The South Korean economy continues to face uncertainties amid global price hikes but conditions are expected to improve from the second half of the year, the country’s finance minister said Thursday.
South Korea Tour Bus Crash Kills 1 Israeli, 34 People Hurt
A bus carrying Israeli tourists fell on its side on a road in southern South Korea, killing one woman and injuring 34 other people …
Sandstorms cover China, South Korea and Thailand in a yellow blanket of dust – in pictures
Sandstorms whipped up from the Gobi desert have spread from northern China to Thailand South Korea and as far east as Japan, sparking an increase in respiratory illness and a reduction in visibility
Yellow dust: Sandstorms bring misery from China to South Korea
This year, sandstorms started bearing down on parts of China in March, causing the skies to turn yellow. In the first two weeks of April alone, there have been four sandstorm and the most recent one left cars, bikes and houses coated in dust.
North Korea launches new type of ballistic missile, South says
North Korea fired a new model of long-range ballistic missile on Thursday, South Korea said, triggering a scare in northern Japan, where residents were told to take cover, though there turned out to …
US intelligence leak complicates summit with South Korea
Leaked U.S. intelligence documents suggesting Washington spied on South Korea have put the country’s president in a delicate situation ahead of a state visit to the U.S. It’s the first such trip by a …
North Korea tests harder-to-detect missile for first time, South says
North Korea tested a harder-to-detect missile for the first time with its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test in a month, according to South Korean authorities. South Korea’s Joint …
North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea, South Korea says
North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to enhance his nuclear arsenal in more “practical and …
North Korea tests ballistic missile that might be new type using solid fuel, South Korea says
A South Korean defense official said the missile might have been propelled by solid fuel, which would make it more mobile and harder to detect, as opposed to Pyongyang’s usual use of liquid fuel.
Azerbaijani finance minister meets with South Korean ambassador
Azerbaijan’s Finance Minister Samir Sharifov has met with the South Korean Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Lee Eun Yong, Trend reports. At the meeting, satisfaction was …