North may be trying to influence the... -
N. Korea opens western sea route to receive medical supplies: UNICEFNorth KoreaOct 15, 2021North Korea has opened a key sea route on the western coast to receive humanitarian aid deliveries following its closure attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, a United Nations agency official said F... -
USFK reports 31 additional COVID-19 casesDefenseOct 15, 2021Thirty-one people affiliated with the US Forces Korea (USFK) have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the US military's latest infection tally showed Friday. Among the new cases counted from Se... -
Hanwha Energy launches ESG committee to beef up sustainable managementIndustryOct 15, 2021Hanwha Energy Corp., a South Korean renewable energy company, said Friday it has launched a committee to beef up sustainable management in light of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) prin... -
Daewoo Shipbuilding wins W640.8b order for 4 container carriersIndustryOct 15, 2021Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) said Friday that it has signed a 640.8 billion won ($542 million) deal to build four container carriers. Under the deal with a European country, D... -
Battle for smartwatch market likely to intensify with release of new Apple productIndustryOct 15, 2021Apple Inc. on Friday released its new smartwatch -- Apple Watch Series 7 -- in South Korea in the latest move to further boost its presence in the growing smartwatch market. The release came as the ...
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