Day: September 18, 2024

The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commander nominee on Tuesday described North Korea’s “rapid” advancement of its nuclear and missile capabilities as the “single greatest” challenge facing the Korea-based command, vowing to maintain a “constant” state …

Mobile phone spam in South Korea reached a record high through August, despite ongoing government efforts to curb unwanted messages and advertisements, parliamentary data showed Wednesday. From January to August, 280.4 million spam messages and …

President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to visit the Czech Republic this week to solidify South Korea’s bid to win a major nuclear energy project and deepen economic ties with the European nation. Yoon will …

Excess funds held by South Korean households has fallen for eight quarters in a row amid high inflation and interest rates, data showed Wednesday. The monthly surplus of a local household came to 1.01 million …

North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile eastward on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch but gave no further details, saying an analysis is under …

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving Day, in a message stressing Korean Americans’ cultural heritage and contributions to the United States, as the first-ever White House …

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, further ratcheting up tensions already heightened by its rare disclosure of a uranium enrichment facility last week. The …

The following is the weather forecast for South Korea’s 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain (%) Seoul 31/26 Sunny 60 Incheon 30/26 Cloudy 30 Suwon 31/25 Cloudy …

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, further ratcheting up tensions already heightened by its rare disclosure of a uranium enrichment facility last week. The …

Seoul-bound traffic on major expressways remained congested Wednesday, the final day of the extended Chuseok holiday, the expressway operator said. Chuseok, which fell on Tuesday this year, is the autumn harvest celebration, during which people …

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, further ratcheting up tensions already heightened by its rare disclosure of a uranium enrichment facility last week. The …

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated Chuseok, the Korean autumn harvest celebration, in a message stressing Korean Americans’ cultural heritage and contributions to the United States, as the first-ever White House Chuseok …

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated Chuseok, the Korean autumn harvest celebration, in a message stressing Korean Americans’ cultural heritage and contributions to the United States, as the first-ever White House Chuseok …

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SK hynix Inc., a major South Korean chipmaker, will likely outperform U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Intel Corp. in terms of sales for the first time in the third quarter, a report showed Wednesday. SK hynix is …

FC Seoul’s English midfielder Jesse Lingard has apologized for riding an electric scooter in Seoul without a license. In a video posted on his Instagram page late Tuesday, Lingard, former English international and Manchester United …

South Korea’s exports of instant noodles, also known as ramyeon, were estimated to have reached US$800 million in the first eight months of this year, data showed Wednesday. The figure represents a 31.7 percent hike …

Maintaining 28,500 American troops in South Korea is “essential,” the nominee for U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commander has said, amid concerns that former President Donald Trump could weigh a USFK troop reduction should he return …