S. Korea may scrap buffer zone pact with Pyongyang
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday he would consider suspending a 2018 agreement that created maritime buffer zones with ...
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Seoul: Talks start for joint nuke exercises
Seoul and Washington are discussing joint planning and exercises involving US nuclear assets to counter growing threats from the North, ...
Read moreSouth Korea pardons jailed ex-president Lee
Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption ...
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PH, Korea vow to step up on bilateral ties
The Philippines and South Korea agreed to elevate their relations to a new level that will enhance security, infrastructure, energy, ...
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South Korean president’s office denies US hot-mic insult
Seoul—South Korea’s president has denied insulting key security ally the United States, claiming to have been mistranslated, prompting further domestic ...
Read moreSouth Korean leader’s hot mic US criticism becomes viral
Already battling record-low approval ratings, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol has landed in trouble again after his disparaging remarks about ...
Read moreNK Kim’s sis rejects Seoul de-nuke offer
Seoul—The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday rejected Seoul’s offer of economic assistance in return ...
Read moreNokor fires ICBM hours after Biden leaves Asia
Seoul—North Korea fired a volley of missiles early Wednesday including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, just hours after US President ...
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Biden says ‘hi’ to North Korea’s Kim, despite weapons test fears
President Joe Biden had a short message for North Korea's Kim Jong Un: "Hello. Period." he told reporters Sunday in ...
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Biden heads to Japan after warning on North Korea threat
President Joe Biden flies Sunday to Japan for the second leg of a trip intended to reinforce US leadership across ...
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