South Korea

Major US military exercises with South Korea ‘suspended indefinitely’

  by Thomas Watkins, with Ben Dooley in Beijing Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US military…

S. Korea jails ex-spy chiefs for bribing former president

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Three South Korean former spy chiefs were sentenced to jail Friday for bribing disgraced ex-president Park…

N. Korea’s Kim knows denuclearization must be ‘quick’: Pompeo

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's Kim Jong Un understands that denuclearization must happen "quickly", US Secretary of State Mike…

South Korea ruling party sweeps local elections after summit

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's ruling Democratic Party (DP) won a landslide victory Wednesday in local elections…

S. Korea newspapers welcome summit as ‘first step’ toward peace

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Most South Korean newspapers reacted with cautious optimism Wednesday to the historic meeting between Donald…

Trump’s vow to end US-SKorea drills catches Pentagon off guard

by Thomas WATKINS Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States - Pentagon officials were surprised Tuesday after President Donald Trump vowed at…

Trump says he will stop ‘war games’ with S. Korea

  Singapore (AFP) -- The US will stop holding joint military exercises on the Korean peninsula, President Donald Trump said…

Cryptocurrencies tumble after S. Korea hack

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Cryptocurrencies plunged in Asia on Monday after a hack on a South Korean exchange sparked fresh…

Trump, Kim arrive for US-N. Korea summit

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP)--North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump arrived in Singapore Sunday for an unprecedented summit, with…

S. Korea seeks ‘early’ agreement on ending Korean War

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Seoul is in three-way talks with Pyongyang and Washington for an early agreement on…

Agreement on Forestry Cooperation between SoKor and PHL could help forest conservation in the country

(Eagle News) -- The signed agreement on the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) between the Philippines and South Korea will…

‘French Spiderman’ foiled in Seoul skyscraper attempt

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- French urban freeclimber Alain Robert attempted to scale the world's fifth-tallest building Wednesday, getting more than…

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