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Two Koreans among passengers of plane that crashed in Nepal

Rescue teams work at the wreckage of a Yeti Airlines ATR72 aircraft that crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, Sunday. EPA-YonhapBy Kang Seung-wooA passenger aircraft carrying 72 people, including two Koreans, crashed in Nepal, Sunday, according to Seoul's foreign ministry. Chances of finding survivors appear to be slim.According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the ATR-72 plane, operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara, took off at 10:33 a.m. from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport, with 68 passengers and four crew members aboard. It crashed around 11 a.m. while landing on the runway of Pokhara International Airport. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. Pokhara is a tourist town in Nepal that is also known as the gateway to the Annapurna Circuit, a popular hiking trail in the Himalayas.As of 9:40 p.m., Sunday, 68 people had been confirmed dead, according to the CAAN, although it did not elaborate on the nationalities of the recovered bodies. Along with the two Koreans, the passenger list also included 13 other foreign nationals:

Jan 15, 2023By Kang Seung-woo
Two Koreans among passengers of plane that crashed in Nepal
  • At least 68 killed in Nepal's worst air crash in nearly five years
  • 68 dead, 4 missing after plane crashes in Nepal resort town

Yoon kicks off UAE visit to promote power plant, arms exports

President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee, on a state visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), listen to an official speak during their visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, Sunday (local time). Yoon is the first Korean leader to make a state visit to the Middle Eastern country. Yonhap President calls UAE 'optimum partner' for cooperationBy Nam Hyun-wooABU DHABI ― President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Abu Dhabi Saturday (local time), on the first leg of his eight-day tour to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Switzerland, to promote Korea's arms and power plant exports.Yoon became the first Korean leader to make a state visit to the Middle Eastern country.“Recently, the scope of cooperation between Korea and the UAE has expanded from energy, construction and infrastructure to healthcare, medicine, defense and culture,” Yoon said during a meeting with Korean nationals in the UAE, Saturday. “The UAE, which is preparing for its post-oil era, and K

Jan 15, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
Yoon kicks off UAE visit to promote power plant, arms exports

Assembly speaker drums up support for expo bid from Vietnam

National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo, left, talks with Phan Van Mai, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, Jan. 13. YonhapNational Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo has sought support from Vietnam for Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southeastern port city of Busan, his office said Saturday.Kim left on a visit to Vietnam and Indonesia, Thursday, to discuss expanding economic and security cooperation with the countries.During a meeting with Phan Van Mai, chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, Thursday, Kim said Busan was the perfect city to host the world exposition.Kim plans to meet with his local counterpart along with Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other top government officials to discuss improving bilateral ties between the countries in various areas from finance and construction to the arms industry. Kim will later travel to Jakarta to meet with top Indonesian parliamentary officials to discuss advancing cooperation in resources development and the arms industry. He will return home Jan. 20. (Yonhap)

Jan 14, 2023
Assembly speaker drums up support for expo bid from Vietnam

Yoon departs for UAE to promote energy, arms sales

President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Kun Hee depart for the UAE, Saturday, from Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Yonhap President Yoon Suk Yeol departed for the United Arab Emirates, Saturday, as part of a two-nation tour focused on promoting Korean exports especially in energy and arms.Yoon is set to arrive in Abu Dhabi on a state visit, the first by a Korean leader since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1980, and meet with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.During his four-day stay, he will also visit the Akh Unit, a South Korean military contingent, and the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant built by Korea, a symbolic measure reaffirming his commitment to scrapping the nuclear phase-out policy of his predecessor Moon Jae-in."Choosing the UAE for the first foreign trip of the year and the first visit to a country in the Middle East reflects President Yoon's firm commitment to focusing our diplomacy on vitalizing the economy and

Jan 14, 2023
Yoon departs for UAE to promote energy, arms sales

President Yoon sacks low birthrate committee vice chair Na

Na Kyung-won, former lawmaker of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), answers questions from reporters as she leaves the party's headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, Wednesday. YonhapBy Kwon Mee-yooNa Kyung-won, former vice chairperson of the Presidential Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy, is at a crossroads in her bid for the chairpersonship of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) after President Yoon Suk Yeol removed her from two ministerial positions. She had offered to resign from one of the posts, Friday.She voiced her intention to resign through a text message sent to Chief of Staff Kim Dae-ki, Tuesday, and submitted her official resignation to the committee, Friday. Some pundits interpreted the resignation as her intention to run in the upcoming PPP leadership contest in March. It remains uncertain what the president has in mind. But some speculate that Yoon's dismissal means that he does not want the judge-turned-politician to run in the PPP's leadership contest. One thing that is certain is that if Na, a veteran lawmaker and the first female floor leader of the cons

Jan 13, 2023By Kwon Mee-yoo
President Yoon sacks low birthrate committee vice chair Na

