Korea

Suspect list grows in KF-21 fighter jet technology leak by an Indonesian engineer

Police are expanding their investigation into the potential leak of Korean fighter jet technology by an Indonesian engineer as the list of suspects grows. During...

Vocational universities unite to boost international student enrollments

Presidents of 57 vocational universities formed an association with a shared goal of attracting more international students. The association, named Korean TVET University and College...

North’s Kim Jong-un calls for ‘war’ preparations as South Korea, U.S. hold joint exercise

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a military training center and requested practical and strengthened preparations for "war" on Wednesday, the state-run Korea Central...

Pyongyang warns that Seoul, Washington will pay ‘dear price’ as joint exercise begins

North Korea condemned on Tuesday the annual Freedom Shield exercise between South Korea and the United States that began this week, warning that a...

A year later, top court finally admits North Korea may have hacked its network

The Supreme Court admitted on Monday that a North Korean hacking group may be behind last year's cyber attack on their network. The top court's...

South Korea, U.S. begin Freedom Shield, Buddy Squadron exercises

South Korea and the United States began their annual Freedom Shield joint military exercise, meant to strengthen their combined defense posture against North Korea's...

Thousands of doctors in South Korea stage anti-government protests

Police banned four current leaders of the country's largest medical lobbying group from leaving the country on Sunday amid a deepening crisis over the...

European embassies in North prepare to reopen after four-year closure

  European countries are reportedly preparing to reopen embassies in North Korea after four years of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland,...

President calls Korea, Japan ‘partners’ at March 1 address

President Yoon Suk Yeol called South Korea and Japan “partners” seeking global peace against North Korea's military threats and said his government would pursue...

Fertility rate of South Korea continues free fall in 2023 at 0.72: Data

Korea’s ever-plummeting fertility rate continued its free fall in 2023 to reach another all-time low of 0.72 children per woman, down by 0.06 from...