Korea

Witnesses describe ‘hell’ at Seohyeon Station knife attack

Witnesses described the moment a 22-year-old assailant, only identified as Choi, went on a knife-wielding rampage at a mall near Seohyeon Subway station in...

Unification minister rules out end-of-war declaration

Newly-appointed Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho declared Thursday that the Yoon Suk Yeol administration would “never” seek a formal declaration ending the Korean War, saying...

At least 13 injured in knife attack in Bundang

At least 13 people are reported to have been injured in a vehicle and stabbing rampage that occurred at the AK Plaza shopping center...

Health authorities recommend masks again in Korea as Covid-19 spikes

The chief of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) urged Koreans to reconsider their choice to go mask-free as the daily average...

Human rights groups call on Seoul to address North’s captives

South Korea's new unification minister, Kim Yung-ho, will meet this week with the heads of civic groups dedicated to bringing home people held against...

Trilateral summit will be first of its kind, Seoul’s envoy says

The trilateral leaders’ summit between Korea, the United States and Japan scheduled later this month will be a first of its kind, Korea's envoy...

Seoul dismisses Pyongyang’s report on South’s human rights

The Unification Ministry on Monday hit back at North Korea's latest report on the state of South Korean human rights, which included a myriad...

Biden to host trilateral summit with Yoon, Kishida at Camp David on Aug. 18: White House

U.S. President Joe Biden will host a trilateral summit with Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Camp David...

Korea protests Japanese white paper laying claim to Dokdo

Seoul’s Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized Tokyo’s claim to Korea’s easternmost islets in a new annual defense white paper adopted by the Japanese cabinet...

North flaunts drones, ICBMS to Russian and Chinese officials at parade

Drones and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) took center stage at a nighttime military parade held by North Korea in downtown Pyongyang late Thursday to...