SEOUL– A group of South Korean activists staged a rally Saturday to protest against the United States’ reported call for Seoul to sharply increase its share of the cost to maintain U.S. troops here.The rally, organized and attended by some 50 civic gr…
SEOUL– The defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan will meet bilaterally in Thailand next week just days before the planned expiry of their intelligence-sharing pact, Seoul officials said Saturday.Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo is scheduled to hold…
WASHINGTON– A senior U.S. official warned Friday that the chances of diplomatically ending North Korea’s nuclear weapons program are growing slim.Speaking to reporters in a background briefing, the senior State Department official said he had delivere…
WASHINGTON– A senior U.S. official on Friday discounted a regional trade deal involving countries including South Korea and China as a “low-quality agreement” that lacks proper standards.Keith Krach, under secretary of state for economic growth, energ…
WASHINGTON– A spokesman for former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden responded Friday to North Korea’s criticism of the Democratic presidential candidate by saying it is becoming obvious that “repugnant dictators” feel threatened by Biden.North Korea’s st…
SEOUL– Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo headed to Thailand on Saturday for an international security meeting and one-on-one talks on its sidelines with his Japanese counterpart ahead of the planned expiration of their intelligence-sharing pact.The tw…