South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday held talks with a visiting Angolan minister over bilateral cooperation on an array of issues, including North Korean provocations, Seoul officials said.During his meeting with Angola's Foreign Minister Georges Rebelo
Presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo claimed Tuesday that the North Korean regime of Kim Jong-un is "afraid" he will take power because of his strong commitment to national defense.The nominee of the center-left People's Party made the claim in response to a North Korean media report that disp
Presidential front-runner Moon Jae-in and the close second Ahn Cheol-soo continued to exchange vicious attacks Tuesday as the upcoming election has apparently become a two-way race.In most recent polls on the May 9 election, the two liberal candidates together garnered more than 80 percent of all vo
U.S. President Donald Trump has no "red line" in dealing with North Korea, but he is ready to take "decisive" action when it is deemed appropriate, the White House said Monday.In a regular press briefing, White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that China is playing an active role
A U.S. State Department official said Monday there is no hiccup in the ongoing deployment of a cutting-edge missile defense system in South Korea, dismissing concern about a political setback."There hasn't been any change, and there hasn't certainly been anything about the decision-making p
South Korea's former President Park Geun-hye was indicted Monday on multiple charges, including bribery, as prosecutors wrapped up their probe into the influence-peddling scandal that brought her down last month.The former president is accused of abuse of power, coercion, bribery and leaking gov
Around 1,000 U.S. airmen and fighter jets have teamed up with South Korea's Air Force in a joint combat training to ensure their readiness against North Korea's provocations, the Pacific Command (PACOM) announced Monday.The two-week Max Thunder exercise, one of the largest military flying ex
Claimed supporters of Ban Ki-moon, the former South Korean secretary-general of the United Nations, on Monday declared their support for the presidential candidate of the center-left People's Party. The group, claiming to have 70,000 members, said its members will support Ahn Cheol-soo i
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will arrive in South Korea on Sunday for a high-stakes visit to reaffirm the robust security alliance and warn against North Korea's possible provocations, Seoul officials said.Pence's three-day visit here has been arranged amid rising tensions, with Pyongyang
North Korea staged a massive military parade on Saturday to mark the 105th birthday of late state founder Kim Il-sung in a show of military prowess amid regional tensions over its nuclear and missile programs.The country flexed its military muscle by stating its readiness to stage a war with the Uni
Ko Young-tae, who has drawn media attention after making public clues to the corruption scandal involving former President Park Geun-hye and her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil, has been formally arrested on charges of influence peddling. The Seoul Central District Court on Saturday approved an arrest
Close consultation and a rock solid alliance between South Korea and the United States are the keys to efforts to terminate North Korea's nuclear ambitions, South Korea's foreign minister said Friday.Speaking to a meeting organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, Yun Byung-se e
A local detention center came under fire Friday over allegations it gave a special favor to former President Park Geun-hye, who has been arrested in connection with a corruption scandal that removed her from office.According to the Seoul Detention Center, Park was allowed to stay at one of its offic
Stretching over more than 3,260 kilometers of coastlines, 12 lagoons and straits, and 112 estuaries, and boasting thousands of islands and condensed systems of rivers and streams, Vietnam is one of the countries having great potential in developing the fishery industry. The country has become one of
South Korea plans to set up a museum on North Korea's human rights by 2019 to raise public awareness about Pyongyang's serious human rights violations, government officials said Friday.The envisioned museum is expected to display documents and photos of North Korea's human rights records
A Chinese firm was found to have knowingly exported to North Korea machine tools containing subcomponents banned from exports to the country for concern they could be used for its weapons programs, a U.S. think tank claimed Thursday.Shenyang Machine Tools Company shipped at least two 6-axis machine
South Korea's leading presidential candidates were united Thursday in opposing an armed clash on the Korean Peninsula as tensions escalated over a possible U.S. strike on North Korea.During their first TV debate, the five contenders explained what they would do if North Korea carries out a major
U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is "making a big mistake," warning that he doesn't talk about military action plans in advance -- unlike his predecessor."We are sending an armada, very powerful. We have submarines, very pow
The presidential candidates of five political parties here are set to meet in a televised debate this week, the first of at least six such meetings in the lead up to the presidential election, their party officials said Wednesday.The five presidential hopefuls are set to hold their first joint TV de
President front-runner Moon Jae-in said Wednesday that he will double the rate of increase in the government's fiscal spending if elected, and redirect government spending to create more jobs and support corporate employees.The presidential candidate of the liberal Democratic Party noted the cou