South Korea, Italy agree to deepen ties in AI, chips, space and beyond
The two sides also reaffirmed a shared commitment to the complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula and to promoting peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
Ji Da-gyum
Japan, South Korean leaders drum up rapport playing K-pop after summit
The second summit between South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, held Tuesday in her home prefecture and political base, highlighted the…
South Korea’s First Lady pitches K-Beauty in Shanghai amid cultural thaw
First Lady Kim Hea Kyung isited K-Beauty Glow Week in Shanghai at the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Center, the showcase intended to highlight the competitiveness of promising…
South Korean President Lee, Chinese counterpart Xi agree to thaw cultural ties with gradual reopening: presidential office
Whether China will lift an unofficial Hallyu ban on Korean content — imposed after South Korea’s 2016 deployment of the US THAAD missile defense system — has drawn renewed…
Seoul, Moscow hold rare, undisclosed talks on North Korea
A senior Foreign Ministry official responsible for the North Korean nuclear issue recently made a clandestine trip to Moscow and met Russian counterparts, The Korea Herald has…
Trump-Kim summit likelier in 2026, with Seoul still left in cold
US President Trump’s April 2026 China visit could reopen the window, but sanctions relief and the Ukraine war are pivotal variables.
South Korea imposes largest-ever sanctions on Cambodia scam rings
The measure came as part of a whole-of-government effort to address a rapid surge in the number of South Koreans lured to Cambodia by fraudulent high-paying job offers and…
North Korea vows to match US ‘hostility’ with patience after new sanctions
Pyongyang also repeatedly underscored the futility of using US sanctions as a policy tool, describing it as the behavior of "expecting a new outcome while following the old script…
US President Trump, Chinese counterpart Xi agree to cool trade tensions at Busan summit
US President Trump explained that he agreed to reduce tariffs on Chinese imports in exchange for Beijing resuming large-scale purchases of US soybeans, maintaining exports of…
South Korea’s pragmatic diplomacy put to test to steer APEC through storm
Once a shorthand for shared prosperity, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) now gathers its leaders along widening fault lines, as the region is squeezed between rival…