Army Gen. Kim Seung-kyum, the deputy commander of the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC), was named to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the defense ministry said Wednesday, in the first reshuffle of top military officers since the launch of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration. The shake-up was announced hours after North Korea's launches of three ballistic missiles into the East Se...

President Yoon Suk-yeol will preside over a meeting of the National Security Council following North Korea's ballistic missile launch Wednesday, his office said. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, according to South Korea's military. (Yonhap)

President Yoon Suk-yeol said Tuesday that in the process of appointing public officials, he will work to give "bold opportunities" to women, amid calls for his administration to enhance gender equality. Yoon made the remarks during his meeting with outgoing leaders of the National Assembly at his office in Seoul, according to presidential spokesperson Kang In-sun. "I will work hard to give bold...

Around 40 organizations and schools joined a weeklong campaign to promote the eradication of verbal violence on the internet, as the campaign’s leader called for more continued efforts in making the cyberspace a safe place. Sunfull Foundation, a nongovernmental organization aimed at countering cyberbullying, hate speech and human rights violations on the internet, designated May 23 as the day wi...

Multiple Russian and Chinese warplanes entered South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) without notice on Tuesday, prompting the Air Force to scramble fighters to the scene, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The JCS said that two Chinese and four Russian warplanes entered the KADIZ, but did not violate South Korea's territorial air. "Prior to their entry into the KADIZ, our...

Japan’s status boost and Korea At the same time, the US is openly supporting Japan’s ambition to increase its military capabilities, as the US seeks to boost its power in its escalating strategic competition with China. In South Korea, the idea of Japan becoming a permanent member of the UNSC is widely unpopular, as the public sees it as inappropriate to grant such power to a country that conti...

President Yoon Suk-yeol said it is necessary for Korea’s future energy sources to be a “rational” mix of nuclear power, renewable energy and natural gas to achieve carbon neutrality amid global supply chain instability and rising energy prices. Yoon attended the 28th World Gas Conference held at Exco in Daegu on Tuesday, his first public attendance at an international event since taking office. ...

The Korea Herald CEO Choi Jin-young (left) paid a courtesy visit to Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Hai-ming and discussed emerging areas of cooperation Friday. Choi and Xing expressed hope to strengthen and diversify industries and media cooperation between China and Korea. (The Korea Herald)

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Tuesday met with Rep. Yun Ho-jung, a co-chair of the Democratic Party of Korea’s interim leadership committee, in a gesture seeking cooperation from the country’s main opposition party. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Han visited Yun first before he met with leaders of the ruling People Power Party. This move showed his enthusiasm to cooperate with the opposition party,...

Defense Ministry promises to expeditiously deliver additional nonlethal aid, but remains cautious about providing weapons

The upcoming UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development (Mondiacult) will be co-hosted by Mexico and UNESCO in Mexico City. The conference will conduct analyses and discussions on new paradigms in the cultural field worldwide, and position culture as a transversal axis for sustainable development in line with the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Objectives...

The national health protection agency on Tuesday advised against visiting destinations with known monkeypox cases, just as travel restrictions over COVID-19 are slowly fading. Lee Sang-won, heading the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s epidemiological analysis division, said at a news briefing that while traveling carries risks, bringing back mandatory quarantines for all passengers ...

Lee Jung-hyun, once a big name in the conservative bloc, is seeking a return to politics after a five-year hiatus, this time running for the governor of South Jeolla Province. Lee, a former head of the main conservative party and a close aide of ousted former President Park Geun-hye, had left politics after Park’s impeachment in 2017. Having left the central arena, Lee has returned to his polit...

More than 10 feral cats have been shot and killed by US troops stationed here, according to a news report Monday, sparking controversy over animal cruelty. Public broadcaster KBS aired a video showing someone who appears to be military personnel firing at a cat crouching in a cage with an air gun. The broadcaster said it was filmed at Osan Air Base, a US Air Force base located in Pyeongtaek, Gye...

Russia’s aggression has shown that freedom and security are not given “free of charge” said Reiffenstuel. In response to the invasion, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in February pledged 100 billion euros ($107 billion) in defense spending to modernize armed forces and the defense of freedom and security. Berlin will continue to strengthen security, defense and humanitarian aid in the future, he ...