K-VIBE General

General

Search: 54,571

General

Ex-DP deputy secretary given 4 1/2-yr prison term over bribery charges

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- A former deputy secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison Wednesday on charges of receiving more than 1 billion won (US$754,660) in bribes and illegal political f
General

Prosecution demands death penalty for man for killing taxi driver, ex-girlfriend

By Kim Han-jooGOYANG, South Korea, April 12 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Wednesday demanded the death penalty for 32-year-old Lee Ki-young for murdering a taxi driver involved in a car crash and an ex-girlfriend last year.Lee was charged with killing t
General

FM says purported Pentagon documents likely fabricated

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin said Wednesday much of the information contained in purported Pentagon documents leaked online appears to have been fabricated.Park made the remark to reporters after delivering a lecture to lawma
General

Seoul declines to comment on reported S. Korea-U.S. deal on ammunition lending

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry neither confirmed nor denied a media report Wednesday that Seoul and Washington recently signed a deal for the former to lend artillery rounds to the latter striving to procure ammunition
General

Yoon gives credentials to new ambassador to U.S.

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday gave a letter of credence to new South Korean Ambassador to the United States Cho Hyun-dong.The letter was presented during a ceremony at the presidential office.Cho, a career diplomat
General

Yoon designates wildfire-hit Gangneung as special disaster zone

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday designated Gangneung as a special disaster zone after the eastern coastal city was ravaged by a massive wildfire the previous day, his office said.The designation makes Gangneung, 168 k
General

Opposition lawmaker's home, office raided over suspected illegal political funds

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the home and an office of Rep. Youn Kwan-suk of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday over suspicions he took illegal political funds.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office sent i
General

Ruling party asks gov't to designate fire-hit Gangneung as special disaster zone

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party leader asked the government Wednesday to designate the northeastern coastal city of Gangneung hit by a massive wildfire as a special disaster zone eligible for various types of state support.
General

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases above 10,000 for 2nd day

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 caseload stayed above 10,000 for the second straight day Wednesday, as public gatherings rise amid warmer weather.The country reported 13,926 cases, including nine cases from overseas, bringi
General

S. Korea to hold tabletop exercise against space hazards

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will stage a joint tabletop exercise (TTX) between its military and government officials Wednesday against potential dangers from space, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.The TTX will be joined by officials
General

Top court sides with foreign ministry's dismissal of ex-ambassador to Vietnam over graft

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- The top court has ruled in favor of the foreign ministry's 2019 decision to dismiss former Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Do-hyon for receiving free hotel stays and other benefits from a company in the host country, the cou
General

N. Korea unresponsive to regular contact via inter-Korean liaison line for 6th day

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea remained unresponsive to daily routine calls with South Korea through an inter-Korean liaison communication channel for the sixth straight day Wednesday, Seoul's unification ministry said.The North was unre
General

(URGENT) S. Korea reports 14 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,356: KDCA

(END)
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 13,926 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

General

(END)
General

Yellow dust blankets S. Korea; fine dust advisory issued

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- Almost all of South Korea was shrouded Wednesday by a yellow dust storm originating in the Gobi Desert in northern China and Mongolia, the state weather agency said.The yellow storm had spread to almost all o
General

(URGENT) N. Korea remains unresponsive to regular contact via inter-Korean liaison line for 6th day: ministry

(END)
Wednesday's weather forecast

General

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul16/05Sunny0Incheon13/06Sunny0Suwon15/02Sunny0Cheongju18/04Sunny0Daejeon17/02Sunn
General

N. Korea vows to initiate vibrant space projects amid worries over potential spy satellite launch

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea vowed Wednesday to pursue more space development projects on the occasion of the International Day of Human Space Flight, according to state media, amid concerns over its potential launch of a military spy sate
General

N. Korea adopts law on state control of science and technology talents

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has adopted a new law aimed at strengthening state control of talents in the science and technology field, state media said Wednesday, amid the country's efforts to urge self-reliance during economic hardsh
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

General

SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on April 12.Korean-language dailies-- Gangneung forest fire put out 8 hours after burning 379 hectares with typhoon-level winds (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Wildfire fa