A suspected virulent avian influenza (AI) case has been reported in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, authorities announced Sunday, as South Korea has been struggling to curb the spread of African swine fever for months.A case of AI H5 virus has been confirmed in wild bird feces, sampled near a cree

Prosecutors said Sunday they have requested a Seoul court to issue arrest warrants for seven progressive college students on charges of breaking into the U.S. ambassador's residence.Seventeen members of a progressive college student group used ladders to climb over the wall of the Habib House in

Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo pledged on Oct. 18, 2019 to strive to clinch a "win-win" deal in defense cost-sharing talks with the United States.Last month, the allies began negotiations on a fresh Special Measures Agreement (SMA) that will determine how much Seoul should pay for the stationin

President Moon Jae-in on Thursday raised the need to expand the government's investment in the construction sector in a bid to help revitalize the economy.He also said it is important to accelerate expansionary fiscal policy in response to the deepening problems facing Asia's fourth-biggest

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said Washington will fully take into account South Korea's position on possible auto tariffs, South Korea's finance ministry said Friday.Mnuchin made the remarks in Washington on Thursday (local time) during a meeting with South Korean Finance Minis

The United States will address North Korea's security interests if the regime gives up its nuclear weapons program, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday, beckoning Pyongyang to return to denuclearization talks.David Stilwell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, test

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon is likely to meet one-on-one with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his trip to Tokyo next week, though the plan has yet to be finalized, a Seoul official said Wednesday.Lee plans to visit Tokyo to attend Japanese Emperor Naruhito's enthronement ceremony, slate

A U.S. defense analyst on Tuesday dismissed North Korea's possible pursuit of a nuclear retaliatory strike capability using a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) as unviable for now, noting vulnerabilities of its easily traceable underwater platform.Bruce Bennett, a senior defense analys

South Korean President Moon Jae-in sent a message of sympathy Monday to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over the huge damage caused by Typhoon Hagibis, Cheong Wa Dae said. Moon delivered a message of "deep condolences and consolation" to the prime minister and Japanese people, ac

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon is scheduled to visit Tokyo next week to attend the Japanese emperor's enthronement event, his office said Sunday, in what is seen as a move to mend soured relations between the two neighbors.Lee will visit Japan from Oct. 22-24 for the ceremony, according

Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday it would continue a push to develop South Korea's materials, parts and equipment sector irrespective of Seoul's future ties with Tokyo.To that end, the government plans to launch R&D projects on 80 core items next year, according to Lee Ho-seung, senior presidential

President Moon Jae-in's approval rating dropped again to its lowest level, a weekly survey showed Monday, amid a lingering public outcry over Justice Minister Cho Kuk, whose family is under a criminal investigation in a fraud and corruption scandal.According to Realmeter, the rating fell 3 perce

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that he speaks to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by phone, in addition to their established form of communication -- letters.Trump mentioned Kim as he defended his controversial phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which has served

The chief nuclear negotiators of South Korea, the United States and Japan met in Washington Tuesday and reaffirmed the importance of working together to achieve complete denuclearization and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. State Department said.Lee Do-hoon, special representative for

European Union members of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday condemned North Korea's latest missile launch as a clear violation of U.N. resolutions and urged the regime to engage in "meaningful" denuclearization negotiations with the United States.Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Belgium

South Korea and the United States will seek ways to maintain dialogue with North Korea following the breakdown of last week's working-level denuclearization negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang, Seoul's chief nuclear negotiator said Monday.Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Kor

North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations warned the United States and European nations Monday against raising the issue of its recent missile tests at the U.N. Security Council, saying it would push the regime to further "defend our sovereignty."Amb. Kim Song made the remark to reporters

U.S. and North Korean officials were set to meet in Sweden on Friday, the eve of their formal working-level nuclear talks, after the communist nation ratcheted up tensions with a test-firing of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile.The two sides are expected to have "preliminary contact" in S

The Chilean Navy's training ship Esmeralda sailed into a naval port in South Korea's largest coastal city of Busan on Friday as part of training newly commissioned officers and promoting friendship with the South Korean Navy.The four-masted ship, with a length of 113 meters and a width of 13

Britain, France and Germany on Thursday requested a closed-door meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss North Korea's recent test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile.The meeting was requested for Friday, but it will likely take place next week, Reuters reported.Speaking d