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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech during a news conference to mark his first 100 days in office at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)

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South Korean leader: Seoul won't seek own nuclear deterrent
By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Tue,08/16/22-11:41PM , 93 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president said Wednesday his government has no plans to pursue its own nuclear deterrent and called instead for more diplomacy in the face of growing North Korean nuclear weapons capabilities, even as the North test-fired two suspected cruise missiles.
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Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong gets out of a car at the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 22, 2019. South Korea's president will pardon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong with a year left on his sentence for bribing a president as part of a massive corruption scandal that toppled her government, the justice minister announced Friday, Aug. 12. 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

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South Korea to pardon Samsung's Lee, other corporate giants
By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Thu,08/11/22-10:59PM , 236 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung's de-facto leader secured a pardon Friday of his conviction for bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government, an act of leniency that underscored the tech company's huge influence in the nation.
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with a health official in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Kim has declared victory over COVID-19 and ordered an easing of preventive measures. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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North Korea claims disputed victory over virus, blames Seoul
By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Wed,08/10/22-7:09PM , 169 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a striking speech before thousands of North Koreans, leader Kim Jong Un’s sister said he suffered a fever while guiding the country to victory over the coronavirus. She blamed rival South Korea for the outbreak and vowed “deadly” retaliation.
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A vehicle is submerged in a flooded road in Seoul, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. Heavy rains drenched South Korea's capital region, turning the streets of Seoul's affluent Gangnam district into a river, leaving submerged vehicles and overwhelming public transport systems. (Hwang Kwang-mo/Yonhap via AP)

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South Korean rain turns roads into rivers, leaves 9 dead
By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press
Mon,08/08/22-8:36PM , 171 Reads
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea’s capital region, turning Seoul’s streets into car-clogged rivers and sending floods cascading into subway stations. At least nine people were killed — some drowning in their homes — and six others were missing, with more rain forecast, officials said Tuesday.
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