The United Nations Command in South Korea will handle North Korea's return of the remains of American troops killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said.The repatriation was part of an agreement reached by U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim J

The two Koreas held working-level talks on fully restoring military communication lines Monday, as part of efforts to reduce tensions and build trust, officials here said.The first colonel-grade meeting in more than seven years began at the Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine office in Paju, just s

South Korea began a process Monday to select those who will meet their long-separated family members in North Korea in late August.The two Koreas agreed to hold their first family reunion event in nearly three years at the North's Mount Kumgang resort from Aug. 20-26, a follow-up to the April 27

The U.S. military moved 100 wooden "temporary transit cases" to the inter-Korean border on Saturday in preparation to receive the remains of soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War.The cases in storage at the truce village of Panmunjom, or the Joint Security Area (JSA), will likely be sent to No

Germany has been belatedly classified among the participating nations in the Korean War, as South Korea has added the European country to the list of countries that provided medical assistance during the 1950-53 war, government officials said Friday.The Ministry of National Defense has designated Ge

Public institutions are hiring more people, but not those without college degrees, government statistics showed Wednesday.According to state portal All Public Information in One (ALIO), 361 state-run institutions employed 22,560 people in permanent positions last year. The proportion of hires for wh

South Korea's Navy said Monday it will soon kick off a regular exercise on defending the nation's easternmost islets of Dokdo amid Japan's continued territorial claim.The two-day training is to start in the afternoon, involving the 3,200-ton Yangmanchun destroyer and five other warships

South Korea proposed that North Korea move its long-range artillery away from the heavily fortified border in an effort to reduce tensions during last week's rare cross-border military talks, government sources here said Sunday.During Thursday's general-grade meeting, the first in more than

South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam had talks Friday with a senior Vietnamese communist party official on strengthening relations between the two countries, Lim's ministry said.In a meeting with Tran Dac Loi, vice chairman of the Communist Party External Relations Commission, in Seou

South Korea's jobless rate rose slightly in May due to a fall in employment in the retail, manufacturing and educational service sectors, while job creation remained sluggish, government data showed Friday.The unemployment rate stood at 4 percent last month, up 0.4 percentage point from a year e

U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for the ambassador to South Korea said Thursday the allies should "pause" major combined military exercises to help test North Korea's seriousness about dialogue.Retired Adm. Harry Harris, who commanded American forces in the Pacific, cited a change in th

South Korea began voting Wednesday in local elections and parliamentary by-elections which are seen as a referendum on liberal President Moon Jae-in's administration.At stake are 4,016 local administrative, legislative and educational posts, including 17 metropolitan mayoralties and provincial g

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will stop "provocative and expensive" war games with South Korea in a surprise reference to the joint military exercises Pyongyang has criticized as a rehearsal of invasion.Trump made the remarks during a press conference that followed his historic

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's historic summit on Tuesday signaled the start of warming ties between Cold War foes and the possible onset of peace on the Korean Peninsula.Trump and Kim met on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore, against the backdrop of Nort

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were meeting in Singapore on Tuesday, a historic opportunity to peacefully end the North Korean nuclear threat.The summit began at 9 a.m. on the resort island of Sentosa against the backdrop of the North's nuclear capability that Tr

A Chinese airplane landed in Singapore on Saturday after leaving Pyongyang, days before a historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a website that traces flight routes showed.The airplane for the Chinese air carrier, Air China, arrived at Singapore'

About 3.8 million Koreans, or 8.77 percent of eligible voters, cast ballots Friday, the first of two days of early voting for the June 13 local elections, which are seen as an indicator of voter sentiment toward liberal President Moon Jae-in.The advance voting was conducted at 3,512 polling stations

Korea Aerospace Industries Co., the country's sole aircraft manufacturer, said Friday it has received a 115.7 billion won (US$108 million) parts order from the United States.Under the deal signed with Triumph Aerostructure LLC, KAI plans to supply wing and body parts for the B767 twin-engine jet

Observing the 23rd Ocean Day on May 31, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM) took pains to publicize the significance of protecting the marine environment. KOEM set up a Marine Environment Promotion Booth during a special Ocean Day event which took place at Incheon Inner Port Pier

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton will be in Singapore for next week's highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a White House official said Wednesday.Bolton has been a target of North Korean anger since he called for applying a s