Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kang Kyung-sung gives a speech to support the global Tripling Nuclear Energy by 2050 initiative, at Rove Expo 2020 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates,…
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Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
From left, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps hold a press conference during the AUKUS Defense Ministerial Meeting…
Belarus, China hail deepening ties in Beijing talks
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Dec. 4. Courtesy of the Belarusian presidential press service Chinese President Xi Jinping and Alexander Lukashenko hailed strengthening ties…
N. Korean hacker group Andariel steals S. Korean defense secrets
By Lee Hae-rin North Korean hacking group Andariel has stolen around 1.2 terabytes of tech information by compromising dozens of South Korean defense companies and has transferred some 470 million won ($360,000)…
Nikki Haley in pursuit of Trump
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11 hikers dead after Indonesia volcano erupts, survivors found
Volcanic ash spews from Mount Marapi during an eruption as seen from Tanah Datar in West Sumatra, Dec. 3. AFP-Yonhap At least 11 hikers were found dead and three others were rescued…
N. Korea’s Kim calls for measures to prevent fall in birthrate
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks at the fifth National Meeting of Mothers held in Pyongyang, Dec. 4. Yonhap North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for measures to prevent a decrease…
Celebrating 60th anniversary of Trade Day
Employees from the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) pose a day before the 60th anniversary of the Trade Day, which falls on Tuesday, in front of its headquarters in Seoul, Monday. They…
Rival parties call for measures after China halts urea exports
Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon, right, the ruling People Power Party’s leader, speaks in a leadership meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul, Dec. 4. Yonhap The rival parties called Monday for the government…
Biden continues to face political headwinds
By Carl Golden Stung by a succession of high profile polls showing President Joe Biden trailing former president Donald Trump among crucial swing state voters, the White House and its allies…
Hana reaffirms co-prosperity vision on 18th anniversary
Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo, fourth from right in the front row, poses for a photo with executives and employees at the headquarters of the group in central Seoul on Dec….
JYP to host annual audition in January
The official poster for JYP Entertainment’s 18th open audition / Courtesy of JYP Entertainment By Pyo Kyung-min JYP Entertainment, a leading K-pop agency, is set to embark on its 18th official annual…
New US rules, aimed at curbing China, could make it harder for EV buyers to claim a full tax credit
bi President Joe Biden drives a Cadillac Lyriq through the show room during a tour at the Detroit Auto Show, Sept. 14, 2022, in Detroit. AP-Yonhap Americans could have a harder time…
Fed’s Powell notes inflation is easing but downplays discussion of interest rate cuts
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell departs after delivering remarks to The Federal Reserve’s Division of Research and Statistics Centennial Conference, Nov. 8, in Washington, D.C. AFP-Yonhap Inflation is slowing steadily , but it’s…
Rising K-pop starlet Bebe Yana speeds through Paris in video for new single ‘VROOM VROOM’
By Kevin Kim Australian-Korean starlet BEBE YANA is back with her latest single “VROOM VROOM,” a tender drum and bass track that tells the story of Yana’s summer of love. The…
Israel’s war with Hamas resumes with airstrikes in Gaza after a weeklong truce ends
Fire and smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, Oct. 7. Six weeks of fighting since then has seen hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee to southern Gaza, where they…
NewJeans wins 2 grand prizes at Melon Music Awards 2023
K-pop girl group NewJeans poses for a photo during the red carpet event of the Melon Music Awards 2023 held at Inspire Arena on Incheon’s Yeongjong Island, Dec. 2. Yonhap Rookie K-pop…
Seoul says FEOC guidance reduces uncertainty, will continue close consultation with US
Electric cars being charged at a parking lot in this Oct. 22, 2022 photo. Yonhap The Seoul government welcomed the release of proposed U.S. guidance on U.S. tax credits for electric vehicles…
Korea, G7 and others launch ‘Climate Club’ on carbon neutrality
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in central Seoul / Korea Times file The Group of Seven (G7) economic powers, along with South Korea and 28 other countries, launched an international “Climate…
S. Korea, US discuss efforts to tackle false information, info manipulation
Hong Seok-in, right, ambassador and deputy minister for public diplomacy, shakes hands with Liz Allen, U.S. under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, ahead of their meeting at Seoul’s…