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South Korea, US in talks over US nuclear planning, tabletop exercise
South Korea and the United States are discussing joint planning and implementation of US nuclear operations to counter North Korea and hope to conduct a tabletop exercise soon, officials from both sides said on Tuesday.
The plan came…
S Korea, US discussing joint nuclear exercises, says Yoon
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has said that Seoul and Washington are discussing joint exercises involving US nuclear assets in order to counter North Korea’s growing atomic and missile programs.
In an interview with the Chosun…
South Korean military’s solid fuel rocket test sparks UFO scare
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said on Friday that the multiple, unidentified aircraft flying over the capital Seoul was a successful test of its solid-fuel space rocket, appeasing concerns that it could be aliens visiting Earth.
The…
South Korea plans record power price hike in hit to consumers
South Korea plans a steep increase to electricity rates next year as the nation’s state-run utility faces a record loss from sky-high fuel costs.
Electricity prices for households and businesses will be increased by 13.1 won (US$0.01)…
Yoon wishes for return to best period of South Korea-Japan relations
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has wished for a return to the period when his nation's relations with Tokyo were "at their best," the leader of Japan's junior ruling party Komeito said Thursday.
Following a meeting with Yoon in…
South Korea: At least 5 killed, 37 injured in expressway tunnel fire
At least five people were killed and 37 others injured, three of them seriously, Thursday in a noise-barrier tunnel fire along an expressway in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, fire authorities said.
The blaze was reported to have occurred…
Countries in region teaming up for next pandemic, breaking ‘cycle of panic and neglect’
Countries in the region are joining hands and building up resources, such as in vaccine production, to prepare for the next pandemic. They do not want to be caught off guard by future health crises.
Health representatives from Asean…
South Korea suspends flight departures upon military request after North intrudes airspace
North Korean uncrewed air vehicles (UAV) on Monday intruded into South Korean airspace and flew over the western inter-Korean border area, which prompted the South Korean military to temporarily suspend departures from airports in Seoul,…
Schools closed, flights canceled as coldest day of the season grips South Korea
Temperatures plummeted in South Korea and parts of the country saw heavy snow from Thursday, causing many flights to be cancelled and schools ordered shut.
A number of traffic accidents were also reported overnight due to poor visibility…
Heavy snow causes flight cancellations, road accidents
Major snowfall caused a series of road accidents and flight cancellations in southern South Korea on Sunday.
As of 9:10 a.m. Sunday, 51 outbound and 44 inbound flights at Jeju International Airport, on the southern resort island of Jeju,…