North Korean propaganda outlets continued their criticism of an ongoing South Korea-U.S. amphibious landing exercise Sunday, blaming the allies for heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Seoul and Washington kicked off their first large-scale Ssan…
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(LEAD) Cha Jun-hwan wins historic silver at figure skating worlds
Cha Jun-hwan captured a historic silver medal at the figure skating world championships Saturday, becoming the first South Korean man to reach the podium at the annual competition.Cha finished with a new personal-best 296.03 points in the men’s singles…
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 21)
Political parties in South Korea are set to discuss electoral reform measures next week in a bid to fix the problems with the current mixed-member proportional representation system. But the outlook for a breakthrough is far from positive, given that m…
PPP leader discusses N.K. threats, economic issues with U.S. ambassador
Ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Kim Gi-hyeon met with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg on Monday and discussed bilateral issues ranging from North Korea’s provocations to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s upcoming trip to the U.S. next mo…
Unification minister to visit Japan this week to discuss N. Korea
South Korea’s top point man on North Korea will visit Japan this week to discuss Seoul-Tokyo cooperation on Pyongyang and other pending issues, his office said Monday.Unification Minister Kwon Young-se plans to leave for Tokyo on Wednesday for a four-…
(LEAD) Political divide intensifies in S. Korea over Yoon-Kishida summit
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) — Political strife escalated Saturday over the recent South Korea-Japan summit, as the liberal opposition took to the streets blasting President Yoon Suk Yeol for cozying up to Tokyo and looking past historical disputes on wa…
Japanese, S.Korean Leaders Met In Tokyo Amid Raging Opposition
TOKYO, Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, met with visiting South Korean President, Yoon Suk-yeol, here yesterday, amid waves of opposition and criticism, over ignoring history.At the Prime Minister’s Official Residence, Kishida met with Yoon, wh…
Assembly speaker asks for Palestine’s support for S. Korea’s plan to bid for UNSC membership
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) — National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo has met with the Palestinian prime minister and asked for support for South Korea’s plan to bid for nonpermanent membership of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) for 2024 and 2025, Kim’s …
Xi Doubles Down On Putin In A Symbolic Moscow Trip With The Ukraine War In Focus
On March 22, 2013, Chinese leader Xi Jinping made his first foreign trip to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and highlight the growing importance of Beijing-Moscow ties and send a signal to Washington that a geopolitical counterweig…
Defense ministry sets out to normalize military intelligence-sharing deal with Japan
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) — The defense ministry initiated the process to normalize a military intelligence-sharing deal with Japan on Friday, following a summit agreement between the leaders of both countries the previous day.The defense ministry sai…