South Korea's Navy said Monday it will soon kick off a regular exercise on defending the nation's easternmost islets of Dokdo amid Japan's continued territorial claim.The two-day training is to start in the afternoon, involving the 3,200-ton Yangmanchun destroyer and five other warships

South Korea proposed that North Korea move its long-range artillery away from the heavily fortified border in an effort to reduce tensions during last week's rare cross-border military talks, government sources here said Sunday.During Thursday's general-grade meeting, the first in more than

South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam had talks Friday with a senior Vietnamese communist party official on strengthening relations between the two countries, Lim's ministry said.In a meeting with Tran Dac Loi, vice chairman of the Communist Party External Relations Commission, in Seou

South Korea's jobless rate rose slightly in May due to a fall in employment in the retail, manufacturing and educational service sectors, while job creation remained sluggish, government data showed Friday.The unemployment rate stood at 4 percent last month, up 0.4 percentage point from a year e

U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for the ambassador to South Korea said Thursday the allies should "pause" major combined military exercises to help test North Korea's seriousness about dialogue.Retired Adm. Harry Harris, who commanded American forces in the Pacific, cited a change in th

South Korea began voting Wednesday in local elections and parliamentary by-elections which are seen as a referendum on liberal President Moon Jae-in's administration.At stake are 4,016 local administrative, legislative and educational posts, including 17 metropolitan mayoralties and provincial g

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will stop "provocative and expensive" war games with South Korea in a surprise reference to the joint military exercises Pyongyang has criticized as a rehearsal of invasion.Trump made the remarks during a press conference that followed his historic

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's historic summit on Tuesday signaled the start of warming ties between Cold War foes and the possible onset of peace on the Korean Peninsula.Trump and Kim met on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore, against the backdrop of Nort

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were meeting in Singapore on Tuesday, a historic opportunity to peacefully end the North Korean nuclear threat.The summit began at 9 a.m. on the resort island of Sentosa against the backdrop of the North's nuclear capability that Tr

A Chinese airplane landed in Singapore on Saturday after leaving Pyongyang, days before a historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a website that traces flight routes showed.The airplane for the Chinese air carrier, Air China, arrived at Singapore'

About 3.8 million Koreans, or 8.77 percent of eligible voters, cast ballots Friday, the first of two days of early voting for the June 13 local elections, which are seen as an indicator of voter sentiment toward liberal President Moon Jae-in.The advance voting was conducted at 3,512 polling stations

Korea Aerospace Industries Co., the country's sole aircraft manufacturer, said Friday it has received a 115.7 billion won (US$108 million) parts order from the United States.Under the deal signed with Triumph Aerostructure LLC, KAI plans to supply wing and body parts for the B767 twin-engine jet

Observing the 23rd Ocean Day on May 31, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM) took pains to publicize the significance of protecting the marine environment. KOEM set up a Marine Environment Promotion Booth during a special Ocean Day event which took place at Incheon Inner Port Pier

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton will be in Singapore for next week's highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a White House official said Wednesday.Bolton has been a target of North Korean anger since he called for applying a s

South Korea will hold two-day early voting for the June 13 local elections and parliamentary by-elections this week, the election watchdog said Thursday.Eligible voters can cast ballots at 3,512 polling stations nationwide from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. starting Friday, according to the National Electi

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un probably wants to test the United States' commitment to any nuclear deal when he meets with U.S. President Donald Trump next week, a former U.S. envoy said Tuesday.Trump and Kim are set for a historic summit in Singapore next Tuesday, a meeting that will focus on

China's national carrier will resume flights between Beijing and Pyongyang this week amid improved Sino-North Korea ties, a company official said Tuesday.Starting Wednesday, Air China will provide three flights per week on the route that it suspended on Nov. 21 last year. Relations soured last y

South Korea is in talks with the United States over their diplomatic schedule to follow the upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a Seoul official said Tuesday. The remark was made following a report by Japanese broadcaster NHK stating that

The chief of the U.S. delegation to summit preparation talks with North Korea said Friday the discussion is "moving in the right direction."Sung Kim, U.S. ambassador to the Philippines, however, noted that there is still "much work" left before nailing down the summit between U.S. President Dona

The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States agreed Saturday to maintain their robust alliance in the face of North Korea's recent peace offensive.In talks held on the margins of the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual security forum, in Singapore, Defense Minister Song Young-moo and Secre