Korea

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...

South Korea, U.S., Japan conduct first trilateral maritime interdiction drill in 7 years

South Korea, the United States and Japan held a maritime interdiction drill in the high seas southeast of Jeju on Tuesday, marking the first...

Yoon orders safety measures for Koreans in Israel as conflict escalates

President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered the government Tuesday to thoroughly prepare safety measures for Korean residents and travelers in Israel amid concerns over the...

Korean, Greek vice foreign ministers meet in Seoul

BY ESTHER CHUNG

First North Korean defector to become a full-time professor recalls starvation, hardship and danger

North Korean defector Kim Seong-ryeol, who came to the South after two attempts to flee the North, was named a professor of international studies...

Yoon pays tribute to Korean diaspora, pledges to expand global ‘playing field’

President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged Thursday to expand the "playing field" of Korean companies and people, including the diaspora around the world, and better...

Korea, Japan vow to counter North’s threats in revived strategic dialogue

Korea and Japan vowed to work closely on countering threats from North Korea in their first vice foreign ministerial strategic dialogue in nearly a...

Seoul issues warning as Pyongyang ramps up nuke rhetoric

The war of words continued between Seoul and Pyongyang on Wednesday over the North Korean regime's threats to use its nuclear weapons. “If North Korea...

Yoon warns against threat of ‘fake peace’ with North

President Yoon Suk Yeol stressed Wednesday that notions of "fake peace" with North Korea pose a serious challenge to security and democracy. "Despite repeated warnings...

Prime Minister Han affirms commitment to three major reforms

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo reaffirmed the government's commitment to the three major reforms promised by the Yoon Suk Yeol administration. “We have to change the...