SEOUL, A South Korean expert has been elected a member of the U.N. Human Rights Committee monitoring civil and political rights, the foreign ministry said Friday. Soh Chang-rok, a professor...
SEOUL, South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun sent a congratulatory letter to new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday, expressing his wish to bolster bilateral relations. In the letter,...
SEOUL, North Korea is continuing to develop its missile capabilities, Defense Minister nominee Gen. Suh Wook said Wednesday, vowing to sternly respond to any provocations. Suh made the remark in...
SEOUL, North Korea could test-fire a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) around the founding anniversary of the Worker’ Party next month, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman nominee Won In-choul said...
SEOUL, South Korean President Moon Jae-in sent a letter congratulating new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday, in which he proposed joint efforts for the development of Seoul-Tokyo relations,...
WASHINGTON, A senior U.S. diplomat called on North Korea to return to its denuclearization agreement signed with the United States at their 2018 summit, stressing that doing so would place...
SEOUL, South Korea welcomes an agreement reached between Bahrain and Israel to normalize their diplomatic relations, the foreign ministry said Monday. “The government welcomes the agreement between Bahrain and Israel...
SEOUL, South Korea on Monday welcomed the launch of negotiations between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban aimed at ending decades of war. On Saturday, the two sides met in...
SEOUL, Senior medical students boycotting the state licensing exam said Sunday they will put on hold their collective action taken in protest of the government’s medical workforce reform plan. Medical...
SEOUL, The foreign ministry is pushing to build its own videoconference platform to improve security as virtual meetings continue across the world due to the new coronavirus pandemic, officials said...
SEOUL, Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae apologized Sunday over allegations she used her influence to seek special favors for her son. “I feel deeply sorry for causing troubles to the people...
SEOUL, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha plans to travel to Vietnam next week for talks with her counterpart on various bilateral issues, including joint efforts for cooperation amid the coronavirus pandemic,...