Korea

Suicide among young Koreans is systemic problem, experts say

The death of K-pop idol Moonbin of boy band Astro shocked Korea and signaled that suicide among young Koreans continues to be a deep-rooted...

Yoon discusses defense cooperation, Ukraine with Polish counterpart

President Yoon Suk Yeol held a bilateral summit with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw on Thursday aimed at deepening cooperation in strategic sectors...

Calls grow for South to get tough on deadbeat North

A conservative lawmaker on Wednesday called on the next unification minister to pursue more “forceful” ways to make Pyongyang cough up more than $1...

Yoon asks Kishida to include Korean experts in monitoring Fukushima water discharge

President Yoon Suk Yeol asked Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to include Korean experts in monitoring the Fukushima treated wastewater discharge process in a...

Korea, NATO upgrade partnership, stress security cooperation

President Yoon Suk Yeol and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg agreed to upgrade the partnership between South Korea and the Atlantic alliance. Meeting in Lithuania...

One dead, one missing as rains inundate Korea

Torrential downpours in central and southern parts of Korea killed at least one person Tuesday.  A man in his 70s was found dead near a...

Number of ‘ghost baby’ cases in Korea rise to nearly 1,000

Police are investigating nearly 1,000 unregistered babies, or “ghost babies” in the country. The National Police Agency on Monday said it received a total of...

Nuclear Consultative Group to hold first meeting on July 18

A bilateral consultative body created to bolster nuclear deterrence against threats from North Korea will hold its inaugural meeting in Seoul on July 18. The...

Gov’t of Korea receives more than 300 private academy complaints

More than 300 cases highlighting irregularities at private education businesses have been reported to the government in the past two weeks after President Yoon...

Japan’s Fukushima water release plan meets international standards, Korea says

Japan's plan to release treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant would meet international standards if carried out as planned, the government said. The...