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[Column] The costs and risks of Korea’s nuclear armaments

  Robert Einhorn The author is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former senior official at the U.S. Department of State responsible for...

Biden nominates Turner as North Korea human rights envoy

U.S. President Joe Biden nominated a new special envoy for North Korean human rights, the White House announced Monday, moving to fill a post...

Withdrawal of ammunition from USFK stockpile will not affect readiness: Pentagon

Withdrawing ammunition and military equipment from U.S. stockpiles in Korea and other countries to support Ukraine will not affect the U.S.' capabilities or defense...

U.S. envoy for human trafficking on visit to Seoul: State Department

A senior U.S. diplomat is on a visit to Korea to discuss ways to prevent human trafficking, the state department said Thursday. Cindy Dyer, ambassador-at-large...

U.S. should prepare for possible deployment of nuclear assets to South Korea: U.S. think tank

The United States should consider possible deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons to South Korea in the future, a U.S. think tank said Wednesday, in...

Number of English teachers entering Korea drops to third of pre-pandemic levels

A native English instructor teaches her students in Daegu, southern Korea. The number of English teachers coming to Korea for jobs dropped...

White House Strengthens Response to Asian Hate Crimes

The federal government has released its first strategic document containing policy goals and specific implementation plans for each department to prevent Asian hate crimes. U.S....

An influencer in North Korea Might Be a Propagandist

A North Korean YouTuber is posting videos that she claims offer a glimpse into life on the other side of the DMZ. Her sincere looking...

Lucky Charms meth gang kingpins U.S. extradition requested

    Korean prosecutors said Thursday they have requested the United States arrest and extradite two people who have allegedly trafficked drugs to Korea since 2021. According...

Underwear tycoon agrees to return to Korea

The former chairman of SBW Group, who was nabbed on a golf course in Thailand on Tuesday after eight months on the lam, could...