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Coordination over Seoul, Washington's NK policy key task for allies

North KoreaJun 25, 2017

The leaders of South Korea and the United States are expected to face a tough task of coordinating what appears to be their differences in dealing with North Korea when they meet in Washington this w...
Upcoming summit to set tone of alliance under new Korean, US leaders

Jun 25, 2017

South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump this week with the meeting expected to set the tone for the future of the alliance amid escalating North Korean threa...
THAAD controversy looms over Moon-Trump summit

DefenseJun 25, 2017

The deepening controversy over the now suspended deployment of an advanced US missile defense system in South Korea will likely be one of the major issues to be discussed between their leaders when t...
Korea extends condolences over Chinese landslide deaths

Foreign AffairsJun 25, 2017

South Korea extended condolences over deaths from a deadly landslide in China's Mao County which buried more than 120 people on Saturday. The landslide stemming from a mountain swooped on and buried...
Protest rally in central Seoul demands withdrawal of THAAD

Social affairsJun 25, 2017

Thousands of South Koreans staged a protest rally in central Seoul on Saturday demanding the withdrawal of the deployment of an American high-tech anti-missile defense system as President Moon Jae-in...
Moon says sports can create peace, invites N. Korea to PyeongChang Olympics

North KoreaJun 25, 2017

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday invited North Korea to the Winter Olympic Games to be held in the country early next year, while welcoming a North Korean delegation to the World Taekwo...
Presidential office expresses anger over 'false reports' by Japanese paper

PoliticsJun 25, 2017

South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae expressed dismay Saturday over what it called "false" reports by a Japanese newspaper that suggested a possible crack in the South Korea-US alliance. ...
Nearly 80% of S. Koreans support resumption of inter-Korean dialogue: poll

Social affairsJun 22, 2017

Nearly 80 percent of South Koreans support a resumption of long-suspended inter-Korean dialogue, a survey by a presidential advisory panel showed Thursday, indicating strong backing for the policy li...
Parliament passes resolution calling for reunions of separated families

Foreign AffairsJun 22, 2017

South Korea's parliament on Thursday passed a resolution calling for the reunions of families separated across the inter-Korean border in time for Liberation Day in August. The reunions of families,...
Military all set for FA-50 fighter depot maintenance

DefenseJun 22, 2017

South Korea said Thursday it has completed a yearslong project to acquire the depot maintenance capability for the nation's advanced FA-50 light combat fighter jet. It will enable the military to sa...
Famed ex-human rights lawyer acquitted of pro-communist charges

Social affairsJun 22, 2017

A former human rights lawyer convicted of violating an anti-communist law more than four decades ago was exonerated by a Seoul court on Thursday. The Seoul Central District Court cleared Hahn Seung-...
Korean hands over remains of fallen US soldier days before war anniversary

DefenseJun 22, 2017

South Korea on Thursday repatriated the remains of an apparent American soldier killed in the Korean War, a show of the allies' commitment to never forget the wartime sacrifice of their troops. The ...
Research institute to reconstruct ship used by Joseon Dynasty emissaries to sail to Japan

Social affairsJun 22, 2017

A state-run research institute will reconstruct a life-size version of a ship used by emissaries of the 1392-1910 Joseon Dynasty to sail to Japan by September next year to use it as a museum of tradi...
S. Korea cautious about assessing NK's offer for moratorium on nuke tests

North KoreaJun 22, 2017

South Korea on Thursday cast caution over reading too much into a North Korean envoy's remarks proposing a conditional moratorium on the North's nuclear and missile tests. North Korea's top envoy to...
Korea to commemorate outbreak of Korean War this week

DefenseJun 22, 2017

South Korea will mark the 67th anniversary of the Korean War's outbreak this week with several commemorative events, bringing together war veterans at home and abroad. The war broke out at dawn on J...