South Korea's top military official traveled to Thailand on Thursday in a bid to promote bilateral defense industry cooperation, with the contracted deliveries of T-50 supersonic trainer jets under way.In talks with his Thai counterpart, Prawit Wongsuwon, in Bangkok, Defense Minister Song Young-
President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed his efforts to delegate more authority to regional governments Thursday, calling for a constitutional amendment that would support such a move."Expanding local autonomy through a constitutional change is a task we must complete sooner or later," the president said
A South Korean man in his 60s has been found dead at the Japanese Consulate General in Busan, police said Thursday.According to the Busan Dongbu Police Station, an employee of the consulate general found the man, 62, hanged at a warehouse on its premises around 1:35 p.m. Wednesday when he entered it
South Korea should further strengthen the alliance with the United States and put greater pressure on North Korea if it wants to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from going to war with the communist nation, an opposition party leader said Thursday.Rep. Yoo Seong-min, head of the conservative mino
South Korea's Navy on Thursday received a brand-new guided missile frigate with strong anti-submarine warfare capabilities, the country's arms agency said.The 2,800-ton Daegu ship features stealth design and uses a hybrid electric drive propulsion system, which reduces noise and enables rapi
The following are excerpts from an interview with Administrator Ra Seung-yong of the Rural Development Administration of Korea, recently conducted by The Korea Post media for publication.—Ed.Question: Would you briefly introduce the remarkable results RDA achieved last year?Answer: In 2017, su
A South Korean Air Force unit conducted a cold weather training Thursday on rescuing downed pilots.The Special Airforce Rescue Team (SART) held the drill at the Chopyeong Reservoir in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, with more than 20 members and HH-32, HH-47 and HH-60 search and rescue chopper
A monthlong extraordinary parliamentary session is set to begin Tuesday with rival parties likely to wrangle over a series of pending bills, a constitutional revision and other political issues.The parties are expected to first pass a set of bills aimed at bolstering the country's firefighting c
President Moon Jae-in was set to hold a special meeting with top government officials Tuesday to share his policy objectives and discuss ways to implement them, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.The meeting will start at 2 p.m., involving ministers and vice ministers from all major governme
South Korea's trade ministry said Monday it will hold talks with China to expand the scope of the two countries' free trade agreement (FTA) to the service and investment sector in a way to create new business opportunities for local companies in the tourism, culture, legal and medical indust
President Moon Jae-in on Monday ordered thorough inspections of all public and private facilities frequented by the people, also calling for new methods to inspect and ensure the safety of such facilities.The call came after a fire at a large hospital in the southeastern city of Miryang left 37 peop
Prosecutors demanded an eight-year prison term Monday for a former presidential aide involved in a corruption scandal that led to the removal of then-President Park Geun-hye from office last year.Woo Byung-woo, 50, whho served as senior presidential secretary for civil affairs from 2015-2016, was in
South Korea's top defense official voiced doubt Monday that North Korea will use its nuclear weapons, saying that such an act would be "suicidal.""The North Korean regime will probably be removed from the map if it uses developed nuclear weapons against South Korea or the United States," Def
The government will consider limited or temporary visa waiver programs for Chinese nationals and Southeast Asian group tourists during next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the ruling Democratic Party said Monday.During a policy coordination meeting, the government and ruling party also agre
South Korea imported fewer agricultural products overall from China last year, but shipments in fruits, vegetables and meats increased, data from the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) showed Monday.According to KREI's analysis of figures from the Korea Trade Statistics Promotion Institute, S
Faulty wiring in the ceiling could be the cause of fire that killed more than 30 people and injured over a hundred in a hospital in the southeastern city of Miryang, police said Saturday.A blaze gutted the emergency room of Sejong Hospital in the city, some 380 kilometers away from Seoul, early Frid
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Friday expressed his support for fresh inter-Korean rapprochement during his first visit to the heavily-fortified border between the two Koreas."National division is not something that can be overcome overnight, it needs a long time," he said during a
A fire gutted the ground floor of a hospital in southeastern South Korea and sent toxic fumes raging through the six-story building, killing at least 37 people and injuring 131 others in one of the country's deadliest blazes in a decade.Nearly 180 people were inside Sejong Hospital in Miryang, s
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon ordered a thorough investigation Friday into what caused the massive death toll in a hospital fire in the southeastern city of Miryang, after the blaze left at least 37 people dead and more than 70 others injured.Lee made the remark during a visit to the situation room set
South Korea and the United States plan to resume their delayed joint military exercises after the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the defense ministry said Friday."The exact date and size of the planned joint exercises cannot be disclosed, but they will be carried out after the cl