North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a local car industry complex and emphasized its role in efforts to foster the communist nation's economy, according to Pyongyang's state media Tuesday.The report of Kim's visit to the Sungri Motor Complex came amid mounting pressure on the North
The ruling party and the government on Monday renewed their commitment to establishing an independent agency that would probe corruption involving senior officials and their families.The reaffirmation at a policy meeting came amid apparent tensions between them and the prosecution over a widening pr
North Korea is conducting a rare inspection of a key military organ due to its "impure attitude" and has punished its top officials, South Korea's spy agency said Monday.During its parliamentary briefing, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said that while Pyongyang inspected its military&
Two aftershocks in the mid-3 magnitude range have rattled South Korea's southeastern city of Pohang, including the second strongest in the series of secondary shocks that followed after a 5.4 magnitude quake hit the region last week.A 3.6 magnitude tremor came at around 6 a.m. Monday, only hours
The ruling Democratic Party on Saturday lashed out at an opposition politician over her controversial remarks on the recent earthquake in the southeastern city of Pohang, calling for a public apology.Ryu Yeo-hae, a senior member of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), said Friday that the
Former Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Pascal Lamy expressed concerns over increased threats posed by the United States' protectionism. He said the U.S. is also attempting to disturb the WTO's trade dispute settlement function."I think countries intending to export to
The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States reaffirmed Friday that they are seeking a "peaceful" way to resolve North Korea's nuclear stalemate and vowed to keep their joint campaign of pressure to bring Pyongyang to talks on its denuclearization.The reaffirmation came after Le
The nominee for the Pentagon's top official for Asia said Thursday that talks with North Korea will eventually be necessary to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.Randall Schriver, nominee to be assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs, said he believes diplomacy is the onl
Two of ousted President Park Geun-hye's intelligence chiefs were arrested early Friday for paying billions of won of the spy agency's funds to her aides at the presidential office during her term.The Seoul Central District Court approved the arrest warrants for Nam Jae-joon and Lee Byung-kee
South Korea will strive to foster multilateral cooperation to build joint peace and security in Northeast Asia where complex geopolitics have so far hindered any efforts to set up a regional security entity, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Thursday."There is no need to remind you that Northeas
The government will provide about 4 billion won (US$3.6 million) in special grants Thursday for recovery efforts in the southeastern city of Pohang struck by the second-most-powerful earthquake on record to hit the country, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said. Lee made the remark during a visit
South Korean troops stationed at the joint security area (JSA) of Panmunjeom acted in accordance with the U.N. rules of engagement governing the area when they decided not to return fire despite dozens of shots fired by North Korean forces, an official from the presidential office said Thursday."Th
Jun Byung-hun, the senior presidential secretary for political affairs, offered to resign Thursday over a burgeoning graft scandal involving his two former aides.In a meeting with reporters, Jun repeated his denial of any involvement in the scandal and said he is ready to face a prosecutorial probe.
The financial self-reliance of South Korea's local administrations has deteriorated over the past 13 years due to increasing dependence on subsidies from central government, a report showed Tuesday.The so-called financial independence ratio of the nation's municipalities was 52.5 percent in
South Korea will work to greatly expand its economic ties with Southeast Asian countries and enhance their joint efforts to ensure prosperity and peace in their shared region, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday.The pledge came in a meeting with 500 business leaders from 10 member countri
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday for bilateral talks that are widely expected to focus on ways to improve the countries' ties.The Moon-Li meeting is set to start at 5:30 p.m. in Manila, where they have both been taking part in a regional foru
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted a derisive message on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in response to Pyongyang's repeated insults against him."Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER call him 'short and fat?'" Trump said in a tweet
The leaders of South Korea and China on Saturday reaffirmed their joint efforts to peacefully resolve North Korea's nuclear problem in a summit highlighting the recent normalization of bilateral ties estranged by the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea.The leaders "shared
The United States is currently having an assortment of direct contact with North Korea, but little progress has been made toward any serious dialogue, a senior South Korean diplomat said Friday."Exchanges and contact are regularly ongoing between the U.S. and North Korea through a New York channel
South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged efforts to promote free trade in the Asia-Pacific region Friday, voicing support for the early conclusion of a regional trade deal known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).He made the call during a meeting with a group of economic advis