Korea

Korea wants trilateral summit with China, Japan by year’s end

Korea wants to host a trilateral summit with China and Japan before the end of this year, a high-ranking Foreign Ministry official in Seoul...

Alliance will end regime if North uses nukes, Yoon warns

President Yoon Suk Yeol warned Tuesday that the South Korea-U. S. alliance is ready to bring an end to the North Korea regime should...

Koreans support U.S. alliance, but wary of clash with China

Koreans are carefully weighing the possible consequences of expanded security cooperation with the United States, especially regarding possible conflicts with China, a survey suggests. In...

Prime minister hopeful ‘shuttle diplomacy’ with China will begin

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo told President Yoon Suk Yeol in a Cabinet meeting Monday that he and the Chinese leader discussed hopes for "shuttle...

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BY ESTHER CHUNG

Court dismisses arrest warrant request for Yoo Ah-in over drug use for second time

A Seoul court on Thursday dismissed an arrest warrant request for Yoo Ah-in, an actor charged with illegal drug use, for the second time. The...

Korean Air donates $25 million to Science Center, building ‘Korean Air Aviation Gallery’

  Korean Air is set to have a dedicated aviation gallery in a new air and space museum in Los Angeles. On September 20, Korean Air...

Reforms to protect teachers against harassment in Korea pass

The National Assembly on Thursday passed four laws aimed at enhancing protection for teachers against harassment. One of the reforms prohibits schools from removing a...

Seoul imposes sanctions over illegal arms deals with Pyongyang

South Korea levied fresh unilateral sanctions on individuals and entities involved in North Korea's illegal weapons trade with Russia and other countries Thursday, hours...

Yoon warns at UN that arms deal between North, Russia will be a ‘direct provocation’

President Yoon Suk Yeol warned that an arms deal between between North Korea and Russia would be a "direct provocation" against the South, addressing...