KYODO (Kyodo) — The South Korean Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 17-year prison sentence and a 13 billion won ($11.45 million) fine handed down by an appeals court against former President Lee Myung Bak over bribery and embezzlement. The
The head of South Korea’s governing Democratic Party, Lee Nak-yon, has called for an improvement in bilateral ties during his meeting with Japan’s Ambassador to the country. Lee met Ambassador Tomita Koji in Seoul on Thursday. At the start of
By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) — President Moon Jae-in proposed Thursday that South Korea and the United States join forces to declare a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War, saying it’s a way to open the door
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologized Friday over the killing of a South Korea official near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary, saying he’s “very sorry” about the “unexpected” and “unfortunate” incident, South Korean officials
A South Korean fisheries official who went missing this week was questioned on a North Korean patrol boat before being shot dead by troops who then doused his body in oil and set it on fire, South Korea’s military said on
South Korea is preparing the fourth supplementary budget of this year of around $6.6 billion to aid struggling small businesses facing mass closures amid unprecedented social distancing restrictions to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus. At an emergency economic policy meeting,
South Korea decided Friday to tighten coronavirus curbs further in the greater Seoul area as it seeks to contain growing clusters in the region. The country largely overcame an early coronavirus outbreak with extensive tracing and testing, but is now
South Korea is banning large gatherings, shutting nightspots and churches and removing fans from professional sports in unprecedented restrictions announced Saturday as it battles the spread of the coronavirus. Health Minister Park Neung-hoo announced the steps shortly after the Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — The United States and South Korea will begin their annual joint military exercises this week, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday. But a spreading coronavirus outbreak has apparently forced the allies to scale back an
Seoul (AFP) South Korea’s first-ever military communications satellite has been successfully launched by private operator SpaceX, Seoul said Tuesday, as it looks to build up its defence capabilities. The ANASIS-II is intended to enhance the South’s ability to defend itself