N. Korea denounces U.S. condemnation of human rights violations

SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday lashed out at the recent release of the United States' annual report ... for the North's foreign affairs ministry said in a statement carried by the ... Read More

US, South Korea outline visions for cost-sharing on troops, US negotiator says

U.S. and South Korean officials outlined respective visions for a new agreement on sharing the cost of keeping American troops in South Korea in talks this week and will continue to consult as ... Read More

North Korea accuses US of politicizing human rights issues

North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of politicizing human rights in the East Asian country, denouncing what it called political provocation and conspiracy. Read More

US, Japan and South Korea Hold Drills in Disputed Sea as Biden Hosts Leaders of Japan, Philippines

US, Japan and South Korea ... U.S. and South Korean guided missile destroyers and a Japanese warship joined the drills in the disputed East China Sea, where worries about China's territorial ... Read More

Explainer-South Korea's Yoon Hints at Flexibility in Doctors' Strike as Election Looms

Explainer-South Korea's Yoon Hints at Flexibility in Doctors' Strike as Election Looms By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol showed the first signs of flexibility ... Read More

State Dept. Official: U.S. Committed to Nuclear Defense of Japan, South Korea

Allies and partners want reassurance that Washington’s nuclear umbrella remains in place as China intensifies “one of the largest nuclear build-ups in history” and North Korea’s behavior becomes ... Read More

South Korea

These factors combined with an uptick in export growth to drive real GDP growth to more than 3%, despite disruptions in South Korea’s trade with China over the deployment of a US missile defense ... Read More

North Korea warns of forceful response if U.S. tightens sanctions monitoring

North Korea on Thursday condemned new efforts to monitor sanctions enforcement against it and warned the United States of an "upward readjustment of force" in response. Read More

U.S. and South Korea Team Up to Enforce North Korea Oil Sanctions

The United States and South Korea have ... "Oil is an essential resource for North Korea's nuclear and missile development and military posture," said the South Korean foreign ministry in a ... Read More

US, South Korea announce joint sanctions targeting financers of North Korea's weapons program

The U.S. and South Korea announced jointly ... money laundering and the illegal financing of North Korea's weapons programs. Read also: US, South Korea launch task force to combat illegal shipment ... Read More

US joins South Korea and Japan for naval drills off Korean peninsula

F-15K and FA-50 fighters stand at Kunsan Air Base in Gunsan, for the Korea Flying Training, which kicked off on the same day for a two-week run. The annual South Korea-US joint air force exercise ... Read More

US, Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders of Japan, Philippines

The Associated Press was one of several news ... The U.S.-Japan-South Korea naval exercises follow four-way drills held in the South China Sea, where Japan joined the United States, Australia ... Read More