A group of activists chant slogans as they protest against US President Joe Biden's visit to Japan, in Tokyo on May 22, 2022. (PHILIP FONG / AFP) TOKYO / SEOUL – US President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Sunday, as about 750 protesters took to the streets against the planned US-Japan summit and the […]
South Korea ended their 12-year wait for an Uber Cup title with a 3-2 upset of defending champions China that was only decided in the last singles match of the final in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday. With the scores locked at 2-2, world number 46 Sim Yu-jin stunned China’s 15th-ranked Wang Zhiyi 28-26 18-21 21-8 […]
Former South African captain and director of cricket Graeme Smith said on Monday that he felt “completely vindicated” after an arbitration process cleared him of allegations of racial discrimination. Cricket South Africa announced Sunday that two independent arbitrators found in Smith’s favour on three issues during his time as captain and later director of cricket. […]
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence, April 8, 2022. (RODRIGO REYES MARIN / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday sent a ritual offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine for the war dead and several top ruling party leaders visited, […]
Citizen groups demonstrate near the US military base in Busan, South Korea on April 5, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Biological laboratories run by the United States military in South Korea are endangering residents' lives, and the experiments carried out at the facilities for military purposes should be banned, experts say. "The fact that (these) facilities […]
South Korean Army cadets listen to a US soldier (center) during a training for the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek on Feb 17, 2022, as US soldiers provide the training to them in military alliance. (JUNG YEON-JE / AFP) SEOUL – The combined forces of South Korea and the United States […]
This file picture taken on March 24, 2022 and released from the DPRK's official Korean Central News Agency on March 25, 2022 shows DPRK leader Kim Jong-un (center) walking near what state media report says was a new type inter-continental ballistic missile before its test launch at an undisclosed location in the DPRK. (STR / […]
A South Korean Air force's KT-1 aircraft takes off in Yecheon, South Korea on Oct 4, 2015. (PHOTO / YONHAP VIA AP) SEOUL – Three people were killed and one was seriously injured as two trainer fighter jets of the South Korean air force collided in midair and crashed in the southeastern city, Yonhap news […]
England continued their fairytale revival at the Women’s World Cup Thursday when Danni Wyatt’s century set up a 137-run semi-final thrashing of South Africa to set up a final showdown with Australia. Wyatt’s outstanding 129, aided by five dropped catches and supported by Sophia Dunkley’s 60, saw England post an imposing 293 for eight off […]
A traveler walks past a fence at Incheon International Airport on Nov 30, 2021, amid growing concerns about the Omicron COVID-19 variant. (JUNG YEON-JE / AFP) SEOUL – After spending two years being socially distanced in his home country of South Korea, Kim Hoe-jun booked a last-minute flight to Hawaii, where he had enjoyed his […]
This picture taken on March 2, 2022, shows residents steering their boat through a flooded street in Lawrence, some 70 kms from the New South Wales town of Lismore. (SAEED KHAN / AFP) SYDNEY – Heavy rains deluged Australia's east coast on Wednesday, submerging entire towns, while thousands of people fled their homes for the […]
An aerial picture shows the Dokdo (Takeshima) islets in the East Sea (the Sea of Japan) on July 14, 2008. (KOREA POOL REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT / AFP) SEOUL – South Korea's foreign ministry on Tuesday expressed deep regret over Japan's history textbooks for high school students. The foreign ministry said in a statement that […]
A general view of a flooded street is seen in Lawrence, some 70 kilometers from the New South Wales town of Lismore, on March 1, 2022. (SAEED KHAN / AFP) SYDNEY – Heavy rains drenched east Australia on Tuesday, triggering evacuation orders for thousands of flood-weary residents for the second time this month as authorities […]
People wearing face masks pass by a banner reminding precautions against the coronavirus at a park in Seoul, South Korea on Jan 24, 2022. (AHN YOUNG-JOON / AP) SEOUL – Kim Jin-woo, a 27-year old resident of Seoul battling COVID-19 and recovering at home under a new government policy, needed to see a doctor when […]
South Korea companies Hana Financial Investment and C&P Sports have combined to join the race to buy Chelsea football club, C&P Sports’ CEO has confirmed. The English Premier League club were initially put up for sale by owner Roman Abramovich at the start of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. That was before sanctions were imposed […]
Presidential candidates (from left to right), Lee Jae-myung, of the ruling Democratic Party, Ahn Cheol-soo of the opposition People's Party, Sim Sang-jung, of the opposition Justice Party, and Yoon Suk Yeol of the main opposition People Power Party, pose for a photo before a televised debate for upcoming March 9 presidential election in Seoul, South […]
In a photo taken on July 8, 2020 a tattooist works on a tattoo in Seoul. In South Korea while tattooing itself is not illegal, it is classed as a medical procedure and may only be carried out by a fully qualified doctor – with up to two years in prison for violators. (ED JONES […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a joint press briefing with his Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto, at the foreign ministry in Tehran, Iran, Feb 7, 2022. (VAHID SALEMI / AP) TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday confirmed talks with South Korea on resuming Iran's crude oil exports and unfreezing Iranian assets held […]
In this file photo taken on Jan 6, 2022, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. (STRINGER / NO BYELINE / AFP) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Liberal Party suffered a major upset in New South Wales state's by-elections, preliminary reports indicated on Sunday, […]
SEOUL – South Korean authorities have ordered a production halt at one of petrochemical company Yeochun NCC's three naphtha crackers after a blast killed four people and injured four. The incident at Yeochun NCC's third plant in the city of Yeosu comes as South Korean businesses brace for greater scrutiny under a new law that […]