Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min was named the Premier League's Player of the Month for the second time this season after claiming the April award on Friday.The English Premier League announced on its website that Son beat out his teammates Christian Eriksen and Jan Vertonghen, Manchester United defender Eric Bailly, Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard, Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero and Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke to win the accolade, which was based on votes fro

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed Friday to boost their countries' cooperation in dealing with various global issues while enhancing their bilateral trade relations, the Seoul government said.The German leader also promised to work closely with South Korea in ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions.Her remarks came in her call to the new South Korean leader to congratulate him on his recent election. The call lasted about 15 minutes, according to the pr

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Friday submitted a request for a parliamentary confirmation hearing for Prime Minister-designate Lee Nak-yon to the National Assembly, accelerating efforts to round out a new Cabinet.Following the submission, the legislature is to complete the confirmation process within 20 days. Prime Minister-designate Lee Nak-yon speaks during a press conference in Muan, 385 kilometers south of Seoul on May 11, 2017. (Yonhap)Securing the parliamentary endorsement for L

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull agreed Friday to jointly deal with a spread of trade protectionism in the global market, Moon's presidential office said.The agreement came in a telephone conversation beginning 2:30 p.m. (Seoul time), according to the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae. South Korean President Moon Jae-in holds a telephone conversation with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at his presidential office in Seoul on May 12, 201

이상철 전 LG유플러스 상임고문(전 LG유플러스 부회장)이 중국 스마트폰 및 통신장비 업체 화웨이의 고문총괄직을 맡고 있는 것으로 확인돼 업계의 논란이 예상된다. 관련 영어기사　11일 코리아헤럴드가 화웨이 영문 공식 홈페이지에 확인한 바에 따르면 이상철 전 부회장은 화웨이의 고문총괄(Chief advisor)로 기재돼 있다. 화웨이 홈페이지에는 이 전 부회장의 LG유플러스와 LG그룹의 상임고문직도 함께 표기돼 있다.이상철 전 LG유플러스 상임고문 (사진=연합뉴스)이 전 부회장과 화웨이 간의 긴밀한 관계에 대해 국내 통신업계 관계자들은 최근 몇 년간 우려를 제기해왔다. 　최근 스페인에서 열린 모바일월드콩그레스 (Mobile World Congress)에 이 전 부회장이 화웨이 부스에서 특별강연을 한 것을 목격한 한 업계관계자는 그의 공식직함에 대해 의문을 제기하기도 했다. 　MWC가 열린 2월엔 이 전 부회장이 LG유플러스의 상임고문으로 활동하고 있을 시기였기 때문이다. 　LG유플러스

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- North Korea has finally been approved to host a 2019 Asian Cup qualifying match against Malaysia following political tensions between the countries.The Asian Football Confederation says the game can go ahead in Pyongyang on June 8 after the Malaysian soccer federation confirmed it was not subject to "government travel restrictions.'' North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of

PAJU -- The South Korean under-20 national football team beat Saudi Arabia 3-1 on Monday in a practice match for an upcoming FIFA competition at home.FC Barcelona B midfielder Paik Seung-ho scored a goal and set up another in an unofficial match at the National Football Center in Paju, north of Seoul, where the South Korean players have been training for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The players on the South Korean under-20 national football team train at the National Football Center in Paju, Gyeongg

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- A United Nations official visiting North Korea is calling for more attention to disabled people in the socialist state.The UN special rapporteur on the rights of people with disabilities, Catalina Devandas Aguilar, talked to a small group of foreign and North Korean media at a news conference on Monday, the last full day of her eight-day trip to Pyongyang. Catalina Devandas Aguilar, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of people with disabilities (Yonhap)She urg

TOKYO (AP) -- After arresting two American university instructors and laying out what it says was an elaborate, CIA-backed plot to assassinate Kim Jong-un, North Korea is claiming to be the victim of state-sponsored terrorism from the White House. The assertion comes as the US is considering putting the North back on its list of terror sponsors. But the vitriolic outrage over the alleged plan to assassinate Kim last month is also being doled out with an unusually big dollop of retaliation threat