Korea

North Koreans begin heading home after entry ban lifted

North Korea has lifted an entry ban imposed on its overseas nationals at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, state media reported Sunday.The announcement...

Everland in discussions with China for panda’s return

Everland, a theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi, is in discussions with its Chinese counterparts to return Fu Bao the giant panda to the country.Jung...

Korean politicians trade barbs over Fukushima waste release

The war of words between Korea's politicians over Japan's ongoing release of radioactive water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant continued to escalate on...

HR managers at Korean companies share tips for foreign job seekers

HR managers of companies willing to hire foreigners say Korean proficiency, work-related experience and an understanding of their companies' values are the most important...

Students attempt to break into Japanese embassy in Seoul

  Police on Thursday apprehended 16 university students after they attempted to break into the Embassy of Japan in Korea to protest the release of...

Yoon warns North in visit to USFK wartime bunker

President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a key U.S. Forces Korea wartime command bunker complex on Wednesday amid an ongoing joint military exercise, sending a...

Camp David agreements ‘not a new NATO,’ U.S. envoy says

Deepened security cooperation between Korea, the United States and Japan will never be a NATO-like structure in the region, said Philip Goldberg, the U.S....

First North Korean international flight lands in Beijing since Covid-19

A North Korean state-owned airliner passenger flight landed in Beijing on Tuesday, the first time in three years that a North Korean airliner landed...

South warns North over satellite launch, Pyongyang ups rhetoric

South Korea is urging the North to abandon its planned launch of a satellite in the direction of the Yellow and East China seas...

Seoul Metro moves to boost tourism with unlimited ride passes

Seoul Metro, the operator of the capital’s subways, will offer unlimited subway passes in the second half of the year to cater to the...