Claimed supporters of Ban Ki-moon, the former South Korean secretary-general of the United Nations, on Monday declared their support for the presidential candidate of the center-left People's Party. The group, claiming to have 70,000 members, said its members will support Ahn Cheol-soo i
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will arrive in South Korea on Sunday for a high-stakes visit to reaffirm the robust security alliance and warn against North Korea's possible provocations, Seoul officials said.Pence's three-day visit here has been arranged amid rising tensions, with Pyongyang
North Korea staged a massive military parade on Saturday to mark the 105th birthday of late state founder Kim Il-sung in a show of military prowess amid regional tensions over its nuclear and missile programs.The country flexed its military muscle by stating its readiness to stage a war with the Uni
Ko Young-tae, who has drawn media attention after making public clues to the corruption scandal involving former President Park Geun-hye and her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil, has been formally arrested on charges of influence peddling. The Seoul Central District Court on Saturday approved an arrest
Close consultation and a rock solid alliance between South Korea and the United States are the keys to efforts to terminate North Korea's nuclear ambitions, South Korea's foreign minister said Friday.Speaking to a meeting organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, Yun Byung-se e
A local detention center came under fire Friday over allegations it gave a special favor to former President Park Geun-hye, who has been arrested in connection with a corruption scandal that removed her from office.According to the Seoul Detention Center, Park was allowed to stay at one of its offic
Stretching over more than 3,260 kilometers of coastlines, 12 lagoons and straits, and 112 estuaries, and boasting thousands of islands and condensed systems of rivers and streams, Vietnam is one of the countries having great potential in developing the fishery industry. The country has become one of
South Korea plans to set up a museum on North Korea's human rights by 2019 to raise public awareness about Pyongyang's serious human rights violations, government officials said Friday.The envisioned museum is expected to display documents and photos of North Korea's human rights records
A Chinese firm was found to have knowingly exported to North Korea machine tools containing subcomponents banned from exports to the country for concern they could be used for its weapons programs, a U.S. think tank claimed Thursday.Shenyang Machine Tools Company shipped at least two 6-axis machine
South Korea's leading presidential candidates were united Thursday in opposing an armed clash on the Korean Peninsula as tensions escalated over a possible U.S. strike on North Korea.During their first TV debate, the five contenders explained what they would do if North Korea carries out a major
U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is "making a big mistake," warning that he doesn't talk about military action plans in advance -- unlike his predecessor."We are sending an armada, very powerful. We have submarines, very pow
The presidential candidates of five political parties here are set to meet in a televised debate this week, the first of at least six such meetings in the lead up to the presidential election, their party officials said Wednesday.The five presidential hopefuls are set to hold their first joint TV de
President front-runner Moon Jae-in said Wednesday that he will double the rate of increase in the government's fiscal spending if elected, and redirect government spending to create more jobs and support corporate employees.The presidential candidate of the liberal Democratic Party noted the cou
South Korea said Wednesday that North Korea appears to have revived a parliamentary foreign affairs commission to improve its relations with the external world on the basis of its pursuit of nuclear weapons and missiles.North Korea set up the foreign affairs commission for the first time in 19 years
Police on Wednesday questioned the leader of a local fan club of former President Park Geun-hye over a violent street rally protesting against the Constitutional Court's decision to remove her from office last month. Chung Kwang-yong, chief of "Parksamo" -- meaning a group of pe
Finally, Presidential Candidate Ahn Cheol-soo of the second opposition People’s Party has started overtaking the hither-to front-running Presidential Candidate Moon Jae-in of the main opposition Minjoo Party in an all-contender contest—winning 36.8% of th4e vote4 over Moon who got only 32.7% s
Moon Jae-in, the presidential candidate of the liberal Democratic Party, saw his approval rating dwindle over the past few weeks as all his contenders from both ends of the spectrum "naturally" focused their attacks on the front-runner, local observers said Monday.Their accusations include what Mo
A Seoul court will hold a hearing this week to decide whether to issue a warrant to arrest a former presidential secretary in connection with a corruption scandal that led to the removal of former President Park Geun-hye from office, officials said Monday.The Seoul Central District Court will hold t
The South Korean government said Sunday the salvaged Sewol ferry has been moved onto land, embarking on the final stage of the transfer nearly three years after its sinking.The salvage team has moved the ship onto a dry dock at a port in the southwestern province of Mokpo, from the semisubmersible t
South Korea on Friday lauded the summit agreement between the U.S. and Chinese leaders to work closely together to convince North Korea to curb its nuclear program."We assess that they were relatively successful talks that laid the groundwork for cooperation between the two leaders and the developm