S. Korean foreign minister heads to U.S. for talks with Pompeo
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha left for the United States on Thursday to attend a U.N. forum and hold talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. It would be their first meeting since the sudden collapse of a Hanoi summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump a month earlier. […]
S. Korea to push for N.K. leader’s visit to Seoul for fourth summit with Moon
South Korea will try to realize a visit to Seoul by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a summit with President Moon Jae-in this year so as to improve cross-border relations and help move the stalled denuclearization process forward, the unification ministry said Friday. The ministry said that it will also try to regularize such […]
Moon, Trump to hold summit on April 11 in Washington
President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, plan to hold a summit on April 11 in Washington D.C. the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday, amid a stalemate in nuclear talks between the U.S. and North Korea. Moon will arrive in the U.S. on April 10 and hold a summit with Trump […]
Moon’s approval rating falls to lowest level since inauguration: poll
President Moon Jae-in’s job approval rating declined to 43 percent, the lowest point since his inauguration in May 2017, a Gallup Korea poll said Friday. In the poll, of 1,003 adults, conducted by the leading pollster nationwide from Tuesday to Thursday, only 43 percent said they approved of Moon’s job performance as president, down 2 […]
Ban on disposable plastic bags to take effect April 1
Use of disposable plastic bags will be banned at large retailers nationwide, starting next month, as part of the government’s efforts to reduce waste and conserve the environment, the Ministry of Environment said Wednesday. The ministry said about 2,000 hypermarkets and approximately 11,000 big supermarkets with sales floor space of 165 square meters or more […]
Hyundai Sonata hybrid, turbo model unveiled at Seoul Motor Show
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled the hybrid and turbo versions of its all-new Sonata during the media day event at the 2019 Seoul Motor Show ahead of their domestic launches. Last Thursday, Hyundai launched the new Sonata sedan with a 2.0-liter gasoline engine and a 2.0-liter liquefied natural gas model, with an aim to […]
Gov’t to test hotel-to-airport baggage delivery service
The South Korean government said Wednesday that it has partnered with the Incheon airport and a budget carrier to test a hotel-to-airport baggage delivery service until the end of May. In the “Easy-Drop” service, a traveler can send baggage from a local hotel to Incheon airport if he or she is set to leave on […]
Netflix’s S. Korean users triple in 1 yr
The number of South Korean users subscribing to U.S. video streaming platform Netflix Inc. more than tripled in one year, industry data showed Thursday, mainly on the back of the popularity of original local content. Netflix is estimated to have nearly 2.4 million active streaming subscribers as of the end of February, compared with 799,000 […]
Koreas to showcase joint taekwondo performance in Switzerland in April
Taekwondo practitioners from South and North Korea will stage a joint performance next month in Switzerland to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Korean traditional martial art becoming an Olympic sport, officials here said Wednesday. World Taekwondo (WT) said that, with support from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), there will be a joint taekwondo demonstration […]
South Korean gender ministry jointly host exhibition on female independence fighters
Gender Minister Jin Sun-mee Gender Minister Jin Sun-mee Yonhap News Agency and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family jointly launched Wednesday a special exhibition to explore the lesser known stories and lives of women who fought at the front lines or behind the scenes to regain national independence from the 1910-45 Japanese colonial […]
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