Korea

South to prosecute North’s human rights violators after unification

The perpetrators of human rights violations in the North will face criminal punishments once the two Koreas are unified, said the government in Seoul...

North Korea’s economy contracts for third straight year

North Korea’s economy shrank for the third consecutive year while the country’s population reached 25.7 million, around half of South Korea’s 51.67 million. The North’s...

Korea’s efforts to promote rural cities are paying off, foreigners say

Xavier, a master's student at Ajou University, was pleasantly surprised on a recent trip to Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang, for its vibrant atmosphere. The city's bustling...

Palace vandals were also told to spray paint King Sejong statue, police find

An unidentified person who ordered two teens to vandalize Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul also told them to spray paint the adjacent Statue of...

Yoon calls for lower bar for urban redevelopment projects

President Yoon Suk Yeol stressed the need to overhaul the eligibility criteria for redevelopment and reconstruction projects as he met with residents at a...

B-1B bombers deployed as trilateral aerial exercise sends message to North

South Korea, the United States and Japan held a trilateral aerial exercise involving U.S. B-1B strategic bombers over the Korean Peninsula Wednesday in response...

Gyeongbok Palace vandal claims his graffiti was ‘artistic’

A 17-year-old teenager accused of vandalizing historic Gyeongbok Palace said somebody offered to pay him to spray-paint the address of illegal streaming websites on...

North warns U.S. after ICBM test, says launch shows ‘options’

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned that the test-fire of a solid-fuel Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Monday showed what he would do...

Police arrest teens suspected of vandalizing historic Seoul palace

Police arrested Tuesday a 17-year-old individual suspected of vandalizing the wall of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul on Saturday. The unidentified teen was taken into custody...

North fires ICBM into sea amid worsening war of words

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea on Monday, a move immediately condemned by South Korea, the United States...