Seoul, Feb 2 (IANS) Heavy snow blanketed South Korea overnight Monday, disrupting the morning commute, with snowfall forecast to continue in eastern and southern parts of the country, the weather agency said. A heavy snow advisory was lifted for Seoul at 4 a.m. (local time), but city officials mobilised snow removal trucks throughout the early morning to spread deicing agents and minimise inconveniences to commuters.The city issued a mobile alert at 6 a.m. to warn of slippery roads due to the ov…
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Seoul, Jan 23 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Friday that public support is crucial for the government’s push for balanced regional growth, as it seeks to ease excessive concentration in the Seoul metropolitan area and foster new growth engines nationwide. Lee made the remarks as his administration is striving to develop five major regional hubs — the Seoul metropolitan area, the southeast, northeast, central and western regions — along with three special self-governing provin…
Seoul, Jan 1 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday that he will actively support potential talks between North Korea and the United States this year as a “pacemaker,” adding that he will also continue to keep up facilitating ways to restore relations with Pyongyang.In an annual New Year’s speech, Lee said he “will actively support the resumption of North Korea-US talks and continue pursuing the restoration of inter-Korean relations this year.”Last year, Lee held summit tal…