U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will have a summit over the bilateral alliance, trilateral cooperation with South Korea and other issues in Washington in April, the White House said Thursday.
Biden and first lady J…
The economic gap between Pyongyang and North Korea’s provincial areas appears to be further widening in terms of food rationing, housing and health services, South Korea’s unification ministry said Friday.
The assessment came as North Korean leader …
President Yoon Suk Yeol expressed deep regret Friday after the opposition-controlled National Assembly failed to pass a bill giving small businesses an additional two-year grace period from the workplace safety law penalizing employers for serious in…
The teenage assailant of ruling party lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin has claimed that his attack was accidental, saying he had been waiting to be admitted to a hospital for worsening depression, police officials said Friday.
The 15-year-old boy was detained …
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation H.E. Sok Chenda Sophea will take part in an ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Luang Prabang, Lao People’s Democratic Republic on Jan. 28-29.
According to…
Daily foreign exchange trading by banks in South Korea hit an all-time high in 2023 on increased stock trading by local and foreign investors despite decreased exports, central bank data showed Friday.
The daily FX turnover, including trading of der…
Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) on Friday, and discussed the bilateral alliance and other common issues, including mutual cooperation with Japan and North Korea, Cho’s office said.
In Friday’s talks, Cho note…
The teenage assailant of ruling party lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin has claimed that his attack was accidental, saying he had been waiting to be admitted to a hospital for worsening depression, police officials said Friday.
The 15-year-old boy was detained …
South Korea appointed new ambassadors to Iran, Germany and four other countries, the foreign ministry said Friday.
Kim Jun-pyo, director general for North American affairs, will head the South Korean Embassy in Iran and Lim Sang-beom, former preside…
A man in his 70s indicted for stabbing two police officers on-duty in front of the presidential office was sentenced to four years in prison Friday.
The Seoul Western District Court handed down the sentence, along with three years of probation, for …