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U.S.-China tensions overshadow Shangri-La Dialogue

Reining in North Korea's rising military threats dominated South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup's talks with defense chiefs from the United States, Japan and...

Yoon pledges more support for overseas Koreans at launch of new agency

President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged to better protect and serve the needs of some 7.5 million Koreans living outside the country in a ceremony...

Another S. Korean wartime sexual slavery victim dies; survivors now at 9

Another South Korean woman who was forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II has died, the gender equality minister said Tuesday,...

Yoon touts alliance’s role in promoting growth of K-culture

President Yoon Suk Yeol attended the Global Creative Industry Leadership Forum in Washington on Thursday and asked if anyone had watched the hit Korean...

U.S. announced 16 EVS eligible for $7500 tax credit, and Hyundai and KIA excluded

The U.S. government on Sunday announced 16 electric vehicles that will be eligible for subsidies of up to $7500. Hyundai and Kia's electric vehicles...

Body of Whang Ki-whan, early independence activist, returns home

The body of Whang Ki-whan, an activist and diplomat who pleaded the case for Korean independence at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 during...

N. Korea unresponsive to regular contact via inter-Korean liaison line, military hotline

Daily communication between the two Koreas was suspended Friday, as North Korea did not respond to regular contact via a cross-border liaison line and...

Blackpink will not perform in the U.S. at Yoon’s state dinner

Blackpink will not perform at a state dinner hosted by the United States on April 26, according to the presidential office Friday. “The performance currently...

Japan claims Dokdo, soft-pedals forced labor in textbooks

Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed regrets to Japan on Tuesday after Tokyo approved history textbooks that claim the Dokdo islets as its own...

NIS chief confirms North Korean leader has three kids

South Korea's intelligence agency confirmed that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has three children. “We are certain that Kim Jong-un's oldest child is a son,”...