Buoyed by the recent flurry of contract signings for exports of major weapons systems, expectations are growing for South Korea to emerge as a powerhouse of the global defense industry. According to defense authorities and industry sources on Monday,…
A whirlwind merger among different political parties ahead of the general elections is nothing new in South Korea, but it reached a whole new level this time. Former leaders of the two main parties who are miles apart on the ideological spectrum team…
TOKYO/SEOUL, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting South Korea in late March and holding a summit with President Yoon Suk Yeol, a Japanese media outlet reported Wednesday.
Kishida is seeking to make the trip on March 20, ahea…
SEOUL, The health ministry on Wednesday renewed its call for trainee doctors to avert collective action in protest of a plan to boost seats at medical schools, while a major business lobby of doctors vowed to block the plan “at any cost.”
Doctors an…
WASHINGTON, Former President Donald Trump’s recent controversial remarks on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is stoking a renewed yet consequential question for South Korea: Would America’s security commitment remain steadfast in the mid…