South Korea and North Korea on Friday set up a telephone line between their leaders, enabling direct dialogue between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who are also set to meet in person next week.The direct hotline was established between Seoul's presidenti
A robust verification protocol is an integral part of efforts to successfully denuclearize North Korea given what appears to be massive nuclear facilities the reclusive country has been operating for decades, a government source said Friday.As South Korea and the United States are preparing to hold
Kim Su-jin -- not her real name -- said going to work is a highly stressful affair as she has little choice other than to put up with frequent bullying and verbal abuse by her superiors.The 28-year-old, who is employed in a non-permanent position at a small architectural design firm, said that while
Police are under fire on Friday after a local news report revealed they held back key information about a ruling party lawmaker suspected of involvement in alleged online opinion rigging during a media briefing on the ongoing probe.Police have been investigating suspected deliberate manipulation, le
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev has expressed hope that the upcoming inter-Korean summit will pave the way for lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, the foreign ministry here said Thursday.The Uzbek president made the remark during his meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha in
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is doing everything possible to have a "very successful" meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, but added he will walk away from the summit if it is unlikely to bear fruit."If I don't think it's going to be fruitful, we're not going
The government on Wednesday unveiled a package of measures to fight corruption, including classifying money raised by politicians at their book publication parties as official political funds subject to state scrutiny.The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission presented the five-year plan durin
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev said Tuesday the Central Asian country will continue to support South Korea on issues related to the Korean Peninsula, as the leaders of two Koreas are set to hold a rare summit next week, Seoul's foreign ministry said.Nazarbaev also expressed hopes that the
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his "blessing" to the Koreas to end their decades-long war.Trump appeared to speak to reports the two Koreas could discuss a peace treaty to formally end the 1953-53 Korean War when their leaders meet for a summit next week."They do have my blessing
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