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Tue, August 20, 2019 | 14:22

'Seoul, Washington, Pyongyang speeding up denuke talks'

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday personal diplomacy between the leaders of the United States and North Korea and Moon himself are still working toward the North's denuclearization and on the Korean Peninsula

Politics | 2019-08-19 17:15

Seoul to spend record $239 billion to counter security threats

In a bid to counter looming security threats at home and abroad, the country's defense ministry announced Wednesday it will increase its military budget by an average of 7.1 percent each year over the next five years.

Defense | 2019-08-14 17:10

'S. Korea never sought US mediation'

South Korea didn't ask the United States to mediate the ongoing bitter diplomatic conflict with Japan, a senior presidential aide said Monday, though he added Washington “sufficiently understood the seriousness of the trade friction as it was getting worse.”

Politics | 2019-08-12 17:12

Cheong Wa Dae confirms largest-ever drill on Dokdo

South Korea will hold its largest military drill on a cluster of islets in the sea between South Korea and Japan, with the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard participating, a senior presidential aide confirmed.

Politics | 2019-08-07 17:08

North Korea fires missiles as US-South Korea drill begins

North Korea fired two “short-range ballistic missiles” into the sea from North Hwanghae Province, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JSC) said, Tuesday.

Politics | 2019-08-06 17:06

North Korean leader says missile launches were 'warning' against allies' joint exercise

State policy chief to meet Samsung, LG, SK execs

A senior presidential aide said Monday he will meet with high-profile executives at Samsung, Hyundai, SK, LG and Lotte conglomerates on Thursday, Aug. 8, for talks concerning the potential disruptions to South Korea's manufacturing supply chain as a result of Seoul being dropped from Japan's “whitelist.”

Politics | 2019-08-05 16:54

Seoul-Tokyo relations are at a crossroads

Senior government officials and presidential aides said Sunday South Korea-Japan relations are at a crossroads and vowed to reduce the country's reliance on Japanese imports.

Politics | 2019-08-04 17:17

Seoul plans to initiate military drill on Dokdo

In a move to protest Japan's decision to remove it from a list of trusted trading partners, South Korea plans to hold a joint military exercise on a cluster of islets that sits in the sea between the neighboring countries, a government source said Sunday.

Politics | 2019-08-04 17:16

Moon condemns Japan's 'whitelist' removal

In his strongest remarks yet on the trade row with Japan, President Moon Jae-in criticized Tokyo, Friday, for its decision to remove South Korea from its whitelist of countries receiving preferential treatment in trade procedures. “South Korea will never lose to Japan, again. Japan removed South Korea from its whitelist. This is a very reckless decision that ignores diplomati...

Diplomacy | 2019-08-02 17:08

'US won't impose additional sanctions on North Korea'

South Korea and the United States will not seek extra sanctions on North Korea despite Pyongyang test-firing two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Thursday, an aide to President Moon said Friday. “Despite the North's latest provocations, the United States and South Korea will keep their 'strategic ambiguity' on the matter by downplaying the firing's signific...

North Korea | 2019-07-26 15:37

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