Asiana Airlines Inc. canceled one international roundtrip flight Sunday, days after its unionized pilots announced plans to launch a strike next week, officials said.South Korea’s second-largest air carrier notified passengers of the cancellation of t…
Day: July 16, 2023
(2nd LD) Torrential rains leave 35 dead, more than 10 missing
Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains have killed 35 people nationwide and left more than 10 people missing, while thousands have evacuated their homes due to rain damage, authorities said Sunday.The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure …
U.S. concerned about N. Korea’s additional missile launches, nuclear test: Sullivan
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said Washington remains concerned about North Korea’s additional intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches and another nuclear test.Last week, the North test-fired a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel…
(LEAD) Torrential rains leave at least 32 dead, more than 10 missing
Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains have killed at least 32 people nationwide and left more than 10 people missing while thousands evacuated their homes due to rain damage, authorities said Sunday.The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasu…
(LEAD) Yoon calls for swift support for victims hit by heavy rains
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday called for the government to take swift measures to support victims hit by recent heavy rains, his office said.The instruction came as Yoon held a videoconference with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and relevant minister…
PM Lauds Political Parties’ Active Participation in Election Campaign
Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen has spoken highly of the active participation of political parties in the ongoing election campaign.“It has been 16 days since the start of the election campaign, and all the participating poli…
S. Korea’s finance minister heads to India for G20 meeting
South Korea’s finance minister left for India on Sunday to take part in a Group of 20 (G20) meeting of finance ministers and central bank chiefs this week, his office said.Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho will attend the two-day G20 Finance Ministers an…
Lotte Energy Materials invests in French startup for EV battery materials
Lotte Energy Materials Corp. said Sunday it has signed a deal to make a 7.9 billion-won (US$6.2 million) equity investment in a French electric vehicle battery materials startup as part of its plans to enter the next-generation silicon anode market.In…
Foreign workers in S. Korean construction industry account for 14.8 pct
Nearly 15 percent of employees in the South Korean construction industry were foreigners in the first quarter of the year amid a shortage of local laborers at construction sites, a report showed Sunday.A total of 110,000 workers of foreign nationality…
AGONG ATTENDS FINAL DEMONSTRATION OF JUNGLE FALCON MILITARY EXERCISE IN PAHANG
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today attended the final demonstration at the closing ceremony of the Jungle Falcon Exercises Series 1/2023, between the Malaysian Army (TDM) and the United Arab Emirates Lan…