SEOUL, Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar will visit South Korea this week and hold talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol on bilateral issues, Yoon’s office said Sunday.Varadkar will make a two-day working visit from Thursday, during which he will mee…
Oct. 301981 — A Czech soldier who served as a member of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission set up under the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement defects to South Korea across the border at the truce village of Panmunjom. The Czech delegation was s…
SEOUL, The South Korean government, local internet portal operator Naver Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. will participate in an artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit due in Britain next month, Naver said Sunday.Science and ICT Minister Lee Jong…
SEOUL, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has vowed to ensure safety across the South Korean capital as South Korea marked the somber anniversary of the deadly crowd crush in the city Sunday.Oh attended the main memorial event near Seoul City Hall commemorating t…
SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Sunday he will continue working toward building a safe South Korea, as the country observed the first anniversary of the deadly crowd crush in Seoul.Yoon made the point during his memorial speech at Youngahm Church …
SEOUL, Naval Operations Commander Vice Adm. Kim Myung-soo has been named as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the defense ministry said Sunday, which would make him the top-ranking military officer from the Navy for the first time i…
