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Nuclear envoys vow to tackle North’s threats together

Special envoys from South Korea, Japan, and the United States vowed to crack down on North Korea’s illicit cyber activities. “We will redouble our efforts to...

Lots of diplomacy this week on the U.S. IRA

Korean and U.S. officials are holding discussions about the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its impact on Korean industries. Second Vice Foreign Minister Lee...

U.S. envoy for North Korea holds rare talks with Chinese counterpart over recent provocations

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim held talks this week with his Chinese counterpart to discuss North Korea's increasingly provocative behavior, the...

First arrests made in Itaewon crowd crush case

Two senior intelligence officers suspected of ordering the deletion of an internal intelligence report warning of a possible crowd surge in Itaewon on Oct....

71st Operation Christmas Drop begins, Korea joins U.S. and its allies

Korea is taking part in Operation Christmas Drop for the second consecutive year, with an Air Force C-130 flying to remote Pacific islands and...

Korea’s ties to U.S., China not a zero-sum game: Kagan

Korea's relations with China and the United States do not have to be a zero-sum game, said Edgard Kagan, a senior director of the...

Pyongyang’s ire means cooperation is working, says Seoul envoy

Korean Ambassador to the United States Cho Tae-yong said recent North Korean tirades against South Korea are a sign that international sanctions and Washington-Seoul...

U.S. is putting a space force unit in Korea

The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) will host a component command of the U.S. Space Force (USSF), likely the second regional space command to be...

2 Koreans safe after vessel boarded by pirates off West Africa

Two Koreans are free and unharmed after the vessel they were operating was boarded by pirates in international waters 200 nautical miles south of...

North Korea fires ICBM with range to reach the United States

North Korea on Friday morning launched a missile that may have had sufficient range to reach the United States. The launch came a day after...