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Japan, South Korea stress need for better ties before key court decision
The Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers on Saturday underscored the need for improving bilateral relations strained over wartime issues, as South Korea's top court is expected to make a relevant decision soon.
"There has never been…
North Korea yet to show any sign of immediate nuclear test: South Korea
North Korea has yet to show any sign that it will carry out a nuclear test in the very near future, but the country is ready to hold the seventh of its kind, South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong Sup said Monday.
The minister also said…
South Korea President’s prominent rival set to lead opposition
South Korea's main opposition is expected to pick a high-profile rival of the president as its new leader, adding to the government's challenges as it struggles to build support after three months in office.
The progressive Democratic…
Inflation triggers fried chicken price war in South Korea
In South Korea, where the highest inflation in years is causing chicken prices to rise, one grocery store is cutting costs.
Homeplus, the nation's second-largest retailer, has slashed prices for fried chicken by as much as two-thirds to…
US and South Korea begin biggest military training in years amid growing North Korean nuclear threat
The US and South Korea have begun their biggest combined military training in years as they heighten their defence posturing against a growing North Korean nuclear threat.
The drills could draw anger from Pyongyang, which has pushed its…
South Korea president denies hostility toward North, offers aid
President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that South Korea has no hostile intentions toward North Korea, showing his willingness to offer aid programs if Pyongyang firmly commits to denuclearization.
North Korea fired two cruise missiles…
S Korea’s Yoon urges better ties with Japan, offers N Korea aid
S Korean leader marks the 77th anniversary of liberation from Japanese colonial rule with appeals to overcome historical disputes with Japan and for peace with N Korea.
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol has called for better ties…
South Korea president Yoon offers olive branch to Japan on war-end anniversary
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Japan is a partner as the two countries face "common threats," offering to improve ties between the allies of the US whose help the Biden administration has sought in putting up a united front…
Seoul set for more rain after worst storm in a century kills 9
More rain is forecast for areas of South Korea as Seoul tried to drain flooded train stations and repair cut power lines after one of the worst storms in more than a century hit the capital, killing at least nine and leaving about six…
Seoul floods: At least eight dead amid heaviest rain in decades
At least eight people have died and 14 others have been injured as flooding caused by torrential rain hit parts of South Korea's capital Seoul.
Heavy downpours on Monday night submerged roads, flooded metro stations and…