Korea

USFK holds first deployment training of Thaad remote launcher

The U.S. military made public a set of photos of Sunday's training, hours after the North's state media reported the country had carried out...

The number of South Koreans visiting LA is increasing significantly

The number of Koreans visiting Los Angeles has increased significantly as the pandemic eases. According to the latest yearly statistics released by the Los Angeles...

[Column] Dialogue: The Only Path to Understanding

(By Spencer H. Kim) Thirty-six years ago I helped co-found the Pacific Century Institute (PCI).  Our goal was to build “bridges of understanding” between the peoples...

Yoon to lead session at Biden’s Summit for Democracy

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will lead a plenary session on economic growth and shared prosperity as a co-host of U.S. President Joe Biden's...

South co-sponsors UN resolution on North’s human rights

South Korea co-sponsored for the first time in four years the UN Human Rights Council’s resolution on North Korea to be adopted early next...

Korea, U.S. set for ‘largest-ever’ live-fire drills to mark alliance’s 70th anniversary

South Korea and the United States plan to conduct their "largest-ever" combined live-fire drills in June as part of a program to celebrate the...

U.S. traveler identified in bullets-on-a-plane case in Korea

A U.S. traveler in his 70s is suspected of having carried two bullets onto a Korean Air plane about to take off from Incheon...

North fires missile into East Sea ahead of UN meeting

North Korea fired a ballistic missile that landed in the East Sea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sunday, ahead of...

North Korea says tested missile was Hwasong-17 ICBM

North Korea’s state media said Friday that it test-fired a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the day before to demonstrate its “toughest response posture”...

National interest not a zero-sum game with Japan: Yoon

President Yoon Suk Yeol stressed that it's in both Korea and Japan's national interests to normalize relations to better respond to security issues following...