The United States and North Korea are anticipated to announce the schedule of their working-level talks next week, the special security adviser to President Moon Jae-in said Saturday.The remark came after U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim held an impromptu meeting at the inter-

The labor and business sectors entered the final stretch of talks to set the minimum wage for next year on Wednesday, as labor representatives ended a boycott of a meeting over the business circle's demand for a cut in the hourly pay. Initially, the labor sector proposed 10,000 won (US$8.47) for

Japan has restricted exports of high-tech materials to South Korea due to a "collapse" of mutual trust, Tokyo's ambassador to Seoul was quoted as saying Monday. Ambassador Yasumasa Nakamine, however, said his country is not seeking the suspension of exports beyond the removal of preferential t

A South Korean man has been under investigation on charges of stealing a device used in military explosives while serving in the Army and collecting or uploading video clips related to the Islamic State (IS) militant group, defense ministry officials said Friday.The 23-year-old man, identified only

The government has been under fire following revelations that the military failed to detect the small wooden boat carrying four North Koreans until it traveled all the way to the port of Samcheok, about 130 kilometers away from the eastern sea border, and a civilian alerted police about it on June 1

The 59th National Assembly’s “Africa New Era Forum” & Korea-Africa Congress Forum was held in National Assembly meeting room on July 3, 2019.Under the main theme of “The Rising Continent, Africa is Calling”, the forum was initiated on September 13, 2013, having Lee Ju-young, Vice-Speaker of the Parl

The United States has briefed South Korea in detail on "important" issues related to the outcome of weekend talks between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Monday. Trump and Kim agreed Sunday to restart working-level nuclear negotiations in a

Chairman Kim Jong-un of North Korea and President Donald Trump of the United States held a "historic meeting" at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas and agreed to resume dialogue for denuclearization, the North's official news agency reported Monday. During the

Trump meets Kim Jong-un at Panmunjom, inter-Korean border village

South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae reiterated Saturday that there was no government attempt to cover up the fact that a North Korean ship recently crossed the maritime boundary into the South undeterred.Presidential spokeswoman Ko Min-jung made the remarks in a Facebook post as oppo

Yoon Seok-youl, a reform-minded veteran investigator, has been tapped to lead South Korea's prosecution, the presidential office announced Monday.President Moon Jae-in decided to nominate Yoon, chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, as prosecutor general, it said.

A global pharmaceutical company announced a plan Friday to invest US$630 million in South Korea over the coming five years, participating in a "business summit" held here on the occasion of President Moon Jae-in's state visit, his office said.Moon joined the South Korea-Sweden Business Summit

A body found in a river south of Budapest was confirmed to be a South Korean missing from last month's deadly sinking of a tour boat that left 26 Koreans dead or missing, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.That brought the total number of Koreans killed in the May 29 sinking to 23, and t

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a "very interesting" message to U.S. President Donald Trump in his latest personal letter, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday.Speaking after a summit here with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Moon also reaffirmed his willingness to hold ano

Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung, died Monday at the age of 96, aides said.Lee had been hospitalized at a Seoul hospital while battling liver cancer."First lady Lee passed today at 11:37 p.m.," an official at the Kim Dae Jung Peace Center said.Lee served as chair of the Kim D

South Korea's economy is positioned to face heightened downside risks as the trade dispute between the United States and China escalates, hurting global trade and manufacturing activity, a senior presidential secretary said Sunday."I think we cannot rule out the possibility of the downside risk

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editor Ms. Kim Jung-miThe MBC TV News announced on May 8, 2019 the result of its opinion polls on the people’s preference of Korea’s next President. The first place winner was Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon with a 46% support followed by Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn of the main

Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo met with the visiting commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) on Friday and discussed ways to boost a combined readiness posture and the bilateral alliance, the Seoul ministry said.During his meeting with Gen. Richard Clarke in Seoul, Jeong said that

Popular Korean-language daily newspaper, Joong-Ang Ilbo, published an interesting editorial last Wednesday (June 5).It concerned a bit changed attitude on the part of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP).The opposition political parties in Korea were all but invariably opposed to most of th

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that North Korea "probably" violated United Nations resolutions with its missile launches last month, but that it's important to focus on the ultimate goal of denuclearization. The U.S. has sent mixed messages regarding the North's missile la