South Korea: Special Counsel To Summon Ex-Marine Chief For Questioning Next Week In Marine Death Probe

(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 4 (IANS) A special counsel team said Friday it will summon a former top commander of the Marine Corps next week for questioning as part of its investigation into the military's response to the 2023 death of a Marine. The team …

Born in ghost stories, South Korea’s grim reapers transform into pop culture icons

SEOUL - When the Saja Boys appeared on screen for the first time, dressed in floor-length black hanbok and wide-brimmed hats casting shadows over pale, painted faces, Ms Kang Chan-mi, a 32-year-old office worker in Seoul, immediately recognised the look. “ …

World News | North Korean Crosses Heavily Fortified Border to South Korea

Seoul, Jul 4 (AP) An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the South's military said Friday. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military identified …

Azerbaijan and South Korea pledge stronger ties on emergency response

Colonel General Kamaladdin Heydarov, Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan (MES), met with Kim Goo Kang, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Azerbaijan, Azernews reports, …

North Korean crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea

South Korea Has $10.14 Billion Current Account Surplus

South Korea posted a current account surplus of $10.14 billion in May, the Bank of Korea said on Friday - up from the $5.70 billion surplus in April. The goods account recorded a $10.66 billion surplus as exports decreased by 2.9 percent to $56.93 billion …

North Korean man makes rare direct land crossing to South

Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Friday said a North Korean civilian had defected across the heavily mined land border into South Korea, with the help of the South's military in a 20-hour operation. While tens of thousands have fled North …

Louis Vuitton Korea says systems breach led to customer data leak

SEOUL :A systems breach at Louis Vuitton Korea in June led to the leak of some of customer data including contact information, but did not involve customers' financial information, the luxury brand's South Korea unit said on Friday. "We regret …

Bahrain-South Korea enhance strategic partnership

Deputy King His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday met outgoing South Korean Ambassador HeonSang Koo at Riffa Palace. He affirmed that relations between Bahrain and Korea continue to advance across all levels, underpinned by a …

South Korea military secured person crossing North Korean border on Thursday

Audio By Carbonatix SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s military secured a person who crossed the border from North Korea on Thursday night, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Friday.  The crossing will be investigated by related agencies, the JCS said in a …