Korea

Seoul, Washington nail down Nuclear Consultative Group details as ‘Trump risk’ looms

  South Korean and U.S. defense authorities signed a framework document on the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) earlier this week to strengthen extended deterrence in...

North Korean tech workers, South Korean gangsters team up on illegal online gambling

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said on Wednesday it uncovered a North Korean group running illicit cyber activities cooperating with several South Korean criminal...

Son Heung-min injured after Asian Cup tussle with Lee Kang-in: Reports

Son Heung-min injured his finger in a tussle with Lee Kang-in ahead of Korea’s loss to Jordan in the semifinals of the Asian Cup...

Student population in South Korea expected to fall below 5 million by 2026

Korea's total number of students in elementary, middle, and high school is expected to fall below 5 million by 2026. According to a report released...

North unveils GPS-guided rockets with ‘enhanced precision’

North Korea on Monday claimed the successful development of a new “controllable shell and ballistic control system” for multiple rocket launchers, which purportedly enhances...

Korea bars 40 universities from admitting international students

  The Ministry of Education is restricting 40 universities from admitting international students to select programs in a one-year ban. A total of 20 universities will...

Indonesian engineers may have stolen key fighter jet technologies

An investigation is in full swing after the recent revelation that Indonesian engineers dispatched to Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for joint development of the...

North abolishes laws on inter-Korean economic cooperation

North Korea abolished laws on inter-Korean economic cooperation at a plenary session of the Supreme People’s Assembly, reported its state media on Thursday. The Korean...

Russian envoy warns North may conduct seventh nuke test, blames U.S.

  Russia's top envoy to Pyongyang said that North Korea may decide to conduct a seventh nuclear test if the United States continues taking "provocative...

Yoon says first lady’s receiving of a luxury handbag is ‘regrettable,’ stops short of apology

President Yoon Suk Yeol said that it is "regrettable" that first lady Kim Keon Hee was not able to fend off the situation that...