SEOUL, The Army’s special operations troops held a joint counter-terrorism exercise with police personnel at a baseball stadium in Seoul on Tuesday to hone operational capabilities against any possible terror attacks in crowded facilities.
The exerci…
SEOUL, A senior South Korean diplomat who previously served as the consul general in Sydney has been named to lead the negotiations with the United States on the sharing of costs for the upkeep of U.S. troops here, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON/SEOUL, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed a new U.N. resident coordinator for North Korea in a personnel decision confirmed by the reclusive regime, his spokesperson said Monday.
Joe Colombano of Italy assumed his role o…
The new school year has now begun, with the fewest ever first graders – about 369,400 – starting the 12-year journey. Typical school hours will begin at 9 a.m. and end around 1 p.m., but many more first graders will be staying in school longer startin…
SEOUL, South Korea’s economy grew 1.4 percent last year, matching an earlier estimate, amid sluggish exports and tightening monetary policies around the globe, central bank data showed Tuesday.
The country’s real gross domestic product — a key measu…