Opposition lawmaker's office, house raided over alleged bribery

Rep. Lim Jong-seong of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea / Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geunPolice raided the home and the office of Rep. Lim Jong-seong of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea on Friday as part of an investigation into bribery allegations.The National Police Agency (NPA) probing the case sent investigators to obtain relevant documents from a total of five locations.Rep. Lim is under suspicion of receiving a corporate credit card from an executive of a construction company based in his constituency in Gwangju in Gyeonggi Province, police said.The NPA found evidence the lawmaker used the card for months, and the monetary value of alleged corporate card usage is said to reach tens of millions of won. (Yonhap)

Jan 13, 2023
Opposition lawmaker's office, house raided over alleged bribery

Yoon's office allows MBC reporters to board presidential jet

Reporters board the presidential jet at Seoul Air Base, just south of the capital, to cover President Yoon Suk Yeol's trip to Cambodia and Indonesia in this Nov. 11, 2022 file photo. Korea Times photo by Seo Jae-hoonThe office of President Yoon Suk Yeol has allowed local broadcaster MBC's reporters to board the presidential jet for his upcoming overseas trip, officials said Friday, after banning them earlier over controversial coverage.MBC reporters were informed of the decision late Thursday ahead of Yoon's trip to the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland, which starts Saturday."It was President Yoon's instruction to maximize reporting opportunities for the presidential office correspondents during this trip to ensure their reporting is not restricted, and to make sure seating is comfortable," a senior presidential official said.In November, the office banned MBC reporters from boarding the presidential jet to cover Yoon's trip to Cambodia and Indonesia, citing the company's repeated "distorted" coverage.MBC had broadcast a subtitled video of Yoon, which made it appear that he was u

Jan 13, 2023
Yoon's office allows MBC reporters to board presidential jet

Do Na's resignation offer, poll popularity hint at possible PPP chief bid?

Na Kyung-won, second from right, bows to visitors at the Dongjak District Office in Seoul, Wednesday, where the ruling People Power Party members greeted the public to celebrate the New Year. Joint Press Corps.By Ko Dong-hwanFormer lawmaker Na Kyung-won has emerged as a potential candidate in the People Power Party's (PPP) leadership contest to be held in two months. Appearing at the party's Yeouido headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday as the members of its Seoul chapter greeted the public for New Year, the seasoned conservative politician kept her words to a minimum regarding whether she will launch the bid. She, however, used the words, “absolute harmony for the success of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration,” while raising a toast in front of the lawmakers, as the party is looking to overtake the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea in the country's National Assembly elections to be held next year and claim more Assembly seats this time. If Na, vice chairperson of the Presidential Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy, joins the race during the PPP party con

Jan 12, 2023By Ko Dong-hwan
Do Na's resignation offer, poll popularity hint at possible PPP chief bid?

Assembly Speaker Kim to visit Vietnam, Indonesia

National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo was to leave on a trip to Vietnam and Indonesia on Thursday to discuss expanding economic and security cooperation with the countries, Kim's office said. YonhapNational Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo was to leave on a trip to Vietnam and Indonesia on Thursday to discuss expanding economic and security cooperation with the countries, Kim's office said. Kim plans to first visit Hanoi to meet with Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other top government officials, as well as his Vietnamese counterpart, to discuss improving the bilateral ties between the countries in various areas from finance and construction to the arms industry. While in Vietnam, Kim also plans to attend a ceremony celebrating the construction completion of Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology and work on promoting South Korea's bid for the 2030 World Expo.On Wednesday, Kim will travel to Jakarta to meet with Indonesia's top parliamentary officials, and discuss advancing cooperation in resource development and the arms industry. Kim also plans to share Korea's exp

Jan 12, 2023
Assembly Speaker Kim to visit Vietnam, Indonesia

Main opposition leader urges president to sit down for talks

Main opposition Democratic Party of Korea Chairman Lee Jae-myung speaks during a New Year press conference at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, Thursday. YonhapBy Nam Hyun-wooMain opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee Jae-myung claimed that the Yoon Suk Yeol administration is “destroying the opposition” and warned that “state affairs will continue to be in shambles and remain in a state of crisis” unless the ruling bloc accepts the opposition as a counterpart of conversation.The former presidential candidate also denounced the prosecution, which is investigating his alleged involvement in a bribery scandal involving Seongnam FC, a football club run by Seongnam, a city just south of Seoul, when he served as mayor, saying “prosecutors have become a puppet of the powers that be.” Lee made the remarks during a New Year's press conference at the National Assembly, two days after he was grilled by prosecutors as a suspect in the Seongnam FC scandal.“A risk to Korea is emerging as economic difficulties are coupled with disas

Jan 12, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
Main opposition leader urges president to sit down for talks
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