Korea

Holt to pay $74,646 for illegal overseas adoption

Seoul Central District Court ordered the adoption agency Holt Children’s Services to pay $74,646 (100 million won) to an adoptee of Korean nationality for...

Top U.S. general in Korea stresses UNC’s role for peace in Northeast Asia

United Nations Command (UNC) Commander Gen. Paul LaCamera on Tuesday highlighted the U.S.-led institution's role in crisis management on the Korean Peninsula and peace...

Kim Jong-un inspects military spy satellite facility: state media

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made an on-site inspection of the overall status of the country's first military spy satellite and approved its "future...

Kishida wants to open ‘new era of friendship’ with Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, shakes hands with JoongAng Holdings Chairman Hong Seok-hyun at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Thursday. Japanese...

G7 summit, bilateral meetings highlight Yoon’s diplomatic super week

President Yoon Suk Yeol will take part in a flurry of diplomatic exchanges this week, including a trip to Hiroshima for the Group of...

U.S. will continue working with Korea, Japan to maintain rule of order: State Dept.

The United States will continue to work closely with its key allies, namely Korea and Japan, to promote peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific...

Forced labor victim passes away at 93

Yang Young-soo, who was a victim of forced labor during the Japanese occupation, passed away on Thursday at the age of 93. Yang was waiting...

Joint military drills of U.S., S. Korea are defensive in nature: Pentagon spokesperson

Any joint military exercises of South Korea and the United States are defensive in nature, a Pentagon spokesperson said Tuesday, insisting that there is...

North Korea blamed for hacking Seoul National University Hospital

North Korean hackers were behind the 2021 cyberattacks on Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea’s police concluded Wednesday. Officers from the Korean National Police Agency’s...

S. Korea, U.S., Japan working on missile warning consultation group

South Korea, the United States and Japan are working on launching a consultation group for sharing missile warning data in real time, a presidential...