The South Korean military said Sunday it plans to lower the bar for the conscription of active duty soldiers, as the country's population is widely expected to shrink drastically.The Ministry of National Defense and the Military Manpower Administration are currently in the process of revising re

Justice Minister Cho Kuk said Thursday he spoke by telephone with a chief prosecutor in charge of raids on Cho's residence over allegations of corruption, sparking a row over the appropriateness of the conversation, during a parliamentary interpellation session.The telephone conversation was wit

The latest public polls on the popularity rating of the political leaders and parties, especially after the controversial appointment of Minister of Justice Cho Guk, boosted the number of people who support neither the government of President Moon Jae-in nor the opposition Liberal Korea Party. Out o

South Korea's ruling and conservative opposition parties are expected to clash head-on this week, as they are scheduled to begin a full-fledged regular session of the National Assembly.The main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) is emboldened by the reported spread during the Chuseok holidays

The United States on Friday sanctioned three entities it accused of conducting cyber attacks on behalf of the North Korean government to generate revenue for the regime's nuclear and missile programs.The Department of the Treasury said the new measures target Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff, and Andar

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold summit talks in New York late this month on the sidelines of a U.N. session, Cheong Wa Dae announced Friday.The allies have agreed to hold the meeting to coincide with Moon's visit to the U.S. city for the 74th General

President Moon Jae-in appointed Cho Kuk as justice minister Monday, emphasizing the need to continue the government's reform drive.He appealed for "public understanding and support" for his decision to appoint Cho despite controversies over alleged ethical lapses and wrongdoing by his family.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's campaign to reinforce Seoul's strategic partnerships with Southeast Asian nations has gained fresh momentum this week, as he made a fruitful tour of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos, Cheong Wa Dae aides said Friday.Moon made a pitch for the New Southern Policy

The United States respects South Korea's decision to seek an early return of more than two dozen American military bases in the country and will work with its ally to get the bases returned "as expeditiously as possible," U.S. Forces Korea said Tuesday.South Korea's presidential office Che

The Korea Post Chief Editor Kim Hyung-dae interviewed Woo Kyung-ha, International Relations Ambassador of Busan Metropolitan City in relation to the city’s hosting the Korea-ASEAN Special Summit in November and other issues. A summary of the interview follows: Question: What are your

The proportion of people in South Korea aged 65 years or older could increase sharply amid a rapidly aging population, the country's statistics agency said Monday.Statistics Korea forecast that the country's population is likely to reach 39 million in 2067, sharply down from 51.7 million in

The United States on Friday sanctioned three shipping firms for allegedly engaging in illicit ship-to-ship transfers of refined petroleum goods to North Korea.The U.S. Treasury Department announced the measures on its website, adding that the companies are based in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The South Korean armed forces launched a two-day military exercise to defend the easternmost islets of Dokdo on Sunday, in a show of its staunch defense stance against Japan's repeated sovereignty over the cluster of rocks in the East Sea.The Navy announced that the drill involves Navy, Air Forc

North Korea fired two projectiles presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, ratcheting up tensions even after the end of a joint military exercise between the South and the United States.The projectiles were fired at 6:45 a.m. and 7

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's top electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, has signed a deal with an affiliate of China's largest lithium producer to secure a key material used for EV batteries, industry sources said Friday.According to the sources, LG Chem inked the deal to secure lithium hydroxi

The Japanese government has authorized a second shipment of an industrial material under its export restrictions to South Korea, informed sources said Monday.According to industry and government sources here, Tokyo has recently approved a request from a local manufacturer to export photoresist to So

South Korea called in a Japanese diplomat Monday to demand Tokyo's explanation on its reported plan to discharge into the Pacific Ocean contaminated water from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown.The move came amid Seoul's push to reverse Tokyo's recent export curbs through bilater

South Korea is still reviewing the timing and the scale of semiannual maritime defense drills to be held on and around its easternmost islets of Dokdo, the defense ministry said Monday.This year's drills have been pushed back amid an escalating trade row with Japan stemming from differences over

President Moon Jae-in called on North Korea and the United States on Monday to seize the current chance to achieve denuclearization and lasting peace, as Seoul and Washington are wrapping up their combined military drills.The allies kicked off the "command-post" exercise on Aug. 5. In response, No

The United States is committed to maintaining close relationships with both South Korea and Japan, the State Department said Friday amid reports that Washington's top diplomat expressed his support for Tokyo's view on the issue of wartime forced labor. Japanese media have repo