Biz outlook for manufacturing sector remains pessimistic in South Korea in Q1
Seoul, Jan 12 (IANS) South Korea’s manufacturing sector, including semiconductors and the auto industry, is expected to suffer a decrease in sales in the first quarter amid heightened economic uncertainties, data showed on Sunday. The business survey index (BSI) for the country’s top 1,500 manufacturing companies by sales stood at 88 for the January-March period, […]
Black box of South Korea’s crashed passenger jet fails to work for last four minutes
Seoul, Jan 11 (IANS) The black box of a passenger jet that crashed in South Korea’s southwestern airport late last month failed to work for the last four minutes, the transport ministry said Saturday. The result of analyzing the ill-fated airplane’s Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) by the US National Transportation […]
S. Korea confirms 2 more bird flu outbreaks, raising season’s total to 23
Seoul, Jan 10 (IANS) South Korea reported two additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), bringing the country’s total number of outbreaks this season to 23, authorities said on Friday. The new cases were detected on Monday at a broiler breeder farm in Dangjin, 79 km south of Seoul, and a meat duck farm […]
South Korea: Health ministry expresses hope for talks with new doctors’ group head
Seoul, Jan 9 (IANS) South Korea’s health ministry on Thursday expressed hope for engaging in talks with the new head of the country’s top doctors’ lobby group amid a prolonged deadlock over medical reform. Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo made the remark during a government meeting, following the election of Kim Taek-woo as the […]
Cold wave grips South Korea as temperatures plunge below minus 10 degrees Celsius
Seoul, Jan 9 (IANS) The season’s coldest weather gripped South Korea on Thursday with temperatures plunging below minus 10 degrees Celsius in Seoul and the northern regions. As of 8 a.m. the lowest temperature in Seoul was minus 10.2 degrees Celsius and the lowest apparent temperature minus 16.7 degrees Celsius, according to the Korea Meteorological […]
South Korea: National police chief, ex-head of Seoul police indicted over martial law involvement
Seoul, Jan 8 (IANS) South Korea’s prosecutors on Wednesday indicted the head of the National Police Agency and the former chief of the Seoul police over their alleged roles during President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law, officials said. Cho Ji-ho, Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, and Kim Bong-sik, former chief […]
Sales of imported cars in South Korea decline for 2nd year in 2024
Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) Sales of imported cars in South Korea fell for the second straight year in 2024, while hybrid vehicles emerged as the top-selling fuel type for the first time, industry data showed on Monday. The number of newly registered imported passenger cars in 2024 totalled 263,288 units, down 2.9 percent from the […]
South Korea vows to bolster alliance with US during Blinken’s Seoul visit
Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here on Monday and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between South Korea and the United States, officials said. The meeting at the National Assembly came as the top US diplomat visited Seoul amid efforts to ensure […]
South Korea: Court dismisses Yoon’s objection to execution of detention warrant
Seoul, Jan 5 (IANS) A Seoul court on Sunday dismissed the injunction filed by President Yoon Suk Yeol that sought to invalidate the court warrants to detain him and search the Presidential residence, court officials said. The Seoul Western District Court made the decision days after Yoon’s legal defence team lodged the objection to suspend […]
South Korea: Rallies for, against Yoon’s impeachment take place for 3rd day near presidential residence
Seoul, Jan 5 (IANS) Tens of thousands of people gathered near the Presidential residence on Sunday to rally for or against the detention of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for a third consecutive day, with just a day left for investigators to execute a warrant to formally detain him. The Corruption Investigation Office for […]
