The defense chiefs of South Korea and Germany held talks in Singapore on Sunday to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in the arms industry and other security areas, Seoul's defense ministry said.Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and his German counter...
(Yonhap Interview) Top U.S. nuclear envoy warns N. Korea will pay ‘consequences’ for escalating tensions
The top U.S. nuclear envoy has stressed the need to make North Korea realize its escalation of tensions will have "consequences," while warning any nuclear attack against South Korea will be met with a "swift, overwhelming and decisive" response.In a ...
Defense chiefs of S. Korea, Japan set for first bilateral talks in nearly 4 years
South Korea and Japan are set to hold their first bilateral defense ministerial talks in nearly four years in Singapore on Sunday, amid joint efforts to bolster security cooperation to counter North Korea's evolving military threats.Defense Minister L...
Assembly speaker expresses condolences over rail disaster in India
National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo expressed his condolences over a deadly train accident in India in a letter to the country's speaker of the lower house, his office said Sunday."I hope that the Indian parliament, government and people come togeth...
S. Korean military continues operation to salvage N. Korean rocket debris
The South Korean military continued its work Sunday to search and salvage the wreckage of a North Korean rocket that crashed into the Yellow Sea earlier this week but wrapped up the day's operations due to unfavorable conditions.The rocket, that the N...
(News Focus) Three-way cooperation among S. Korea, U.S., Japan takes concrete shape to counter N.K. threats
In the midst of advancing North Korean threats, trilateral security cooperation between South Korea, the United States and Japan took a more concrete shape over the weekend, as they fleshed out plans for the sharing of missile warning data and the res...
S. Korea’s FM calls on N. Korea to make ‘audacious choice’ for its future
South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin has called for North Korea to immediately halt its provocations and make an "audacious" choice for a better future during a visit to Uzbekistan, Seoul's foreign ministry said Sunday.Park made the call during a m...
(2nd LD) S. Korea, Japan agree to hold working-level talks to prevent repeat of 2018 maritime incident: Seoul’s defense chief
South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to craft measures to prevent the recurrence of a yearslong military dispute, involving their maritime operations, Seoul's defense chief said, in the latest effort to improve bilateral relations.After his talks with ...