South Korea’s industries – including the automotive, steel, petrochemical and cement industries – were facing losses of about 1.6 trillion as of yesterday. Won ($ 1.24 billion) due to the ongoing truck driver strike, the competent ministry of the country announced today. According to the South Korean Ministry of Industry, the estimate for 1.6 trillion. […]
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The South Korean army is talking about artillery shelling from North Korea
North Korea reportedly fired several artillery shells Sunday morning, according to the South Korean military, as tensions over a possible nuclear test soared on the peninsula. According to Bloomberg, the South Korean military has located some “traces” that showed that the North Korean regime seems to have dropped artillery between 8:07 a.m. and 11:03 a.m. […]
South Korea, US launch eight missiles in response to North Korean weapons tests
The South Korean and U.S. armed forces fired eight surface-to-surface missiles in the early hours of this morning in the direction of the East Sea, in response to tests of the same number of ballistic missiles launched by North Korea last night. . ATACMS missiles fired, according to Jonap’s article. On Sunday, North Korea fired […]
South Korea: 16,584 coronavirus cases, 40 deaths due to COVID-19 in 24 hours
The Korean Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KCDA) announced that 16,584 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in the 24 hours to midnight on Thursday and 40 patients died due to complications of COVID-19. The death toll from a new coronavirus pandemic in South Korea has risen to 24,103, with a total of 18,053,287 infections. The […]
Biden: US ready for a nuclear test by North Korea
US President Joe Biden said today that he was not worried about the possibility of North Korea conducting a nuclear test while in Asia, according to Bloomberg. “We are prepared for anything North Korea does,” Biden told reporters in Seoul. “We have thought about how we will respond to whatever they do, so I’m not […]
Joe Biden arrives in South Korea for talks with South Korean President Yoon
US President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea today, the first stop on his first trip to Asia as president. Biden was received at US Air Force Base by South Korean Foreign Minister Park Geun-hye and US Army Chief of Staff Paul Lacamera, among other US and South Korean officials. Biden is expected to meet […]
Breaking News!: South Korea launches an “emergency” inspection after the collapse of LUNA and Terra’s UST
South Korean financial authorities have launched “emergency” inspections at operators of national cryptocurrency exchanges to enhance investor protection following the recent collapse of TerraUSD and Luna cryptocurrencies, several sources have said on Tuesday. The measure has been after TerraUSD and LUNA death spiral caused massive losses to investors and send shock waves across the world. […]
Kastoria: Satisfaction with the presence of the Korean trade mission
The visit of a 25-member commercial delegation from South Korea organized by the Furriers Association of Kastoria “The Prophet Elias”, the Fur Federation, the Hellenic Investment Company and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was completed with a positive sign for the furriers of Kastoria. . The […]
Washington, Seoul condemn North Korea launches ballistic missiles
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and his South Korean counterpart Kim Sung-khan condemned in a telephone conversation today the North Korean ballistic missile launches earlier, the White House announced. North Korea today fired three ballistic missiles into the offshore area off the east coast, launching a time-lapse race to bolster its arsenal. The two […]
Japan: South Korea wants to improve bilateral relations
Japan and South Korea have agreed that relations between the two countries could be improved, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said today after a meeting with Yoon Sokgel, the neighboring country’s new president. Yoon took office as the United States sought to boost trilateral security cooperation with Tokyo and Seoul amid new missile and nuclear […]