(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on July 2)
Uncertainty has swept the political scene in the United States with only four months left before the Nov. 5 presidential election. Last Thursday’s first TV debate between President Joe Biden, 81, and former President Donald Trump, 78, highlighted Bid…
Bar owners, employees, including public servant, referred to prosecution for spreading indecent flyers
SEOUL, Police have referred a group of bar owners and employees, including a public servant, to the prosecution for distributing indecent flyers on the streets, including areas close to schools, in Seoul’s southern district of Gangnam, officials said…
(LEAD) N. Korea says it test-fired new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying super-large warhead
SEOUL, North Korea has test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a super-large warhead, state media reported Tuesday, a day after South Korea said the North fired two missiles and one of them could have failed.
North Korea succ…
Seoul shares fall sharply ahead of key economic events in U.S.
SEOUL, South Korean stocks fell sharply Tuesday ahead of key economic events in the United States later this week. The local currency traded weaker against the U.S. dollar.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 23.45 points, o…
(2nd LD) Inflation slows to 11-month low of 2.4 pct in June
SEOUL, South Korea’s consumer prices slowed to an 11-month low in June, though prices of fresh food items and petroleum products remained high, data showed Tuesday.
Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, rose 2.4 percent on-year last month, comp…
(2nd LD) Head of broadcasting regulator voluntarily resigns as opposition parties seek impeachment
SEOUL, The head of the broadcasting regulator voluntarily stepped down Tuesday, as opposition parties are set to vote on an impeachment motion against him.
Kim Hong-il, chair of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), offered his resignation and …
(LEAD) S. Korean military says N. Korea’s claim of successful missile test-firing likely a ‘lie’
SEOUL, North Korea’s claim of a successful test-fire of a new missile is likely a “lie,” South Korea’s military said Tuesday, in the latest dismissal of the North’s weapons test assertions.
Earlier in the day, the North said it test-fired the new Hw…
N. Korea switches transmission of state-run TV broadcasts to Russian satellite
SEOUL, North Korea has been using a Russian communication satellite, instead of a Chinese one, to transmit its state-run television broadcasts, causing a setback in access in South Korea to the North’s broadcasting, Seoul’s unification ministry said …
(2nd LD) N. Korea says it test-fired new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying super-large warhead
SEOUL, North Korea has test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a super-large warhead, state media reported Tuesday, a day after South Korea said the North fired two missiles and one of them could have failed.
North Korea succ…
Jung Ji-hoon aims for ‘Red Swan’ to top Disney+’s Korean originals this year
SEOUL, Singer-actor Jung Ji-hoon, better known by his stage name Rain, voiced his aspiration Tuesday for “Red Swan,” his new romantic thriller, to become the top-performing Korean original series on Disney+ this year.
“It’s not fair to compare our s…