SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as
South Korean opposition lawmakers sharply criticised the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Sunday for its approval of Japanese plans to relea
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise issues with regard to nuclear and missile threats posed by North Korea when he attends a regional forum next week but has no immediate plans to meet with North Korean officials there, a ranking State Department official said Friday.
The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog will meet South Korea's foreign minister and a top nuclear safety official on Saturday as part of a bid to calm fears over Japan's plan to discharge treated radioactive water from its tsunami-hit Fukushima plant.
South Korean authorities pledged on Thursday to ensure liquidity at a local credit cooperative that has seen one of its branches hit by customer withdrawals after media reports about a rise in non-performing loans related to real estate projects.