Tag Archives: South Korea

S. Korean parliament OKs resolution calling for President Yoon’s immediate arrest SEOUL | Xinhua |  South Korea’s National Assembly Tuesday passed a bill to appoint a permanent special counsel to investigate insurrection charges against President Yoon Suk-yeol, as well as a resolution calling for Yoon’s immediate arrest over his botched …

  SEOUL | TASS | South Korean police and prosecutors may possibly view President Yoon Suk Yeol as the “head of the conspirators” in the mutiny case to seize power and overthrow the constitutional order, the Yonhap news agency reported. “As investigative agencies competing with each other narrow down the investigation, there …

MOSCOW | TASS |  South Korean national Baek Won-soon, who has been arrested in Russia on charges of espionage, had been posing as a writer and was receiving information constituting state secrets via a messenger app, law enforcement agencies told TASS. “While probing into the case of Baek Won-soon, investigators …

At a plenary meeting of the DPRK’s ruling Worker’s Party of Korea in December, Kim said that the WPK was abandoning the idea of a peaceful reunification with the South through dialogue TOKYO | TASS | The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) considers its southern neighbor, the Republic of …

Seongnam, South Korea | PRNewswire | Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa CDC has visited SK bioscience headquarters in South Korea  to discuss collaboration with the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM). SK bioscience, is an innovative vaccine and biotech company committed to promoting human health from prevention to cure. Dr. …

Seoul commits US$600 million to Africa’s energy, agriculture Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | South Korea has injected US$600 million into the development of Africa’s energy and agricultural sectors as the call to have close to 600 million Africans get access to an electricity grid gathers pace across the continent. The …

Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua |  Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with visiting South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol here on Thursday, amid waves of opposition and criticism over ignoring history. At the Prime Minister’s Official Residence, Kishida met with Yoon, who is on a two-day visit to Japan. It marked …

🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Japan vs Croatia 6pm ⚽ Brazil vs South Korea 10pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | Japan face Croatia, while Brazil take on South Korea in the World Cup last 16 on Monday in two fascinating ties. Here are four things to look out for: Will injuries cause …

Seoul, South Korea | Xinhua | At least 146 people were killed and 150 others injured in a stampede accident that occurred Saturday night at Itaewon, a district of the South Korean capital Seoul, during Halloween gatherings, local authorities said early Sunday morning. Local media reported earlier that about 50 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six technical and vocational institutions are scheduled to benefit from a capacity building project funded by the government of South Korea to a tune of over 26 billion shillings. The project launched on Friday at Gold Course hotel in Kampala shall benefit 180 instructors …