South Korea

Trudeau says Canada ready to partner with South Korea on critical minerals, security

SEOUL: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday his country is ready to partner… Read More

South Korea defers Pakistan’s loan worth $19.91m

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday signed a Debt Service Suspension Agreement with the Republic… Read More

Japanese PM in South Korea for landmark summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was in Seoul Sunday for a landmark summit with South… Read More

South Korea, US to share nuclear planning to deter North Korean threat

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday pledged to give South Korea more insight into its… Read More

S.Korea’s Yoon to meet Biden as doubts grow over nuclear umbrella

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol set off on Monday for the United States and… Read More

Seoul tells Tokyo it will ‘normalise’ military pact

SEOUL: South Korea confirmed Tuesday it had moved to normalise a military intelligence-sharing pact with… Read More

South Korea moves to ‘normalise’ military pact with Japan

SEOUL: South Korea will fully implement a key military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, a defence… Read More

North Korea says it launched ICBM to warn US, South Korea over drills

SEOUL: North Korea said that Thursday's launch was its largest Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM),… Read More

South Korea hits record-low weddings as birth rate plunges

SEOUL: The number of South Koreans who tied the knot last year hit a record… Read More

Blinken hails S. Korea decision for victims of Japan’s forced labor

WASHINGTON: US top diplomat Antony Blinken on Sunday applauded plans announced by South Korea to… Read More

South Korea’s world lowest fertility rate drops again

South Korea's fertility rate dropped last year to a record low, data showed on Wednesday,… Read More

Coffee so cold it’s hot

K-pop stars BTS drink it. It appears in K-dramas. Fans are so dedicated to consuming… Read More

South Korea slides toward recession

South Korea's economy inched toward its first recession in three years as data on Wednesday… Read More

South Korea fire spurs evacuation of 500 from shanty town

SEOUL: About 500 people were evacuated on Friday after fire broke out in a shanty… Read More

South Korea envoy in Iran summoned over Yoon’s ‘enemy’ remarks -media

Iran's foreign ministry summoned South Korea's ambassador to protest against South Koran President Yoon Suk-yeol's… Read More

S. Korea may scrap buffer zone pact after North’s drone incursion

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday he would consider suspending a 2018 agreement… Read More

South Korea says talks under way over US nuclear operations planning

SEOUL: South Korea and the United States are discussing joint planning and implementation of US… Read More

South Korea must respond to N.Korea despite its nuclear arms: President Yoon

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday that any provocation by North Korea must… Read More

South Korea’s Yoon slams response to North drones, vows to create drone unit

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Tuesday he would advance the creation of a… Read More

South Korea scrambles jets, fires warning shots as N.Korean drones intrude

South Korea scrambled warplanes and attack helicopters and fired warning shots on Monday after North… Read More