On May 9, Lee said, "The judiciary is the final bastion of our democratic republic's separation of powers. I trust the majority of the judiciary and our legal system." He added, however, "But if the ...

With just three weeks until South Korea's presidential election on June 3, the race has officially begun. On Monday, the seven declared candidates launched their campaigns, but early polls show the ...

The DPK's candidate, Lee Jae-myung, who currently leads public opinion polls with double-digit margins, kicked off his campaign Monday at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul. In his opening speech, he ...

SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised combined tactical drills of special operations, ...

South Korea has been reluctant to openly discuss any role in the event of Taiwan Strait contingencies as it seeks to avoid ...

The inaugural ASEAN-ROK Think-tank Dialogue on Economic and Trade Policy (AKTD) will be held on South Korea's southern Jeju ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that South Korea put forward "very good" proposals in bilateral talks over ...

WASHINGTON, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. State Department said Tuesday it designated North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Syria and ...

Earlier in the day, Kyodo News Agency and NHK reported the Korean Marine Corps will hold its first-ever joint exercise with ...

Choi Jeong of the SSG Landers (C) gets doused by teammates after hitting his 500th home run in the Korea Baseball ...

INCHEON, May 13 (Yonhap) -- All-Star slugger Choi Jeong blasted a milestone home run as the SSG Landers rallied for a 6-3 win ...