Official campaigning kicked off Thursday for the April 10 general elections, with the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) vying fiercely for control of the National Assembly.
The quadrennial race holds signif…
South Korea’s financial system remains relatively stable, but debt payment burden and asset deterioration may increase amid extended monetary tightening, a central bank report showed Thursday.
In its report on financial stability, the Bank of Korea (…
U.S. Marines have joined a large-scale combined exercise at a high-tech training facility in South Korea for the first time, the South’s Army said Thursday, amid efforts to boost readiness against North Korean threats.
The two-week exercise began Mar…
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell emphasized the importance of stability on the Korean Peninsula as well as in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea during a call with his Chinese counterpart this week, the State Department said Wednesd…
South Korea’s top military officer on Thursday held video talks with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts to discuss trilateral efforts for security cooperation to counter North Korean military threats, Seoul’s military said.
The talks among Joint Chie…