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North Korea ‘condemns’ UN Security Council meeting on its latest missile test

The United Nations Security Council held closed-door consultations on nonproliferation issues regarding North Korea on Thursday, in the wake of its recent military provocations...

North says Putin willing to visit Pyongyang ‘at early date’

North Korea said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his willingness to visit Pyongyang at an early date following Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui's...

Korean shares soar 1.34% Friday following overnight tech boost on Wall Street

Shares soared more than 1.3 percent Friday as big-cap chip shares rallied following an overnight tech boost on Wall Street. The local currency edged up...

Costly fertility rate solutions by Korean gov’t may not be enough, experts say

More stipends will not solve Korea's ultralow birthrate, several demographic experts argued as the People Power Party (PPP) and Democratic Party (DP) push for...

Police impose travel ban on Hwang Ui-jo over illegal sex tape allegations

Police slapped a travel ban on Nottingham Forest striker Hwang Ui-jo, accused of illegally filming sexual encounters without his partners’ knowledge. The Seoul Metropolitan Police...

Galaxy S24 first look: Translation is a letdown, but Circle to Search is handy

Look for the stars when summoning AI on your Galaxy S24. A bundle of little stars — sometimes three, sometimes four — will appear on...

Train accident in North kills more than 400: Radio Free Asia

More than 400 people were killed in a train derailment that took place in North Korea last month, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA)...

Nuclear envoys of South, U.S. and Japan call on North to ditch hostile rhetoric

The nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan urged the North to cease its increasingly hostile rhetoric against the South and...

Korean shares plunge as hopes fade for early Fed rate cut

Shares plunged nearly 2.5 percent Wednesday on dampened hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will start cutting its rates soon, and over uncertainties on...

South Korea, U.S., Japan hold trilateral naval drill after North’s missile launch

South Korea, the United States and Japan conducted a joint naval exercise south of the Korean Peninsula in response to North Korea’s launch of...