South Korea's presidential office on Feb. 6, 2019 welcomed the announcement by Washington confirming the second summit between the United States and North Korea.Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said South Korea hopes the U.S. and North Korea can make substantial and concrete steps forward i

South Korea and the United States are currently discussing when to announce the dates of their scheduled joint military exercises, Seoul's defense sources said on Feb. 5, 2019.The two countries have already decided on the schedule and scope of their combined exercises that are scheduled for the

Officials from the government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) agreed on Feb. 5, 2019 to conduct an investigation into the death of a young contract worker at a thermal power plant in December, party officials said.Kim Yong-gyun, a 24-year-old subcontract worker, was killed in a conveyor belt ac

The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States held talks Sunday ahead of working-level negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang over a second summit between their leaders slated for late this month, Seoul's foreign ministry said.Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean P

Prosecutors are expected to indict former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae later this week on charges that he abused his power to influence high-profile trials as a political tool to lobby the previous government.Yang, 71, is under pre-indictment detention upon a court approval of his arres

The two Koreas agreed on Jan. 30, 2019 to allow civilian ships to navigate through the Han River estuary along their western border on a trial basis, starting in April, Seoul's defense ministry said.The two sides held working-level military talks at the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom to

A confidant of President Moon Jae-in was found guilty on Jan. 30, 2019 of involvement in a massive rigging of comments on Internet news articles aimed at swaying public opinion in favor of Moon ahead of the 2017 presidential election.The Seoul Central District Court sentenced South Gyeongsang Provin

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Jan. 29, 2019 accepted the resignation tendered by his economic policy aide over controversial remarks related to job seekers.Kim Hyun-chul, who advised Moon on economic policy, offered to resign on Jan. 29, 2019, one day after he urged young and middle-aged job

A Seoul court was set to deliver a verdict on Jan. 30, 2019 on a prominent liberal politician and a power blogger in an online opinion rigging scandal linked to President Moon Jae-in and the ruling party.The Seoul Central District Court will hand down a decision on South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim

Four-term Rep. Joo Ho-young declared his bid Sunday to run in the main opposition Liberty Korea Party's leadership contest slated for next month, vowing to heal internal division and unite the fractured conservative bloc. His entry into the increasingly crowded field of potential candidates for

A protracted military spat between South Korea and Japan appears to be taking a toll on their military exchanges, despite calls for cooperation over their shared concerns about North Korea's nuclear program, observers said Sunday. Japan is reportedly reconsidering its plan to send warships to an

Former Supreme Court Chief Yang Sung-tae currently in detention has hired another lawyer to prepare for what will be a tough legal battle over allegations that he politically influenced trials to lobby the previous government, sources said Sunday. Yang has recently brought in judge-tu

South Korea's military on Wednesday strongly condemned a Japanese warplane's low-altitude flight close to a South Korean warship, calling it a "provocative act." At 2:03 p.m., a Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3 patrol plane flew close to South Korea's 4,500-ton destroyer Daejoyeong at a

Senior officials from the presidential office, the government and the ruling party discussed ways to improve the livelihoods of ordinary people during their first joint meeting of the new year Tuesday. The meeting came as President Moon Jae-in pledged to make "tangible" outcomes with his embattled

South Korea on Saturday welcomed a planned second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying that it expects the summit to serve as a turning point toward permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula. Kim Eui-kyeom, a spokesman at South Korea's presidential

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will hold a second summit near the end of February at a location to be announced at a later date, the White House said Friday.Trump and a top North Korean official met at the White House to finalize details of a potential summit on dism

President Moon Jae-in asked the country's top conglomerates and large firms to increase their local investment and create more jobs Tuesday, amid growing concerns of a possible slowdown that many believe may have been partly caused by his policy of boosting household income. The call came in a s

President Moon Jae-in called for all-out efforts Monday to completely root out violence in the sports sector, insisting the outcome of results cannot justify abusive means. "The recent series of testimonies about violence and sexual assault in the sports industry are the shameful portraits of ourse

The floor leaders of three major political parties failed Monday to reach a compromise over when to convene an extraordinary parliamentary session and other key issues during their first regular meeting of the new year.During the meeting presided over by National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang, the

The government is considering granting special pardons to minor offenders and others deemed fit in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the anti-Japanese independence movement and the establishment of the Korean provisional government, officials said Thursday.The Ministry of Justice has sent