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Korean student in Germany assaulted by two men in apparent hate crime

A Korean student studying in Germany was assaulted by two men in an apparent Asian hate crime. The two men made racist comments to the...

Top national stories of the year in Korea 2022

1. 158 die in Itaewon Halloween crowd crush During Halloween celebrations in Itaewon on Oct. 28, 158 people were killed in a crowd crush. It was...

Ex-Yongsan police chief arrested for Itaewon tragedy

Former Yongsan Police Station chief Lee Im-jae was arrested on Friday for allegedly failing to respond quickly to the crowd crush in Itaewon on...

Seoul, Washington considering large-scale live-fire demonstration next year

South Korea and the United States are reviewing holding a large-scale combined live-fire demonstration next year to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment...

U.S. F-22s in Korea for training near Jeju with Korean, U.S aircraft

American F-22 stealth fighters joined a Korea-U.S. air drill near Jeju on Tuesday, as U.S. strategic assets continue to rotate through the Korean Peninsula. The...

Korea blasts Japan’s counterstrike plan, Dokdo claim

South Korea is expressing concern over Japan's desire for "counterstrike capabilities" and its renewed claim over the Dokdo islets in the East Sea. Counterstrike capabilities...

Seoul protests Tokyo’s new security strategy, claim to Dokdo

The Foreign Ministry summoned a counselor from the Korean Embassy in Japan to protest a National Security Strategy (NSS) released Friday that claimed sovereignty...

UN General Assembly passes North Korean human rights resolution for 18th consecutive year

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution calling for international efforts to improve human rights conditions in the reclusive state. It marks...

USFK calls recent drills ‘routine’

The United States Forces Korea (USFK) described an artillery drill conducted last week, which the North Korean military cited as a pretext for shelling...

American Space Force starts a Korean unit

The U.S. military launched a space force unit in South Korea, the United States Forces Korea (USFK) announced Wednesday. The establishment of a United States Space...