February 4, 2020 South Korean woman diagnosed with coronavirus following trip to Thailand A South Korean woman has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after taking a trip to Thailand — marking the first time a foreign tourist has become infected after visiting the country.
January 16, 2020 US ambassador ‘surprised’ North Korea didn’t send threatened ‘Christmas gift’ as nuclear deadline closed The U.S. Ambassador to South Korea said Thursday he was “surprised” and “glad” that North Korea failed to deliver its threatened “Christmas gift” to the U.S. after Kim Jong Un’s end-of-year deadline to settle nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration passed without a compromise.
January 13, 2020 Reps. Gomez & Woodall: Korean American Day – Let's skip the politics. Congress needs to take these actions Korean American Day is an opportunity for all of us to recognize the countless contributions the Korean American community has made to American life.
December 31, 2019 2020 arrives in US following New Year's celebrations around the world When each new year arrives in the U.S., the biggest party is usually at Times Square in New York City – and 2020 was no exception.
December 31, 2019 US ambassador to South Korea defends 'offensive' mustache, says it's a break from military life The US ambassador to South Korea is in a hairy situation when it comes to maintaining diplomatic relations.
December 27, 2019 US base near North Korea border had 'error' emergency siren, sparking fears of attack Troops at the U.S. base closest to the North Korean border were sent scrambling momentarily on Thursday after they heard an emergency siren instead of a bugle tune, sparking fears of a purported “Christmas gift” from the North.
December 4, 2019 South Korea to send food, radiation detector to Tokyo Olympics over Fukushima radiation fears The Tokyo Olympics are approaching and South Korea is taking steps to make sure that their Olympic athletes are not going to be ingesting any kind of contaminated food from the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
November 29, 2019 K-pop stars sentenced to prison for gang rape Two Korean pop stars were sentenced to prison Friday for gang-raping unconscious women, secretly recording the act and distributing the tapes as part of a scandal that has rocked the K-pop industry, according to South Korean media.
November 27, 2019 South Korean military fires warning shots at North Korean ship over boundary dispute South Korea on Wednesday fired warning shots at a North Korean merchant ship for allegedly crossing into the south’s sea boundary said, Seoul officials said.
November 24, 2019 South Korean K-pop star Goo Hara found dead at 28, police say South Korean singer and actress Goo Hara has been found dead at her home in Seoul on Sunday, according to Gangnam police who are investigating the cause of death. She was 28.