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U.S. agencies, Boeing to join Jeju Air probe with Korea set to inspect all 737-800s

Korea's transportation authorities will be joined by U.S. safety inspectors and Boeing personnel in the investigation into the Jeju Air disaster in Muan, South...

North Korea building new 3,000-ton frigate possibly with guided missiles, footage suggests

North Korea released footage of a new 3,000-ton frigate under construction for the first time on Monday through its state media, with leader Kim...

One of worst aviation disasters on Korean soil leaves nearly all 181 passengers, crew dead

All but two of 181 passengers and crew died after a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on...

North Korean soldier captured by Ukrainian forces dies of wounds

A North Korean soldier captured by the Ukrainian army died of his wounds on Friday, according to the National Intelligence Service (NIS). The South Korean...

Photo shows captured North Korean soldier in Russia, Ukrainian report claims

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) reportedly captured a North Korean soldier deployed to Russia during an operation in Kursk on Thursday, according to Militarnyi,...

Acting President Han is impeached as Korea’s political crisis escalates

Political turmoil in Korea deepened as the National Assembly passed an impeachment motion against acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Friday afternoon,...

North Korean soldiers’ desperate tactics against drones: One acts as bait, two fire in unison

Ukraine reveals notebook of deceased North Korean soldier On December 26, Ukrainian forces unveiled a document presumed to have been written by a North Korean...

Korean chip firms to shift from China on U.S. probe into market flooding: experts

The escalating chip war between the United States and China is prompting the Korean semiconductor industry to reduce reliance on China as Washington moves...

Seoul sanctions 15 North Korean individuals, one entity for illegal overseas IT activities

The South Korean government on Thursday imposed independent sanctions on 15 North Korean individuals and one entity that have earned foreign currency through the...

Ukraine releases handwritten letter of dead North Korean soldier

The Ukrainian military revealed a handwritten letter found on the body of an alleged North Korean soldier killed in Russia's Kursk region. Ukraine's Special Operations...