Korea

Korea’s defense industry is ‘writing new history,’ Yoon says at ADEX

President Yoon Suk Yeol said the next steps for Korea's defense industry are aerospace engineering and artificial intelligence, citing Korea's achievements in developing high-tech...

South’s military alarmed by North’s apparent involvement in Hamas attack

Hamas's attack on Israel has alarmed South Korea's military, especially regarding North Korea’s possible involvement and Pyongyang's potential use of similar tactics against Seoul. According...

U.S., South Korean envoys urge China to end repatriations of North Korean defectors

Julie Turner, the American special envoy on North Korean human rights, urged Beijing to stop repatriating North Korean defectors during her visit to Seoul...

U.S. B-52 bomber to land in Korea for first time

A U.S. B-52 strategic bomber will land at Osan Air Base this week, marking the aircraft’s first landing on the Korean Peninsula. It will also...

North warns of ‘rapid first strike’ as U.S. carrier arrives in Busan

North Korea threatened to stage the "most powerful and rapid first strike" against U.S. strategic assets Friday following the arrival of an American nuclear-powered...

North Korea’s nuclear arsenal ‘on pace’ to challenge homeland missile defense, says U.S. congressional report

North Korea is "on pace" to deploy enough nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to possibly penetrate the American missile defense system, according to a...

Youtuber and ex-journalist Kim Yong-ho, 47, found dead in Busan

YouTuber Kim Yong-ho, 47, was found dead at a hotel in Haeundae, Busan, according to the Busan Haeundae Police on Thursday. According to the police,...

Yoon, Estonian president voice joint concerns over North

Meeting in Seoul on Thursday, President Yoon Suk Yeol and Estonian President Alar Karis voiced concerns about increasing reports that Russia and North Korea...

YouTuber known as school bullying victim dies at 27

YouTuber and hairdresser Pyo Ye-rim, known for her accounts of school bullying, took her own life on Tuesday. She was 27. According to the police, Pyo...

Korean companies fail to safeguard future mothers despite low birthrate

An employee faced verbal abuse from her boss after requesting shortened working hours when she got pregnant. After reporting the case to the company, she...