S.Korea considers rolling out COVID-19 self-tests amid fourth wave concerns

South Korea’s health authorities said on Tuesday they would consider the use of coronavirus self-test kits despite their relatively low accuracy, ...

Iran calls on South Korea to release funds frozen under US sanctions

Tehran urged Seoul on Sunday to release billions of dollars of Iranian funds frozen in South Korea under US sanctions over its nuclear programme, ...

South Korea says its ship, captain detained in Iran have been released

Iran has released a South Korean-flagged tanker it seized amid a dispute over billions in frozen oil funds, and the vessel’s captain, the foreign ...

S.Korea’s LG withdraws from market, first major smartphone brand to do so

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc will wind down its loss-making mobile division after failing to find a buyer, a move that is set to make it the first ...

South Korea minister expects China to play role in North Korea peacemaking

South Korea’s foreign minister said on Saturday he expects China to play a role in peacemaking between South and North Korea, as the United States and ...

US, Japan and South Korea agree to keep up pressure on North Korea

The United States, South Korea and Japan agreed in high-level security talks on Friday to work together to keep up pressure on North Korea to give up ...

US to brief Japan, South Korea on North Korea review

The United States will brief South Korea and Japan on Friday on President Joe Biden's long-awaited review of North Korea policy in talks on Friday ...

Inter-Korean missile race may leave N.Korea with tactical nuclear weapons: Analysts

North Korea has surged ahead during recent years in an inter-Korean arms race that has led to a proliferation of short-range missiles on the peninsula ...

North Korean leader's sister slams South Korea's Moon for criticizing missile test

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, slammed South Korea's president for calling the North's recent missile test "concerning" ...

S.Korea’s Moon fires top economic adviser for raising rent amid home price furor

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday fired his top economic policy adviser for raising the rent on an apartment he owns in Seoul’s affluent ...

Amid stalemate in diplomacy, North Korean missiles getting more agile, evasive

In resuming its ballistic testing activity after a year-long pause, North Korea has demonstrated a potentially nuclear-capable weapon that shows how ...

Moon says two Koreas, US should continue dialogue instead of difficulties

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said on Friday that the two Koreas and the United States should make efforts to continue dialogue, not create ...

S. Korea’s military, Japan’s coast guard say N. Korea fired projectile off east coast

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday said North Korea fired an unidentified projectile off the east coast into the sea.For the latest ...

Xi says China to work with Pyongyang to preserve peace on Korean Peninsula

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday his country is willing to work with Pyongyang to “preserve peace and stability” on the Korean Peninsula, in a ...

US, S.Korea alliance is important due to China, N.Korea threats: Defense Secretary

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday the United States’ alliance with South Korea is ever more important because of growing security ...

S. Korea aims to inoculate quarter of population against COVID-19 by June

South Korea unveiled on Monday plans to expand its immunization campaign in the second quarter to include more senior citizens, health workers and ...

S.Korea to suspend defense exchanges with Myanmar, ban arms exports: Minister

South Korea will suspend defense exchanges with Myanmar and ban arms exports to the country after a military coup and violent suppression of ...

Blinken, Austin to visit Tokyo, Seoul on first foreign trip to shore up alliances

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will together visit Japan and South Korea next week as President Joe Biden ...

S.Korea says no link found between deaths and COVID-19 vaccinations

South Korea said on Monday it had found no link between the coronavirus vaccine and several recent deaths, as it ordered nearly 100,000 foreign ...

South Korea, US scale back military drill over coronavirus

South Korea and the United States will conduct its springtime military exercise this week, but the joint drill will be smaller than usual because of ...

South Korea investigates deaths of two who received AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

South Korea investigating two deaths that may be linked to AstraZeneca vaccine

South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they are investigating the deaths of two people after a media report said the pair - both with pre-existing ...

South Korea's Moon says Olympics may be chance for North Korea, U.S. talks

S.Korea’s Moon says Olympics may be chance for N.Korea, US talks

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said on Monday that the Tokyo Olympics could provide a chance to reopen talks between North Korea and the US, ...

South Korea, Iran agree on proposal to unlock billions of dollars of frozen oil money

South Korea and Iran have agreed a way forward that could see billions of dollars of frozen oil money unblocked, Seoul said Tuesday, but signalled ...

South Korea to begin using Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines this week

South Korea will begin administering the first of 117,000 doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on February 27, a day after the country begins its ...

A year after ‘Parasite,’ Korean-language movie ‘Minari’ is making waves in Hollywood

A year after South Korean satire “Parasite” took Hollywood by storm, another Korean-language movie, “Minari,” is making waves during awards season.Yet ...

S.Korea reverses decision on AstraZeneca approval, scales back Q1 vaccine targets

South Korea said on Monday it will not use AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine on people aged 65 and older, reversing an earlier decision, and scaled ...

S.Korea eases COVID-19 curbs, to announce vaccine plan

South Korea eased some of its strictest social distancing rules for businesses on Monday, but kept limits on private gatherings as authorities ...

South Korea to ease social distancing to help small business and self-employed

South Korea is relaxing its social distancing rules, allowing nightclubs to reopen and extending the operating hours of other businesses in an effort ...