A Chinese firm was found to have knowingly exported to North Korea machine tools containing subcomponents banned from exports to the country for concern they could be used for its weapons programs, a U.S. think tank claimed Thursday.Shenyang Machine Tools Company shipped at least two 6-axis machine

Police on Wednesday questioned the leader of a local fan club of former President Park Geun-hye over a violent street rally protesting against the Constitutional Court's decision to remove her from office last month. Chung Kwang-yong, chief of "Parksamo" -- meaning a group of pe

The South Korean government said Sunday the salvaged Sewol ferry has been moved onto land, embarking on the final stage of the transfer nearly three years after its sinking.The salvage team has moved the ship onto a dry dock at a port in the southwestern province of Mokpo, from the semisubmersible t

South Korea on Friday lauded the summit agreement between the U.S. and Chinese leaders to work closely together to convince North Korea to curb its nuclear program."We assess that they were relatively successful talks that laid the groundwork for cooperation between the two leaders and the developm

U.S. President Donald Trump said he held in-depth discussions with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping over North Korea's nuclear problems during the summit, the office of South Korea's acting leader said Saturday.Trump made the remark during his 20-minute phone talks with Acting President an

With more transporter vehicles being deployed, salvage workers are set to conduct the final stage of testing on Saturday to move the salvaged wreck of the Sewol ferry onto land, government officials said.Salvage workers have been trying to move the ferry onto land at the port of Mokpo, some 410 kilo

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a mushroom farm, expressing satisfaction that it was built with indigenous technology and materials, Pyongyang's state media said Saturday.Kim inspected the Pyongyang Mushroom Farm, accompanied by party and state officials including premier Pak Pong-ju

Samsung Group's de facto leader on Friday denied bribery allegations during his first court hearing held in relation to a massive corruption scandal that brought down former President Park Geun-hye.Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., appeared at the Seoul Central District Cou

U.S. President Donald Trump should press China to sever financial links with North Korea when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping for their first summit talks later this week, a U.S. expert said Monday.Victor Cha, Korea chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, made the sug

Ahn defeated Moon for the first time the Presidential race started in Korea this year.In a public survey conducted on the next Korean President on the afternoon of April 3, 2017 by Korean-language daily, Naeil Shinmun, and The Opinion (a polling company), People’s Party Presidential Candidate Ahn Ch

South Korea's presidential race is set to begin in earnest this week after all parties nominate their standard-bearers. The nominations scheduled for this week are those of the largest Democratic Party and the minor People's Party, the two liberal parties that have arguably drawn the most in

The North Korean women's hockey team arrived in South Korea Saturday for an international competition.The delegation of 20 players and 10 coaches and officials landed at Incheon International Airport via Beijing. Starting Sunday, they will participate in the International Ice Hockey Federation (

Ahn Cheol-soo of the People's Party won the latest round of a party primary Saturday, further closing in on the party's nomination for the upcoming presidential election.The co-founder and former chief of the left-leaning centrist party took 77.44 percent of all votes in the latest round hel

South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Hong Joon-pyo on Friday clinched the presidential nomination of the conservative Liberty Korea Party for the May 9 election, bracing for an uphill battle against powerful liberal rivals.The former ruling party announced its flag-bearer during a national convention in S

A semisubmersible ship carrying the ill-fated Sewol ferry arrived at South Korea's southwestern port of Mokpo on Friday.The ship -- escorted by five Coast Guard vessels -- sailed into port around 1 p.m. after a six-hour journey from the waters where it stayed for nearly a week after being raised

Former President Park Geun-hye was arrested on Friday in connection with a corruption scandal that led to her removal from office.The Seoul Central District Court issued a warrant to detain Park on charges of bribery, abuse of authority, coercion and leaking government secrets, after a marathon hear

Moon Jae-in of the liberal Democratic Party remained the front-runner in South Korea's presidential race as his longtime rival climbed one notch to rank second, a poll showed Wednesday.Moon, a former leader of the largest party in parliament, garnered 33 percent from Monday to Tuesday, down 0.3

Rep. Uhm, Yong-Soo of the Liberty Korea Party said that he will work hard to promote the interests of the people of his constituency which comprises Miryang, Euiryeong, Haman and Changnyeong. For this purpose, he said his parliamentary activities are focused on enhancing the homogeneity of community

Moon Jae-in of the liberal Democratic Party remained the front-runner in South Korea's presidential race for the 12th consecutive week, a poll showed Monday.The former opposition leader gained 34.4 percent last week, down 2.2 percentage points from the previous week, according to the survey by R

North Korea on Sunday threatened pre-emptive strikes in response to South Korean and U.S. special operations troops' recent drills for incapacitating Pyongyang's leadership in case of conflict.The North Korean People's Army issued a statement saying that it is ready to fend off any attem