Kim Ji-yong, left, the inaugural chief of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency, and Kim Jong-chul, acting commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency, attend a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap Kim Ji-yong, the inaugural chief of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency (SCIA), attended a Cabinet meeting presided over by…
South Korea vowed Tuesday to take decisive action if North Korea launches any further provocations, pushing back after Pyongyang threatened military escalation over warning shots fired by the South along the fortified border. The defense ministry issued such a statement a day after Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, threatened…
On October 16, King Mohammed VI of Morocco appointed a new government headed by Prime Minister Fatima Zohra Al Mansouri. This is the first time in Moroccan history that a woman is leading the government – a precedent that was covered widely in international media. In the Moroccan context, however, what is important is that…
The trial of Mr Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company, has been put on hold for the Court of Appeal to rule on an application challenging a ruling on the charge sheet. Mr Abdul-Wahab, the appellant, wants the Court of Appeal to overturn the…
The Demlitarized Zone (DMZ) can be seen from Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Sept. 30. Yonhap Several government-led environmental and historical initiatives inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) have been stalled for over two years as the U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC) continues to withhold clearance, citing safety risks, Seoul officials said Tuesday. South Korea launched a series…
Black Stars midfielder Kwasi Sibo has donated a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine to the Kronum Afracho Polytechnic Hospital in Kumasi to support the treatment of newborn babies with breathing difficulties.
Finance Minister Ato Forson told University of Ghana students and faculty the country must build on stabilisation and make a clear break with old patterns.
President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Tuesday. Yonhap President Lee Jae Myung will attend a meeting this week aimed at easing regulations to help nurture advanced industries and ensure balanced development, his office said Tuesday. The second plenary meeting of the regulation rationalization committee will be held Friday…
Israelis go to the polls on October 27 to elect the 26th Knesset, in the first general vote since the genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and the wars on Lebanon and Iran. Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history, with 19 years in office, is seeking another term while standing trial on corruption…
A poster for the upcoming exhibition “Lynn Hershman Leeson: First Person Plural.” / Courtesy of Seoul Museum of Art Works by American artist Lynn Hershman Leeson, a pioneer of media art, will be shown in Seoul in her first solo exhibition in Asia, the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) said Tuesday. Titled “Lynn Hershman Leeson:…
