N. Korea’s Kim praises troops deployed to Russia-Ukraine war as ‘great heroes’
This photo carried by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Friday, shows the North’s leader awarding…
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[Robert J. Fouser] South Korea’s public libraries turn cool
On a hot mid-August day, I stopped at my local public library and noticed a sign at the…
Bill seeks to open South Korean barracks to female soldiers as troop numbers shrink
By 2045, S. Korea’s pool of eligible male conscripts could shrink to just 100,000 per year, lawmaker warns,…
N. Korea, Russia’s FMs exchange congratulatory messages marking 80th anniv. of Korea’s liberation
This file photo shows North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui (left) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. (Herald…
Kim vows ‘rapid’ nuclear buildup, rebuffs Seoul’s outreach
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the country’s first 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer, named the Choe Hyon, at a…
Lee set to name new envoys to US, Japan ahead of summits
This combined file photo shows former Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (left) and former top envoy to Vietnam Lee…
6 surviving ex-N. Korean soldiers, spies in S. Korea seek repatriation
This photo shows Ahn Hak-sop, 95, a former North Korean spy agent, speaks at the press conference in…
‘Resting’ youth cost economy over 10 trillion won a year: report
An increasing number of highly educated young people are neither working nor seeking employment A student waits for…
S. Korea, US begin key summertime joint military exercise
Apache choppers are parked at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, about 60 kilometers south of Seoul, a day ahead…
Over 9,200 cyberattacks hit South Korean military in 6 months
(123rf) South Korea’s military said it repelled more than 9,200 hacking attempts in the first six months of…
Trade minister meets Japanese envoy, US legislators over economic cooperation
South Korea’s Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo (right) shake hands with Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima in…
From ashes of war to arsenal of world: South Korea’s defense industry boom
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back delivers a speech at a signing ceremony marking South Korea’s export of a second…