South Korea to publicly display F-35A fighter for first time next month
Seoul: South Korea is planning to showcase F-35A stealth fighters to the public for the first time during the Armed Forces Day ceremony next month to officially mark their introduction into the country, officials said Tuesday. South Korea has so far brought in eight F-35As, beginning with two in late March, under a plan to […]
Employment conundrum looms large in South Korea with aging population
Seoul: South Korea on Wednesday floated the idea of dictating that companies continue to employ workers beyond the current retirement age of 60, a move that could have far-reaching implications on Asia’s fourth-largest economy. The move came amid growing need for older people to stay in the labor market longer as the country’s working-age population […]
South Korea going all-out to stem spread of African swine fever
Seoul: South Korea remained alert on Wednesday to stem the spread of African swine fever across the country after reporting its second confirmed case of the deadly animal disease at a farm near the heavily fortified border with North Korea. The new case at a pig farm in Yeoncheon was confirmed a day after another […]
Moon, Saudi crown prince discuss global response to attack on oil facilities
Seoul: The leaders of South Korea and Saudi Arabia agreed Wednesday to strengthen partnerships in the fight against terrorist acts, such as the recent drone attack on oil facilities in the Middle Eastern nation. In phone talks, President Moon Jae-in and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also emphasized the importance of a unified response to […]
South Korea to spend over $841 million to nurture content creators
Seoul: South Korea announced plans Tuesday to help raise the global competitiveness of the country’s entertainment and content industry via an investment-loan guarantee project worth more than 1 trillion won ($841 million). The government will spend 450 billion won by 2022 in a “content venture investment fund” aimed at offering financial support in the planning […]
Moon issues ‘grave warning’ against public agencies for wrong naming of East Sea
Seoul: President Moon Jae-in ordered disciplinary action against three government-affiliated agencies Monday for their description of the waters between Korea and Japan as the Sea of Japan, not the East Sea. The East Sea is South Korea’s official name for the waters, and the country is campaigning hard to publicize that name internationally. But the […]
Pompeo urges ‘constructive dialogue’ between South Korea, Japan
Washington: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday emphasized the need for “constructive dialogue” between South Korea and Japan, two U.S. allies that have been locked in a bitter dispute over trade and history. Pompeo discussed the matter in a phone call with new Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi as he congratulated his counterpart […]
Moon: North Korea-U.S. to resume talks soon; South Korea to offer full support
Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that North Korea and the United States will soon restart working-level talks and that his government will continue full support for the peace process. Moon cited an “unchanged commitment” to trust and peace by the leaders of the three sides, as he had a weekly meeting with […]
AJA, JAK forum to debate “how we should face the third decade of the 21st century”
Seoul: Diplomacy, national security, the unification of Korea, multiculturalism, conflicts, the environment, and religion will be among the topics to be debated in depth at a forum to be hosted by the Asia Journalist Association (Director Lee Hyung Kyun, President Ashraf Dali) next week. The two-part forum, “How we should face 2020-2029, the third decade […]
South Korea to take part in joint peacekeeping drills in Indonesia
Seoul: South Korea will join multinational peacekeeping exercises set to be held in Indonesia this week as part of continued efforts to carry out its role in peacekeeping missions, the defense ministry said Sunday. The military will dispatch an operations team of 10 officers and two military observers to Bogor, a city south of Jakarta, from […]
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