(LEAD) Ruling party expels son of former President Kim over ethical issues
(ATTN: UPDATES with minor edits) SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) — The ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Friday expelled the third…
Issues Re-opened through Liquidity Enhancement Auction on September 18, 2020
Issues Re-opened through Liquidity Enhancement Auction on September 18, 2020 Securities Issue Numbers Re-opened Amounts (billion yen. face value)…
Free measles jab plan ends
The Centre for Health Protection announced that the Free Measles Vaccination Mop-up Programme which concluded today has administered more than 167,000…
53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings, 9 to 12 September 2020
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will attend the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), Post Ministerial Conferences (PMCs), 21st ASEAN…
(2nd LD) FM Kang asks Vietnam to ease entry restrictions for essential travelers
(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL/HANOI, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) — Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha paid a courtesy call on Vietnamese…
Announcement of 40-year JGBs to Be Issued in September 2020
Announcement of 40-year JGBs to Be Issued in September [Provisional Translation] September 17, 2020 Ministry of Finance 1. Auction Date: September…
9 COVID-19 cases probed
(To watch the full press briefing with sign language interpretation, click here.) The Centre for Health Protection today said it…
Joint Press Statement by H.E. Motegi Toshimitsu Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and H.E. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore on the Resumption of Essential Business Travel between Japan and Singapore
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Motegi Toshimitsu and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore Dr Vivian Balakrishnan are pleased…
Dela Rosa bats for BFP modernization
Press ReleaseSeptember 17, 2020 Dela Rosa bats for BFP modernization Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is pushing for the modernization…
(3rd LD) New virus cases under 200 for 2 weeks; marked slowdown still not in sight
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in para 21) SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s new virus cases stayed below…