Korea

Locations announced for new offices for overseas Koreans

The headquarters of the newly established Overseas Koreans Agency will be located in Incheon, while the agency's administrative support office will be located in...

Suspect could face death penalty in drug-laced drink scam

Prosecutors on Thursday indicted and detained three suspects allegedly involved in the drug-laced drink blackmail scheme that occurred in a dense private cram school...

North Korean youth hold rally against South-U.S. deterrence deal

North Korean youth and students held a rally to denounce a recent agreement reached by South Korean and U.S. leaders on strengthening U.S. extended...

Yoon praises return of ‘virtuous cycle’ with Japan and U.S.

President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, in meeting with People Power Party lawmakers at the lawn of the newly opening Yongsan Children's Garden on Tuesday....

Another S. Korean wartime sexual slavery victim dies; survivors now at 9

Another South Korean woman who was forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II has died, the gender equality minister said Tuesday,...

President’s office confirms Kishida’s visit to Seoul

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a two-day visit to Korea over Sunday and Monday to meet with President Yoon Suk Yeol, the...

State visit to U.S. is evolution of ties, not aimed at isolating China: Foreign minister

Foreign Minister Park Jin said Monday that President Yoon Suk Yeol's state visit to the United States represented the evolution of the two countries'...

A bill to create 15,000 new E-4 visas for South Koreans reintroduced in Congress

A bill that would create 15,000 new E-4 visas for professionals from South Korea is being reintroduced in Congress. The Partner with Korea Act, as...

Yoon touts alliance’s role in promoting growth of K-culture

President Yoon Suk Yeol attended the Global Creative Industry Leadership Forum in Washington on Thursday and asked if anyone had watched the hit Korean...

Yoon gets Pentagon briefing at top U.S. command center

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday visited the National Military Command Center (NMCC) at the Pentagon, where he was briefed by U.S. Defense Secretary...