South Korea confirmed 2,189 additional COVID-19 cases for 18 hours through 6 p.m. Friday, the highest number for that time. It raises the possibility that the country will reach a new record in its daily count of new coronavirus infections to be announced on Saturday morning. According to health authorities and local governments, a total of 2,189 additional cases had been reported nationwide as of 6 p.m., up 387 from the same time a day earlier. Among them, 789 cases were reported in Seoul, 7

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Friday that President Moon Jae-in's proposal to declare a formal end to the Korean War is an "admirable idea" and Pyongyang is willing to discuss improving inter-Korean relations if Seoul ceases to be hostile toward it. Kim Yo-jong stressed, however, that the right conditions should be created first before an end-of-war declaration is adopted, such as the removal of what she called "inveterate hostile policy and unequal double st

The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan met for talks on Thursday and restated differences on wartime history that have been at the center of a bilateral feud, but agreed to resolve the issue and improve their soured ties.  South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, held talks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Their meeting came as the neighbors are mired in a protracted row over problems stemming from