The Republic of Korea (south) and North Korea are set to hold high-level talks on Oct. 15, 2018 to discuss the implementation of the summit agreement which their leaders reached last month.Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon heads a 5-member delegation to the talks that will begin around 10 a.m. at

A senior Chinese diplomat on attended a reception at the South Korean ambassador's residence in Beijing on Thursday in the latest sign of improved relations between the two neighbors.Bilateral ties had been icy over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea. China -- South Kore

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will deliver the invitation when he meets the pope next week, a presidential official said Tuesday.Kim said he will "ardently welcome the pope if he visits Pyongyang." Kim made the co

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after the U.S. midterm elections slated for early next month."It'll be after the midterms (on Nov. 6). I just can't leave now," Trump said as he flew to Iowa for a political rall

Former President Lee Myung-bak of the conservative political camp was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Oct. 5, 2018 additionally with a fine of 13 billion won (US$11.5 million). on a number of corruption charges. The sentencing him the fourth former South Korean President to be criminally convicte

Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon and ruling Democratic Party Chairnman Lee Hae-chan left Seoul on Oct. 4, 2018 for Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, leading a group of Seoul government officials to take part in an event to jointly celebrate the anniversary of the 2007 inter-Korean summit.A de

Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon and ruling Democratic Party Chairnman Lee Hae-chan left Seoul on Oct. 4, 2018 for Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, leading a group of Seoul government officials to take part in an event to jointly celebrate the anniversary of the 2007 inter-Korean summit.A de

The energy policy of the government of President Moon Jae-in of South Korea to phase out nuclear reactors is expected to increase the nation’s electricity purchase cost by 11% by the year 2030. This was disclosed by a Korean government report on Oct. 3, 2018.Since President Moon took office in May l

The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating officials of the Hyundai Heavy Industries, the top shipbuilder of the Republic of Korea (south), on the suspicion of excessively cutting payments for parts supplied by its subcontractors. This was reported by Yonhap and other Korean-language news medi

Ambassador Qiu Guohong of China disclosed that his country and Korea have fully restored trust in their relationship following President Moon Jae-in's state visit to Beijing last year. At a courtesy call Qui made to Chairman Lee Hae-chan of the ruling Democratic Party, Ambassador Qiu also stated

By Feature Editor Lee Sam-san, Reporter Sua KimAll the former Presidents of the Republic of Korea have faced a tragic fate with the sole exception of Presidents Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung. The ill-fate came from the new governments succeeding the old ones. Now two of them are still in jail, form

President Moon Jae-in said that the United States Forces are needed to stay in Korea even after the unification of the Korean peninsula to speak nothing of the need their presence after the declaration of the end of the Korean War and conclusion of a peace treaty. This was reported by Korean-languag

The following are excerpts from the statement of President Moon Jae-in at a Joint Press Conference Following the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit in Pyeongyang on Sept. 19, 2018.--Ed.Fellow Koreans in the North, the South and abroad,A Korean Peninsula free of war has begun to take shape. The South and North

President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday discussed possible ways to reward North Korea for its denuclearization measures that will apparently include a second U.S.-North Korea summit. This was reported by Korean news agency, Yonhap, this morning."The leaders agreed to continu

Presdient Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea (south) sought to secure international support and assistance for his endeavor to denuclearize North Korea and improve relations and cooperation with the North in a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres."President Moon expressed gratitud

President Moon Jae-in of Korea left for the United States on Sept. 23, 2018 for a summit meeting with President Donald Trump, where he will likely seek to broker a second U.S.-N. Korea summit. Moon's trip comes in the wake of his visit last week to Pyongyang where he held his third summit with C

The United States on Thursday dismissed North Korea's conditional offer to dismantle a key nuclear site, saying denuclearization must come before concessions. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed a willingness in this week's joint summit agreement with South Korean Presid

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that there has been "tremendous progress" with North Korea following another summit between the two Koreas' leaders. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met in Pyongyang on Tuesday and Wednesday and jo

South Korean President Moon Jae-in left for Pyongyang on Tuesday for a historic summit with Kim Jong-un aiming to mediate stalled U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks and move forward inter-Korean relations.Moon's flight left Seoul Air Base in Seongnam at around 8:40 a.m., also carrying some 110 other

The South Korean economy's ability to create new jobs has fallen to the lowest levels in over eight years, official data showed Sunday.Data by the Bank of Korea and Statistics Korea revealed that the gross domestic product (GDP) elasticity of employment for Asia's fourth-largest economy reac