At front-line base, South Korea’s President Lee calls for shift away from conscription
President Lee orders measures to curb illegal fishing by Chinese vessels near the inter-Korean western maritime border.
Ji Da-gyum
Elections leave questions for South Korea’s ruling, opposition parties
Conservative faction loses Busan, Ulsan, while facing tight races in Daegu, South Gyeongsang Province.
South Korea, US begin nuclear talks on Seoul’s submarine, fuel-cycle bids
First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo and US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker convened the launch meeting Tuesday morning at the Foreign Ministry…
South Korea readies first UNESCO Heritage summit as showcase of cultural clout
The meeting, the largest international conference in the field of world heritage, marks the first time South Korea has hosted the event since joining the World Heritage Convention…
South Korea President Lee, Japan PM Takaichi forge energy front as Hormuz crisis bears down
Seoul and Tokyo to expand LNG cooperation and deepen coordination on crude oil supply and stockpiling.
Seoul keeps missile strike possibility open in HMM Namu vessel fire in Hormuz
National security adviser Wi Sung-lac's remarks came after Seoul said Sunday for the first time that the Panama-flagged vessel, operated by a South Korean shipping company and…
South Korea President Lee meets US, Chinese economic chiefs ahead of Trump-Xi summit
The South Korean government views the holding of these preliminary talks as carrying “important significance, in that both the US and China expressed trust in and support for…
Singapore President Lee, Indian PM Modi agree to take Korea-India ties to ‘whole new level’: Seoul
President Lee’s state visit to India expands bilateral ties into ‘future-oriented and strategic fields,’ the Presidential Office says.
South Korean President Lee says summit with Indian PM Modi could lift ties to ‘completely different level’
President Lee admitted that “the relationship has not expanded as much as it could have,” while also noting that “considerable progress” has been made since the two…
South Korean President Lee to take part in UK-France-led Hormuz summit
The confirmation came after a senior official at Cheong Wa Dae said earlier in the day that Seoul was “positively considering the president’s participation,” citing national…