Tag: S Korea
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1,486 caught drunk driving in S.Korea in 4 days
Under the eased virus rules, the gathering limits on civic and political rallies were raised to a maximum of 499 people if all the participants are fully vaccinated.
November 6, 2021 -
Moon commits S. Korea to 40pc cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
He reasserted South Korea's determination to reach net zero emissions by 2050, as stipulated in the national economic strategy developed in December 2020
October 18, 2021 -
Top nuke envoys of S.Korea, US, Japan to meet in Washington
"Through the visit to Washington this time, we expect that there will be in-depth consultations over cooperation among the three countries for the complete denuclearization and the establishment of lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula," the Ministry said in a statement.
October 15, 2021 -
S Korea set for law to curb Google, Apple’s in-app billing system
The legislation and judiciary committee of the National Assembly approved the revision of the Telecommunications Business Act
August 25, 2021 -
S.Korea’s export volume posts double-digit growth in April
The import volume index advanced 13.0 per cent over the year to 127.77 in April, keeping an upward trend for the eighth consecutive month.
May 26, 2021 -
S.Korea reports 86 more cases of Covid-19 variants, 535 in total
Among the newly confirmed cases spotted since April 20, 34 were imported while the remaining 52 were locally transmitted, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
April 27, 2021 -
S.Korea secures additional Covid vaccines for 23mn people
The produced vaccines will be supplied domestically.
February 16, 2021 -
6 US soldiers, 2 American civilians in S.Korea test Covid-19 positive
The daily caseload hovered above 500 for two straight days, growing in triple digits for 26 days running.
December 3, 2020 -
S Korea-US envoys speak over Pyongyang denuclearization
Lee Do-hoon and his US counterpart Stephen Biegun shared their assessments of the situation on the peninsula and discussed cooperation in making "substantive" progress in the peace efforts".
February 27, 2020 -
Bitcoin falls over 20 pc in Asia over new restriction fears
The price of Bitcoin fell by more than 20 per cent over the last 24 hours in major markets in Asia over fears of fresh restrictions in South Korea and China. Bitcoin was valued at an average price of 1,394 million yen ($12,562) in Japanese exchange houses at 3.20 p.m. (local time) on Wednesday, and …
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January 17, 2018 -
N Korea threatens US, S Korea over naval drills
North Korea on Thursday strongly condemned naval manoeuvers that the US is presently carrying out with South Korea on the peninsula, and threatened to launch an “unimaginable strike” against them. Pyongyang’s Emergency Measure Committee for Opposing Nuclear War Drills criticised Washington’s mobilisation of nuclear strategic assets in a statement issued by the state-run Korean Central …
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October 19, 2017 -
US aircraft carrier to conduct joint drill with S Korea forces in October
A US aircraft carrier will conduct a joint exercise with South Korean forces next month amid rising geopolitical risks on the Korean Peninsula, defence officials confirmed here on Monday. As part of the efforts, the US B-1B strategic bomber will be sent to the Korean Peninsula later this month, and the joint South Korea-US-Japan missile …
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September 18, 2017 -
S Korea to temporarily shut aged coal power plants
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday ordered a temporary shutdown of eight aged coal power plants as part of efforts to reduce fine dust. The closure of the power plants that had been running for over 30 years came as an emergency measure to lower fine dust, Xinhua news agency quoted Senior Presidential Press …
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May 15, 2017 -
S Korean court ends hearing on ex-President’s arrest
A South Korean court on Thursday ended the longest-ever hearing here on a warrant to arrest ousted President Park Geun-hye, who was impeached earlier this month. For security reasons, Park was driven in the early forenoon to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' office, a building next to the Seoul Central District Court, where she appealed …
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March 30, 2017 -
N Korea blames US and S Korea for Malaysia attack
North Korea has tried to shift the blame for the deadly attack in Malaysia on the estranged half-brother of its leader Kim Jong Un to the United States and South Korea. North Korea's deputy UN ambassador, Kim In Ryong, told a news conference that "from A to Z, this case is the product of reckless …
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March 14, 2017 -
S Korea urged to arrest Ban Ki-moon’s brother
The US has urged South Korea to arrest the brother of former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, sources inSeoul's justice ministry revealed on Saturday. Washington asked Seoul to arrest Ban Ki-Sang, younger sibling of Ban Ki-moon, after the US Attorney General's Office indicted him last week for the attempted bribery of an official from the …
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January 21, 2017 -
S Korea urged to arrest Ban Ki-moon’s brother
The US has urged South Korea to arrest the brother of former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, sources inSeoul's justice ministry revealed on Saturday. Washington asked Seoul to arrest Ban Ki-Sang, younger sibling of Ban Ki-moon, after the US Attorney General's Office indicted him last week for the attempted bribery of an official from the …
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January 21, 2017