PM orders containment measures against African swine fever

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Sunday instructed officials to take emergency containment measures as authorities confirmed more cases of African swine fever at a pig farm in a southeastern county.

The instruction came after the sixth case of the vir…

Yacht headed to Jeju carrying 3 people loses contact

A yacht headed to Jeju from Taiwan carrying three people aboard has lost contact, prompting the Coast Guard to launch a search, officials said Sunday.

The Jeju coast guard officials said they received a report the 19.5-ton yacht lost contact around …