Korea

Korea’s Labor Ministry offers work permits to foreign workers at hotels and restaurants

With hotels in Korea suffering from dire labor shortages, the government has extended its work permit quota to accept 4,490 foreigners intending to work...

Kim Jong-un declares ‘solid-fueled, nuclear-armed’ missile system complete

North Korea announced on Wednesday that it successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) equipped with a hypersonic warhead. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un...

South Korea, U.S. to practice crippling North’s nuclear command

South Korea and the United States plan to conduct drills to paralyze North Korea’s nuclear weapons command during their joint exercise in August, according...

North launches intermediate-range ballistic missile into East Sea

North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) into the East Sea on Tuesday, the third ballistic missile launch of the year, the South’s Joint...

Korean Air Force mulling use of robot guard dogs to patrol bases

Robot military dogs may soon replace patrol dogs to guard the Korean Air Force’s air bases. The Air Force announced on Monday that it is...

Russia’s veto a move to dismantle sanctions regime on North, experts say

Russia’s veto of the extension to a UN Security Council panel monitoring sanctions on North Korea was a move to permanently dismantle sanctions against...

‘Kim Jong-un intensifies war preparations, imminent conflict in West Sea likely’

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is intensifying his focus on war preparations, and a military clash in the West Sea is becoming increasingly likely,...

‘I should live like Son’: Footballer’s positive vibes go viral after grass comment

For Korean national team captain Son Heung-min, it seems the grass is always greener. Son’s positive energy is spreading online after a clip of him...

Hospitals close wards, go into debt after junior doctors’ walkout

Seoul’s largest hospitals are closing inpatient wards to cut operating costs, mainly due to snowballing debt. With the junior doctors’ walkout, understaffed hospitals had no...

South Korea, U.S. launch task force to choke off North’s nuclear program

South Korea and the United States launched a bilateral task force to more effectively block key resources and funding for North Korea’s nuclear and...