Korea

Yoon Suk Yeol’s mother-in-law arrested for falsifying documents

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s mother-in-law Choi Eun-soon was arrested for falsifying documents in court on Friday. Her arrest was made after the appellate court upheld...

Suicide spotlights abuse of teachers by students and parents

A student, with her mother, pays condolences to a teacher who took her own life in a classroom earlier this week at Seoul Seo...

Missing marine found dead, anger expressed at safety measures

A Marine lance corporal who was swept away by strong currents Wednesday morning while searching for people missing from last week’s heavy rains in...

U.S. soldier who bolted to North faced discipline at home

The U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea on Tuesday was due to face military disciplinary action in the United States for assault charges...

Yoon warns North during historic tour of U.S. nuclear sub

President Yoon Suk Yeol made an unprecedented tour of a U.S. nuclear-capable ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) on Wednesday. During the tour, he warned that South Korea...

First NCG meeting backed by nuclear-capable sub in Busan

A U.S. nuclear-capable submarine made a port call in Korea for the first time in some 40 years as a "manifestation" of Washington's commitment...

U.S. tourist defects to North Korea at border: UN Command

One American touring the Joint Security Area (JSA) at the inter-Korean border on Tuesday crossed over to the North Korean side, the United Nations...

Death toll reaches 33 from heavy rain, 10 still missing in Korea

The unofficial number of people who have died from the recent torrential rain is now at 34 after the body of an eighth victim...

Asean diplomats expected to criticize North’s nuke program

Top Asean diplomats are soon expected to release a statement heavily critical of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. “Indonesia, the chair of the Asean Regional...

Korea and Poland sign MOUs on nuclear power, tech and Ukraine

Korea and Poland signed over 30 memoranda of understanding (MOUs) in areas including nuclear power plant cooperation, high-tech industries and the postwar reconstruction of...