SEOUL– Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Monday that South Korea’s relations with Japan must move toward the future, as Seoul has unveiled a plan to resolve the issue of wartime forced labor that has long strained ties with Tokyo.”We believe that Korea…
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North Korea Party Meeting Set to Discuss ‘Urgent’ Food Issue
North Korea has scheduled a major political conference to discuss the “urgent task” of improving its agricultural sector, a possible sign of worsening food insecurity as the country’s economic isolation deepens amid a defiant nuclear weapons push.North…
Korean American Rep. Young Kim named chair of House Indo-Pacific subcommittee
LOS ANGELES, Korean American U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) was selected to head the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, her office said Friday.Kim became the first Korean American chair of the subcommittee, which deals with crucial for…
U.S. remains committed to using full range of capabilities to defend S. Korea: Blinken
WASHINGTON, The United States remains committed to using the full range of its military capabilities, including nuclear, to defend South Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday, as people in South Korea are beginning to question the n…
Peace on Korean Peninsula without denuclearization is not real peace: S. Korean FM
WASHINGTON, Peace without complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is not real peace, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin insisted Friday, with his U.S. counterpart, Antony Blinken, underscoring U.S. commitment to fully denuclearize the pen…
U.S. focused on preserving peace on Korean Peninsula, region: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, The United States remains committed to preserving peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and will continue to work closely with South Korea to that end, a Pentagon spokesperson said Friday.The remark comes after North Korea threatened t…
Families of crowd crush victims clash with police over installation of memorial altar
SEOUL, Bereaved families of the victims of the Itaewon crowd crush clashed with police in central Seoul on Saturday as they took to the streets one day before the 100th day of the tragedy and installed a memorial altar in a public square without approv…
Opposition party takes to streets to protest prosecution probes into leader
SEOUL, The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) staged a large-scale rally in central Seoul on Saturday to protest against the prosecution’s widening corruption probe into its embattled leader.Tens of thousands of party members joined the rally, as DP…
Opposition party to take to streets in protest of prosecution probes into leader
SEOUL, The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) is set to stage a large-scale anti-government protest in central Seoul on Saturday afternoon.Thousands of party members, including leader Lee Jae-myung, are expected to join the rally, which will be the …