The main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Tuesday called for an independent counsel investigation into suspicions that pro-government supporters with membership of the ruling Democratic Party attempted to rig online public opinions.Three suspects have been detained for allegedly using a computer pr

Police said Monday they plan to question the chairman of mobile carrier KT Corp. this week over his suspected involvement in illegal donations to lawmakers.Hwang Chang-gyu has been asked to come to the National Police Agency at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, officials said.Police have been investigating suspic

President Moon Jae-in pledged Sunday to find the truth about the deadly sinking of the Sewol ferry, on the eve of the fourth anniversary of one of the nation's worst maritime disasters.The ship capsized in waters off the country's southwestern island of Jindo on April 16, 2014, killing 304,

The United States has demanded South Korea share the cost of deploying U.S. strategic assets around the Korean Peninsula during recent talks to renew their cost-sharing agreement for American troops stationed here, a foreign ministry official said Friday.Seoul rejected the request saying the issue s

President Moon Jae-in sought to rally opposition support for his upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a rare meeting with the chief of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) Friday.The meeting between Moon and LKP chairman Hong Joon-pyo was held at the presidential office C

South Korea's top national security adviser visited Washington on Wednesday to meet with his U.S. counterpart, John Bolton, the White House said.The surprise trip by Chung Eui-yong, head of the presidential National Security Office, came ahead of the South Korean and U.S. presidents' separat

South Korea and the United States started their second round of talks Wednesday to renew their cost-sharing agreement for the about 28,500 American troops stationed here.The two-day talks started on South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju earlier in the day, following their first round of m

The United States should get North Korea to commit to abandoning all nuclear weapons and nuclear programs, not just the broadly defined "denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula, a former U.S. nuclear negotiator said Monday.Victor Cha, who served on the National Security Council of George W. Bush

Former President Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 24 years in prison and a fine of 18 billion won (US$16.8 million) at the Seoul Central District Court on April 6, 2018 for her involvement in bribery cases. The court’s judgment was made by default, as Park submitted a non-attendance statement for ‘hea

South Korea's Air Force said Monday it is set to start flying warplanes grounded after an F-15K jet crash last week.The Air Force suspended flights of most of its aircraft after the plane crashed into a mountain in Chilgok, North Gyeongsang Province, on Thursday. Two pilots were killed, although

Former President Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 24 years in prison and fined 18 billion won (US$16.8 million) on Friday in a ruling on a massive corruption case that led to her removal from office early last year.The Seoul Central District Court found the 66-year-old former leader guilty on 16 charg

U.S. President Donald Trump should not mention the example of Libya when he meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to discuss the denuclearization of the regime, a former U.S. envoy said Tuesday.Robert King, former U.S. special envoy for North Korea human rights, was addressing recent talk about

President Moon Jae-in will attend a memorial ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of a bloody massacre on the country's southern island of Jeju on Tuesday, becoming the first head of state to do so in a decade, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.The liberal president is set to join some

A South Korean art troupe held a historic performance in Pyongyang on Sunday with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife in attendance.A 160-member art troupe, including celebrated K-pop musicians such as Cho Yong-pil, Red Velvet and Seohyun, performed for about two hours before a North Korean

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editor Ms. Kim Jung-miGeneral Vincent K. Brooks, commander of the United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea, stands out from among all his predecessors (and, perhaps, also his successors, for that matter, in the future) for his exceptio

A combined field training of South Korean and U.S. troops got under way Sunday as scheduled, defense officials said amid a nascent peace mood on the divided peninsula.More than 11,500 service members, including thousands based outside of Korea, plan to participate in the four-week Foal Eagle trainin

South Korean football chief Chung Mong-gyu was named the new leader of the East Asian football body on Friday.Chung, who heads the Korea Football Association (KFA), was elected as the new president of the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) at its congress in Busan. He will serve in the post until

Three South Korean sailors are presumed to have been kidnapped in seas off Ghana, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday, with a South Korean anti-piracy warship being dispatched to the nearby area.According to the ministry, a 500-ton fishing boat named the Marine 711 with over 40 crew members a

The National Assembly passed dozens of bills Friday, including one aimed at allowing the disabled, senior citizens and pregnant women easier access to polling stations during elections.The bills were passed in the last plenary gathering of the parliament's March extraordinary session. On Monday,

China will end what are believed to be retaliatory measures over South Korea's deployment of a U.S.-developed missile shield in the near future, a top Chinese official said Friday.Chinese President Xi Jinping's envoy, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, made the remarks during his meeting with Sout