Korea

AliExpress under scrutiny for counterfeit items

A 39-year-old smuggler, identified only as Yang, was caught by the Korean customs agency after making 300 million won ($228,212) from selling 746 counterfeit...

South confirms closure of seven North Korean embassies

North Korea shut down seven embassies due to financial struggles, said the Foreign Ministry in Seoul. “North Korea recently shut its embassies in Guinea, Nepal,...

Korea, Japan’s nuclear envoys

  BY ESTHER CHUNG

South Korea successfully launches solid-fuel space rocket with satellite

  The Defense Ministry announced that it had successfully launched a solid-fuel-propelled space launch vehicle (SLV) from the sea near Jeju Island on Monday afternoon. The...

Korea inks $2.6B deal to deliver 159 K-9 howitzers to Poland

Hanwha Aerospace announced Monday that it inked a 3.45-trillion-won ($2.6-billion) executive contract with Poland to deliver 159 K-9 self-propelled howitzers. The contract promises to deliver...

South sanctions 11 North Koreans linked to satellite launch

The South Korean government on Friday added 11 North Korean nationals who participated in the development of the recently launched spy satellite, including intercontinental...

Korea’s first homegrown spy satellite to lift off on Friday

Korea’s first homegrown reconnaissance satellite, which will be launching from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on SpaceX’s Falcon 9, has been raised...

Israeli ambassador urges Korea to continue support for elimination of Hamas

Israeli Ambassador Akiva Tor called on Korea to continue being a “a good world citizen”with its support for the elimination of the militant group...

South to restore guard post in eastern DMZ as military agreement breaks down

A guard post at the border with the North in Goseong County, eastern Gangwon, could be the first to be re-established by South Korea...

North closes more embassies, this time in Congo and Bangladesh

North Korea shut down its embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bangladesh, likely part of a recent series of diplomatic mission closures...