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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Aug 5- Aug 11)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Niger closes airspac

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Victim dies after stabbing rampage in South Korea

A victim in Thursday's stabbing rampage in a commuter town near Seoul has died, Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday.The woman in her 60s was pronounced dead at a hosp

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S. Korean prosecutors seek arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee

soughtwarrantKorean prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party Lee Jaemyung Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday.The

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DPRK fires ballistic missile eastward: Yonhap

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired one short-range ballistic missile eastward on Sunday, Yonhap reported, citing the Republic of Korea's (ROK) milit

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At least 34 injured in train derailment in Seoul: Yonhap

At least 34 passengers were injured in a train derailment in South Korea's Seoul, The country's Yonhap news agency reported Sunday.The train with 275 aboard derailed ne

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Oct 29- Nov 04)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Crush kills at least

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South Korean PM promises thorough investigation into Halloween crush

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo vowed on Monday to conduct a thorough investigation into the stampede that killed more than 150 people during Halloween over th

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Crush kills at least 149 at Halloween festivities in Seoul

A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween festivities in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 149 people

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ROK condemns DPRK's launch of 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters

The presidential National Security Council of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Friday condemned the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s "provocative acts" foll

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ROK, U.S. fire missiles after DPRK test: Yonhap

The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States each fired two Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) surface-to-surface missiles at mock targets in the East Sea in re

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South Korean spacecraft launched to the moon, country's 1st

South Korea launched its first-ever space mission beyond Earth orbit on Thursday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in the United States, Yonhap News A

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Apr.23- Apr.29)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Macron visits left-l

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Biden to visit South Korea and Japan May 20-24

U.S. President Joe Biden will visit South Korea and Japan from May 20 to 24, the White House announced. Biden and South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will have t

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Apr.9- Apr.15)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Nationwide humanitar

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South Korean president-elect nominates four-term lawmaker as new FM

South Korea's incoming President Yoon Suk-yeol has nominated four-term lawmaker Park Jin as foreign minister, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing unidentif

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Mar.26- Apr.1)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Russia to significan

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Delegation representing ROK's president-elect to visit U.S. in early April

A delegation representing Yoon Suk-yeol, president-elect of the Republic of Korea (ROK), is expected to visit Washington before the U.S. Congress begins its recess on A