North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observed the ground jet test of a new high-thrust rocket engine, the country's state-run media said Sunday, an indication that Pyongyang may engage in future provocations despite warnings by the international community.According to the Korean Central News Agency (

The South Korean government ran a final test Sunday on its plan to refloat a ferry that sank off the country's southwestern tip of the peninsula three years ago, a disaster that killed more than 300 people.The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said it began to conduct a final test run at 6:00 a.m

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday that all options, including military force, remain on the table in dealing with North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, declaring that the so-called strategic patience with Pyongyang has ended. Tillerson made the remarks during a press

The Danish prosecution said Friday it decided to extradite the daughter of ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye's close friend for an investigation into a high-profile scandal that removed Park from office."It is the assessment of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions that al

A district court on Friday temporarily banned a local high school from using a controversial state-authored history textbook.The court upheld an injunction request filed by five parents who accused the school authorities of breaking rules in their decision to adopt the textbook. Liberals criticize t

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson began his two-day trip to South Korea on Friday, which is expected to focus on discussing ways to strengthen the bilateral alliance and fend off the growing threats from North Korea.Tillerson arrived at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul a

Six-party nuclear talks with North Korea failed to deliver their intended results, the State Department said Thursday, adding to Secretary Rex Tillerson's point that diplomatic efforts to disarm Pyongyang failed and a new approach is necessary."There's a recognition that certain mechanisms,

A Seoul court on Thursday ordered a Japanese company to compensate a South Korean for forced work during Japan's colonial rule.In the latest legal victory for wartime forced laborers, the Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of Lee Chun-myeon, 86, who filed the case against Nichi-Fujikosh

Prosecutors investigating allegations of corruption involving former President Park Geun-hye and her friend said Thursday that they have no plans to raid the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae or Park's home.A senior prosecutor told reporters that a raid on Cheong Wa Dae or Park's residence i

South Korea's central bank said Thursday it won't respond "mechanically" to the latest U.S. interest rate increase amid eased anxiety about the pace of the Fed's monetary tightening."Even though the U.S. raised its policy rate, the Bank of Korea (BOK) won't follow suit mechanicall

A national security expert on Thursday called on South Korea to consider putting on hold the ongoing deployment of a U.S. missile defense system on its soil until China stops its stepped-up retaliation on Korean goods and businesses.South Korea and the United States recently started the process of i

Now that Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn is out of the Presidential race, who has grabbed the 10 to 15 percent popularity rating he used to enjoy?Governor Hong Jun-pyo of Gyeongsangnam-do Province got the lion’s share of Hwang’s votes. Here are the latest poll results disclosed by the CBS Radio this mo

The ongoing deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea is a self-defense measure aimed solely at North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, a senior foreign ministry official here said Wednesday.South Korea and the U.S. recently started the process of installing a Terminal High A

North Korea's foreign earnings are expected to be curtailed by 20 percent in 2017 from three years ago due largely to the ongoing U.N. sanctions, a U.S. broadcaster said Wednesday."The North, which earned US$3.6-4.0 billion in 2014, is likely to see about $8-billion loss this year due to sancti

South Korean prosecutors summoned ex-President Park Geun-hye to undergo questioning early next week, a prosecution official said Wednesday, as she was removed from office over a string of corruption allegations."The prosecution team has sent a summons to former President Park Geun-hye's legal r

South Korea's top economic policymaker will participate in the upcoming Group of 20 finance ministers' meeting later this week to discuss ways to improve international policy coordination with world leaders, his office here said Wednesday.Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho, who doubles as the deputy

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn is expected to announce this afternoon that May 9, 2017 will be the Presidential election day.Reports inidcate competent government authorities have already begun preparations with May 9 in mind as the election day.

Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will announce his decision not to run in the presidential election slated for May during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, a source said.The Cabinet meeting will be held at 2 p.m. at the central government complex in Seoul, the source said.Hwang has long

South Korea's presidential security advisor said Wednesday he will hold talks with his U.S. counterpart this week over North Korea's growing military threats and ways to further strengthen the Seoul-Washington alliance.Kim Kwan-jin, the chief of the National Security Office, made the remarks

Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday renewed his appeal for national unity at a time the country is reeling from the dismissal of President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal.During a ceremony marking the 57th anniversary of a historic pro-democracy uprising, Hwang als