SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida could make his first visit to South Korea since taking office in early May to hold a summit with President Yoon Suk Yeol, Japanese ...
14:39 Apr. 30
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States have met in Seoul to discuss ways to cooperate on countering North Korea's evolving nuclear and military thre...
11:25 Apr. 30
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Joe Biden tweeted that the alliance between the United States and South Korea is based on shared beliefs on "democracy, liberty, security, and above all -...
10:45 Apr. 30
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will step up its "military deterrence" against South Korea and the United States, state media said Sunday, blasting this week's summit agreement between the ...
10:11 Apr. 30
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Two U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act, which expired in September 2022.
Young Kim (R-CA), the cha...
20:06 Apr. 29
By Lee Haye-ah
BOSTON, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office said Friday that no decision has been made yet on reported plans of a summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japane...
09:35 Apr. 29
By Lee Haye-ah
BOSTON, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's presidential office dismissed reports of a gap between Seoul and Washington in their interpretation of a recent declaration on extended det...
03:43 Apr. 29
GENEVA, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday confirmed a ruling in favor of South Korea in a dispute over the United States' safeguard measures on large-sized residenti...
23:10 Apr. 28
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SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Friday volunteered as a one-day English teacher at an elementary school inside a U.S. Forces Ko...
22:06 Apr. 28
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday banned its citizens from traveling to Sudan due to concerns over the escalating military conflict in the country.
The foreign ministry issued a...
21:07 Apr. 28
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Japan began domestic procedures Friday to return South Korea to its "white list" of trusted trading partners, in a move to improve bilateral economic relationship, Seoul...
18:47 Apr. 28
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was set to teach at a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) elementary school Friday as a one-day English teacher for Korean students, his office said.
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16:39 Apr. 28
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry has held a meeting with multiple United Nations agencies to discuss South Korea's humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and its refugees in nearby ...
15:34 Apr. 28
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By Lee Haye-ah
WASHINGTON, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned Thursday that North Korea will be met with a...
12:32 Apr. 28
By Kim Han-joo
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met with visiting Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Friday and discussed ways to expand economic cooperation between South Korea...
11:27 Apr. 28
By Kim Han-joo
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating inched down slightly but remained at the 30 percent level after his remarks on Ukraine and Taiwan raised tension...
11:14 Apr. 28
SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has called on the United States to make joint efforts to resolve a legal dispute between their companies over Seoul's potential nuclear reactor exports to th...
10:26 Apr. 28
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, April 27 (Yonhap) -- The agreement reached by the leaders of South Korea and the United States on strengthening U.S. extended deterrence is not an agreement designed to ...
09:59 Apr. 28
Better nuclear umbrella
Diplomatic efforts still essential to solve crisis
The much-trumpeted summit between Presidents Yoon Suk Yeol and Joe Biden is over. After removing the foam of pomp and hos...
07:03 Apr. 28
By Lee Haye-ah
WASHINGTON, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended a state luncheon hosted by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on T...
06:39 Apr. 28