ANKARA — South Korea on Thursday reported the nation’s first death from the coronavirus, local media reported. According to Yonhap news agency, health officials confirmed a patient, who was under treatment…
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Trash from Korea raw materials for ‘recycling’: MisOr firm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The tons of discarded plastics that came from South Korea are raw materials for a recycling facility and not mere garbage, a top official of…
S. Korea, U.S. resume marine drills
SEOUL — South Korea and the United States resumed their combined marine drills Monday for the first time since they were suspended in June to support diplomacy with North Korea over…
South Korea donates P16.2-M to typhoon-hit PH
MANILA — The South Korean embassy in Manila on Tuesday announced a USD300,000 or about PHP16.2 million-worth of humanitarian assistance to the typhoon-hit regions in the Philippines. “To help relieve the…
Trump to withdraw from free trade deal with South Korea
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump plans to withdraw from a free trade agreement with close-ally South Korea, a move that could cause a fresh economic rift between the two countries…
N. Korea fires multiple anti-ship missiles: S. Korean military
SEOUL — North Korea launched a salvo of anti-ship cruise missiles from its east coast Thursday, South Korea’s military said, adding they flew some 200 kilometers before dropping in the…
US Navy SEALs join S. Korea in military drills amid high tensions with North
MOSCOW — The US Navy’s Sea, Air, and Land (SEALs) Team will participate in annual military exercises in South Korea to practice countering and neutralizing the possible threat from the…
Tens of thousands call on South Korean President to step down
MOSCOW — Nearly 30,000 South Koreans gathered in downtown Seoul Saturday to demand that President Park Geun-hye step down from her post, the result of an ongoing scandal involving Park’s…