SEOUL, Vice Veterans Minister Lee Hee-wan will visit an island near the western border with North Korea this week to pay his respects at the memorial for his former comrades killed in the 2002 inter-Korean naval clash in nearby waters, the veterans m…
SEOUL, South Korea’s deputy nuclear envoy Lee Joon-il met with Thai officials earlier this week and called for Bangkok’s support in dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Lee met separately with…
SEOUL, South Korea, the United States and Japan have jointly conducted naval drills in waters south of the Korean Peninsula following North Korea’s recent launch of a hypersonic missile, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday.
The joint exer…
SEOUL, A court sentenced Kim Ye-won, a former co-leader of a minor political party, to a suspended prison term Wednesday on charges of possessing and habitually smoking marijuana.
Kim of the Green Party Korea was charged with smoking marijuana multi…
SEOUL, South Korea’s exports of farm produce and food items reached an all-time high last year on the back of the popularity of Korean culture, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday.
Outbound shipments of agricultural goods and related food items …