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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 50,000 for 2nd day amid 'twindemic' worries

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 50,000 for the second straight day Friday amid concerns over a possible outbreak of a "twindemic" of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza this winter. The country r
Allies to hold joint air drills through Saturday: minister

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have agreed to extend their large-scale joint air exercise by another day, Seoul's defense minister said Thursday following his talks with the Pentagon chief.The allies were schedul
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 43,449 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul10/00Sunny0Incheon09/02Sunny0Suwon11/00Sunny0Cheongju11/02Sunny0Daejeon12/01Sunny0Chu
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S. Korean, U.S. defense chiefs visit U.S. air base with B-1, B-52 bombers

By Song Sang-hoJOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States visited a U.S. air base operating nuclear-capable B-1B and B-52 strategic bombers Thursday in a highly choreographed move to highl
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Nov. 4.Korean-language dailies-- N. Korea fires ICBM; S. Korea, U.S. extend combined air exercise in response (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Police planned to 'self-
Full text of joint communique from 54th S. Korea-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a joint communique issued by South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin following the 54th Security Consultative Meeting held in Washington on
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. codify 4 categories of 'extended deterrence' cooperation against N.K. nuke threats

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4, 10-18)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday on specific categories of "extended deterrence" cooperation against North Korea's evolv
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S. Korea, U.S. codify 4 categories of 'extended deterrence' cooperation against N.K. nuke threats

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday on specific categories of "extended deterrence" cooperation against North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, in a move to forti
(URGENT) Lee, Austin pledge to hold annual table top exercises based on N.K. nuke use scenario: joint communique

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(URGENT) Lee, Austin agree to strengthen info-sharing, consultation process, joint planning, execution against N.K. nuke, missile threats: joint commu

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(URGENT) Austin warns any N. Korean nuke attack against U.S., allies will result in 'end of Kim Jong-un regime': communique

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(URGENT) Austin says U.S. extended deterrence remains effective, Lee says Seoul not considering U.S. nuke deployment

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(URGENT) Austin agrees to deploy U.S. strategic assets to level of 'constant deployment' to counter NK provocation: Lee

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U.S. offers $5 mln reward for arrest of Singaporean businessman helping N. Korea evade sanctions

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Thursday announced a reward of up to US$5 million for information that leads to the arrest of a Singaporean national who is suspected of engaging in illegal transfers of oil and luxur
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(2nd LD) N. Korea fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional information in paras 3-4; CHANGES dateline)SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired three more short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea Thursday night, the South Korean military said, about an hour after Py
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(LEAD) N. Korea fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: ADDS more details from 4th para)SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired three more short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea Thursday night, the South Korean military said, about an hour after Pyongyang slammed Seoul and Washingto
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(8th LD) N. Korea's ICBM launch apparently failed; more SRBM shots follow allies' decision to extend air drills

(ATTN: ADDS N. Korea's statement, additional SRBM launches in paras 12-15; CHANGES headline)By Kim Soo-yeon and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), believed to be a Hwas
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N. Korea fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: S. Korean military

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea Thursday, the South Korean military said, about an hour after it slammed Seoul-Washington's decision to extend joint air drills as a "very
(URGENT) N. Korea fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: S. Korean military

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