SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The presidential National Security Council (NSC) met Thursday, and discussed the upcoming South Korea-U.S. summit and possible North Korean provocations.
The meeting of...
17:31 May. 19
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SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- An anticipated meeting between former South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden ...
16:57 May. 19
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will step up communication with Japan and the U.N. nuclear watchdog over Tokyo's planned release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power ...
16:32 May. 19
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Kim Sung-han held a virtual meeting with his Japanese counterpart Thursday, and discussed North Korea's provocations and the need to develop futu...
15:35 May. 19
May 20
1949 -- Kim Yak-su and Lee Mun-won, lawmakers in South Korea's first National Assembly, are arrested for arguing for the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country and negotiat...
14:00 May. 19
By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it has decided to join the U.S.-led new economic initiative, as it could help diversify and stabilize the country's supply chains ...
11:47 May. 19
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- An anticipated meeting between former South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden in Seoul this weekend is unlikely to take place, officials here and i...
09:49 May. 19
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea does not appear to have developed a hypersonic missile, but its tests to develop such a system warrant U.S. concerns, the head of the U.S....
08:11 May. 19
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman held a phone conversation with her new South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun-dong on Wednesday, reaffirming t...
06:52 May. 19
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By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is widely expected to stage a long-range or nuclear test befor...
04:47 May. 19
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By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is widely expected to stage a long-range or nuclear...
04:22 May. 19
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By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is widely expected to stage a long-rang...
04:00 May. 19
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is widely expected to stage a long-range or nuclear test before or even during President Joe Biden's trip to South Korea and Japan, U.S. National Security...
03:49 May. 19
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By Lee Haye-ah
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden have a "plan B" ready to command the combined forces of the...
19:48 May. 18
SHENYANG, China, May 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's trade with China jumped on year in April as the two nations had resumed railroad freight traffic, according to Chinese customs data on Wednesday.
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18:50 May. 18
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By Lee Haye-ah
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will virtually attend a summit in Tokyo next week where U.S. ...
17:32 May. 18
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By Lee Haye-ah
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden have a "plan B" ready to command the combined force...
17:24 May. 18
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- Former President Moon Jae-in is set to return to the political spotlight about two weeks after his retirement, as he is expected to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden in S...
17:10 May. 18
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have a "plan B" ready in case North Korea carries out a provocation during U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Seoul this week, a preside...
15:35 May. 18