Korea

Korea bars 40 universities from admitting international students

  The Ministry of Education is restricting 40 universities from admitting international students to select programs in a one-year ban. A total of 20 universities will...

Indonesian engineers may have stolen key fighter jet technologies

An investigation is in full swing after the recent revelation that Indonesian engineers dispatched to Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for joint development of the...

North abolishes laws on inter-Korean economic cooperation

North Korea abolished laws on inter-Korean economic cooperation at a plenary session of the Supreme People’s Assembly, reported its state media on Thursday. The Korean...

Russian envoy warns North may conduct seventh nuke test, blames U.S.

  Russia's top envoy to Pyongyang said that North Korea may decide to conduct a seventh nuclear test if the United States continues taking "provocative...

Yoon says first lady’s receiving of a luxury handbag is ‘regrettable,’ stops short of apology

President Yoon Suk Yeol said that it is "regrettable" that first lady Kim Keon Hee was not able to fend off the situation that...

Foreign ministers of Korea and China call for the first time, agree to boost trade

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi over a call on Tuesday, marking the first time the duo spoke since...

Korea to take part in U.S.-led space training event this month

The Air Force and Korean space experts will join the U.S.-led multinational space training event Global Sentinel this month, the Air Force announced on...

Kim Jong-un instructs North Korea’s navy to prepare for war

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on the country's navy to be ready for “war preparations at present” at a shipyard on Friday as...

Top U.S. economic envoy expresses understanding of IRA fears

Washington is well aware of the concerns of Korean companies regarding the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and is communicating closely with stakeholders in Seoul,...

North Korea says it conducted ‘strategic’ cruise missile drill

North Korean state media reported Wednesday that the regime had conducted a drill involving Hwasal-2 cruise missiles the previous day to enhance its counterattack...