South Korea

‘Crime not to help’: South Korean ex-SEAL has no Ukraine regrets

by Cat Barton and Kang Jin-kyu Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A former South Korean Navy SEAL turned…

Singapore, South Korea report first monkeypox cases

One imported case, a British flight attendant, confirmed in Singapore; two suspected cases, including a foreign national, reported in South…

Shares of BTS label tumble after band announces break

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Shares in the management agency of the K-pop supergroup BTS plummeted Wednesday in early trading…

South Korean truckers end week-long strike

by Yelim Lee  Agence France-Presse INCHEON, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean truck drivers will return to work Wednesday after…

South Korean truckers refuse to back down on wage, fuel cost strike; global supply chains affected

  by Yelim LEE Agence France Presse INCHEON, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean truck drivers staged an eighth day…

North Korea fires suspected artillery: Seoul

SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired a series of artillery shots over the weekend, Seoul's military said,…

10 years after ‘Gangnam Style’, Psy is happier than ever

by Qasim Nauman and Kang Jin-kyu Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Ten years after "Gangnam Style" became a…

US says NKorea ignores multiple overtures for talks

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --North Korea, believed poised to test a new nuclear weapon, has ignored multiple US overtures for…

US to urge tougher sanctions after North Korea fires likely ICBM

by Sunghee Hwang and Kang Jin-kyu © Agence France-Presse Seoul, SOUTH KOREA (AFP) -- The United States said Wednesday it…

PHL president-elect Marcos in nuclear plant revival talks with S.Korea

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Philippine president-elect Ferdinand Marcos signalled his determination to adopt nuclear power Monday, May 23, holding…

Biden arrives in Japan with no response on outreach to North Korea

  by Sebastian Smith © Agence France-Presse Tokyo, JAPAN (AFP) -- President Joe Biden arrived Sunday in Japan for the…

Biden warns of potentially ‘consequential’ monkeypox spread

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Monkeypox has caught the attention of US President Joe Biden, who said Sunday that…

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