Saturday’s weather forecast

The following is the weather forecast for South Korea’s 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday. Temperature (C) Condition Possibility High/Low of Rain (%) Seoul 33/24 Sunny 10 Incheon 30/23 Sunny 10 Suwon 32/22 Sunny 10 Cheongju 32/24 Sunny 60 Daejeon 31/22 Sunny 60 Chuncheon 34/22 Sunny 60 Gangneung 29/23 Sunny 0 Jeonju 31/23 Sunny … Read more

Soprano Sumi Jo’s singing competition debuts in France

Renowned soprano Sumi Jo has successfully launched her first international vocal competition in France, drawing hundreds of aspiring singers from across the globe. The inaugural Sumi Jo Vocal Competition took place over seven days, beginning last Sunday at the historic Chateau de la Ferte-Imbault in France’s Loire Valley. “I pinched myself to see if this … Read more

Today in Korean history

1907 — Lee Jun, a Korean patriot, dies by suicide by slashing his belly with a knife in The Hague after he was blocked from attending an international peace meeting in the Dutch city, where he wanted to protest Japan’s colonial subjugation of the Korean Peninsula. 1950 — The United Nations secretary-general, acting on a … Read more

Ruling party hails Seoul-Washington nuclear deterrence pact as ‘strong deterrent’

The ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Saturday lauded the joint nuclear deterrence guidelines signed by Seoul and Washington, describing them as a potent deterrent against North Korea’s provocations. “Mutual trust between South Korea and the United States, restored under the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, has become a strong deterrent against the North Korean regime’s … Read more