Korea

Yoon, Saudi leader pledge cooperation in joint statement

Korea and Saudi Arabia pledged to deepen their cooperation across energy, manufacturing, construction and defense sectors as President Yoon Suk Yeol's visit to Riyadh...

South Korea, U.S. and Japan to hold first-ever joint air force drill near peninsula Sunday

South Korea, the United States and Japan plan to conduct their first-ever joint air force exercise near the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, South Korean...

Seoul pledges $2 million for humanitarian aid in Israel-Hamas conflict

Seoul will provide $2 million to aid humanitarian efforts in the ongoing Israel and Hamas conflict, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. “Our government is responding...

Russian foreign minister meets Kim Jong-un during visit

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his visit to Pyongyang, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The ministry did not...

Lavrov visits North amid cooperation concerns

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in North Korea on Wednesday amid concerns about advanced nuclear weapons and satellite technology transfers between Moscow and...

Korea’s defense industry is ‘writing new history,’ Yoon says at ADEX

President Yoon Suk Yeol said the next steps for Korea's defense industry are aerospace engineering and artificial intelligence, citing Korea's achievements in developing high-tech...

South’s military alarmed by North’s apparent involvement in Hamas attack

Hamas's attack on Israel has alarmed South Korea's military, especially regarding North Korea’s possible involvement and Pyongyang's potential use of similar tactics against Seoul. According...

U.S., South Korean envoys urge China to end repatriations of North Korean defectors

Julie Turner, the American special envoy on North Korean human rights, urged Beijing to stop repatriating North Korean defectors during her visit to Seoul...

U.S. B-52 bomber to land in Korea for first time

A U.S. B-52 strategic bomber will land at Osan Air Base this week, marking the aircraft’s first landing on the Korean Peninsula. It will also...

North warns of ‘rapid first strike’ as U.S. carrier arrives in Busan

North Korea threatened to stage the "most powerful and rapid first strike" against U.S. strategic assets Friday following the arrival of an American nuclear-powered...