North Korea to cut communication lines with South - KCNA
Jun 09, 2020, at 08:10 am
Moscow/Sputnik: North Korea will cut all communication lines with South Korea on June 9, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
Four nurses at Seoul hospital contract COVID-19 triggering fears of new cluster
May 19, 2020, at 04:06 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: Four nurses from Samsung Medical Center in Seoul have tested positive for COVID-19, triggering fears of a new cluster of infection in South Korea’s capital, national media reported on Tuesday, citing authorities.
South Korea's employment reduces 476,000 in April over COVID-19
May 13, 2020, at 10:31 am
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea's employment reduced 476,000 in April from a year earlier as companies encouraged employees to go on an unpaid leave or be laid off amid the COVID-19 outbreak, statistical office data showed Wednesday.
South Korea records lowest daily increase in COVID-19 cases since mid-Feb
Apr 19, 2020, at 10:58 am
Seoul/Sputnik: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Korea has risen by only eight to 10,661 over the past 24 hours, which is the lowest increase since mid-February, the Health Ministry's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Sunday.
S.Korea to begin new school year with online classes from April 9
Mar 31, 2020, at 12:20 pm
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea decided Tuesday to begin this year's new school year with online classes from April 9 in a gradual manner amid lingering concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak.
South Korea reports 64 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, total death toll at 111 - KCDC
Mar 23, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korea registered 64 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours; 250 people have recovered in the same period, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
S.Korea to expand tighter immigration procedures to all countries over COVID-19
Mar 17, 2020, at 10:46 am
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea said Tuesday that it will expand tighter immigration procedures to people from all countries around the world to help prevent the imported cases of the COVID-19.
S.Korea expands tighter immigration procedures to all European countries over COVID-19
Mar 16, 2020, at 10:05 am
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea has expanded tighter immigration procedures to people from all European countries on Monday to help prevent the imported COVID-19 cases.
COVID-19: 50 dead, over 7000 infected in South Korea
Mar 08, 2020, at 08:52 am
Seoul/UNI: With a total of 50 deaths, South Korea on Sunday confirmed 67 additional cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 7,134.
COVID-19 death toll rises to 10 in South Korea as number of cases grow to 977
Feb 25, 2020, at 04:32 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: South Korea’s health officials reported on Tuesday afternoon the 10th death from the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, while the number of confirmed cases has risen by 84 people up to 977, compared to the morning of the same day.
Trump slams academy for awarding 'Parasite' as best picture over trade row with SKorea
Feb 21, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump criticized the decision of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to award South Korea’s “Parasite” as the best picture over trade differences with South Korea.
South Korea registers first Coronavirus death
Feb 20, 2020, at 08:25 pm
Seoul/UNI: South Korea confirmed the country's first fatality from the new Coronavirus on Thursday, while the total number of people infected by the deadly disease, recently named Covid-19, rose to 104.
South Korea sends presidential jet to return 4 citizens aboard virus-stricken liner: reports
Feb 18, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korea has sent a presidential plane to Japan to evacuate four of its citizens from the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise liner, media reported on Tuesday.
South Korea Confirms 25th Case of Coronavirus - Health Authorities
Feb 09, 2020, at 08:23 am
Seoul/Sputnik: South Korea has confirmed its 25th case of the new strain of coronavirus, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), which operated under the country's Health Ministry, said on Sunday.
North Korea appoints Korean Unification Talks Chief as new Foreign Minister – Reports
Jan 19, 2020, at 04:40 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: North Korea has appointed Ri Son Gwon, the former head of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country (CPRC), as the country’s new foreign minister, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing sources in Pyongyang.
North Korea appoints Korean Unification Talks Chief as new Foreign Minister: Reports
Jan 19, 2020, at 03:22 pm
Seoul/Sputnik: North Korea has appointed Ri Son Gwon, the former head of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country (CPRC), as the country’s new foreign minister, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing sources in Pyongyang.
S Korea FM, US State Secretary Discuss N Korea, Middle East
Jan 15, 2020, at 10:21 am
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korea Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has held talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss the situation in the Middle East and the Korean peninsula, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
South Korea’s Moon shakes off pessimism about dialogue with Pyongyang
Jan 14, 2020, at 09:55 am
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korean President Moon Jae-in has expressed some hope about the prospects of dialogue with North Korea, as well as possibilities of Pyongyang resuming talks with the United States.
South Korea urges north to cancel test of new strategic weapon - Unification Ministry
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:31 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korean Unification Ministry spokesperson Lee Sang Min on Wednesday urged Pyongyang to refrain from piloting its recently-announced new strategic weapon as it could harm the progress around the Korean peninsula's denuclearization.
South Korean military says no suspicious North Korean moves detected before Christmas
Dec 24, 2019, at 07:20 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: South Korean military has so far detected no suspicious moves by North Korea, despite lingering threats that Pyongyang could offer the United States a ''Christmas gift,'' in the words of North Korea’s vice minister of foreign affairs, by conducting missile tests ahead of the Christmas holidays, an officer in the military said on Tuesday.
South Korea to permanently shut down 2nd nuclear reactor
Dec 24, 2019, at 07:11 pm
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea decided to permanently shut down another nuclear reactor as part of efforts to reduce dependence on nuclear power and increase sustainable energy sources, local media reported on Tuesday.
South Korea: Fire breaks out in motel; 1 dead, 28 injured
Dec 22, 2019, at 08:36 am
Seoul/UNI: At least one person was killed and 28 others injured when a fire broke out at a motel in Southwestern South Korea on early Sunday.
S Korean President discusses denuclearization with US envoy to N Korea: admin
Dec 16, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun has held talks on denuclearization efforts, the South Korean presidential administration said in a written briefing on Monday.
South Korea confirms 16 people, 3 ships captured by Houthi rebels: Reports
Nov 19, 2019, at 10:15 am
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korean Foreign Ministry confirmed that two of its citizens are among the 16 people captured by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, media reported Tuesday.
S Korea to reduce number of troops by 100,000 by 2022 – Reports
Oct 11, 2019, at 08:15 pm
Seoul, Oct 11 (Sputnik) South Korea will reduce the number of troops in its reserves by 100,000 by 2022, media reported on Friday.
S Korean President to skip Japanese Emperor’s enthronement amid trade row : Reports
Oct 11, 2019, at 06:21 pm
Moscow, Oct 11 (Sputnik) South Korean President Moon Jae-in will not attend the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, an official at the presidential office said Friday.
DPRK reports ‘little progress’ since historic June 2018 summit with US
Oct 01, 2019, at 03:38 pm
New York: Lack of progress in achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula is “entirely attributable” to the United States, a senior official from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) told the UN General Assembly on Monday.
Republic of Korea President proposes DMZ as future ‘peace and cooperation district’ on Peninsula
Sep 25, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York: The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas could be transformed into an “international peace zone” and even included on a UN list of global cultural heritage, world leaders in the UN General Assembly heard on Tuesday.
S Korea, US to launch talks for upkeep cost-sharing for USFK
Sep 23, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Seoul, Sep 23 (Xinhua/UNI) South Korea and the United States would launch talks this week to share the upkeep cost for the US Forces Korea (USFK), Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.
Japan sends protest to South Korea over military exercises near disputed islands: Reports
Aug 25, 2019, at 10:09 am
Tokyo, Aug 25 (Sputnik) Government of Japan protested to South Korea in connection with the military exercises in the area of the Liancourt Rocks islands, disputed by Tokyo and Seoul, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing sources in Japanese diplomatic circles.