South Korea blasts John Bolton's Trump-Kim narrative as 'distorted'
South Korea's presidential office on Monday accused former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton of distorting facts and jeopardizing future negotiations with his scathing account of President Donald Trump's North Korea summit strategy. Bolton's forthcoming memoir "The Room Where it Happened" takes both Trump and ...
North Korea falls back on familiar playbook to ratchet up tensions
North Korea is literally blowing up its relationship with the South. But its bark looks bigger than its bite — at least for now.
North Korea warns of retaliatory actions over defectors in South
The statement came days after South Korea took legal action against defectors who have been sending material such as rice and anti-North leaflets.
Pyongyang says Washington's meddling could affect U.S. election
The statement comes after the U.S. State Department said it was disappointed at North Korea for suspending communication hotlines with South Korea on Tuesday.
South Korea's jobless rate jumps to 10-year high amid pandemic
South Korea’s jobless rate jumped to a 10-year high in May as businesses continued to reel from the coronavirus pandemic. The unemployment rate climbed to 4.5 percent last month, from 3.8 percent in April, data from the statistics office showed Wednesday. Economists expected a rise ...
Kim raises pressure on South Korea's Moon to split with Trump
Both North Korea and left-leaning supporters of South Korean President Moon Jae-in want him to restore economic ties broken by security tensions. But pleasing them would mean angering U.S. President Donald Trump. On Tuesday, North Korea said it was closing down communication links set up ...
South Korea's Moon Jae-in honors those killed in Gwangju Uprising on 40th anniversary
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in honored those killed during the pro-democracy Gwangju Uprising on Monday, speaking at the spot where protesters were killed 40 years ago. Demonstrators protesting against military dictator Chun Doo-hwan confronted his martial law troops on May 18, 1980. Official organizations point to ...
Seoul says Kim Jong Un not believed to have received surgery
North Korea's Kim Jong Un is not believed to have received surgery, a senior South Korean official said Sunday, a day after Kim's reappearance following a near three-week absence that triggered intense speculation about his health. "Chairman Kim is not believed to have received surgery," ...
Moves by Kim Jong Un's boats indicate presence at coastal resort area, report says
When the boats relocate from central Wonsan to where his villa is situated, "there has been a high correlation with Kim's public appearances in the area," the report said.
South Korea election win turns former premier into possible Moon rival
President Moon Jae-in may have delivered a crippling blow to South Korea’s opposition, but he also turned a prime minister who once served him into a potential rival within a more powerful ruling party. Lee Nak-yon, 67, not only led Moon’s Democratic Party of Korea ...
South Korea's new coronavirus cases fall to single digits for first time in two months
South Korea on Sunday reported single digit new coronavirus cases for the first day in two months with eight new infections. Of the new cases, five were imported from overseas, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The death toll rose to ...
South Korea's ruling party wins parliamentary majority as nation votes amid pandemic
South Korea's left-leaning ruling party won a landslide victory in Wednesday's general election, partial results showed, after the coronavirus pandemic turned the political tide in President Moon Jae-in's favor. The country uses a mix of first-past-the-post seats and proportional representation, but even before all the ...
