South Korea will continue to enforce international sanctions on North Korea, but it also believes that improved inter-Korean ties can contribute to the North's denuclearization, Seoul's top envoy to Washington said on Oct. 16, 2018. Speaking at a forum, Ambassador Cho Yoon-je addressed a per

President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea (south) on Oct. 15, 2018 stressed the need to ease international sanctions against North Korea when and if the communist state takes practical steps to denuclearize. The call came in a bilateral summit with French President Emmanuel Macron where the Sou

The rise in collateral mortgages slowed in the month following a government clampdown on increasing housing prices, the latest data indicated on Oct.16, 2018, although market watchers say it is premature to say the trend will continue. Lending records by leading commercial banks put the total collat

The Republic of Korea (south), North Korea and the United Nations Command will be in trilateral consultations on Oct. 16, 2018 to disarm the Joint Security Area (JSA) at the truce village of Panmunjom, the heavily fortified border area between the ROK and NK, the Defense Ministry of the ROK announce

South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday for talks that will likely focus on North Korea amid his efforts to peacefully denuclearize the communist state. Moon arrived in Paris on Oct. 13, 2018 on a four-day state visit. The Moon-Macron summit

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