The first domestically built space rocket launched by the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Thursday failed to put payload in orbit, Yonhap news agency reported.The KSLV-II ro
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Thursday its recent test-firing of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was not targeted at the Un
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) "successfully" conducted the test-firing of a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Tuesday, the o
Sung Kim (R) stands after U.S. President Joe Biden announced Kim will serve as a special U.S. envoy for DPRK in Washington, May 21, 2021. /Reuters Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for the
The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States will face even greater security threats for going ahead with scheduled joint military drills due to begin this week, K
The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States will face even greater security threats for going ahead with scheduled joint military drills due to begin this week, K
U.S. and ROK forces conduct a joint military exercise on the coast of southeastern ROK, March 25, 2021. /CFP The Republic of Korea (ROK) has tentatively decided to conduct a joint military exe
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held their daily liaison phone call on Wednesday after a nearly 14-month suspension, reported Yonhap, citing the unifi
A pupil receives hand sanitizer as part of anti COVID-19 procedures before entering a school in Pyongyang, DPRK, June 22, 2021. /CFP The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of
The United States' new envoy for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Monday he looks forward to a "positive response soon" on dialogue from the DPR
A bus was buried after a building collapsed during a demolition in South Korea's southwestern city of Gwangju on Wednesday afternoon, leaving at least nine people dead and eight people seriously inju
A fishing boat was seized by armed men in waters off Ghana in West Africa, with a Korean captain and four crew members on board, including three Chinese and one Russian, Yonhap reported on Thursday.T
A photo shows a general view of the northernmost limit of the Gyeongwon railway line at Baengmagoji station in Cheorwon near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the DPRK and the Republic of K
The family of late Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Chairman Lee Kun-hee said on Wednesday they will pay over 12 trillion won ($10.8 billion) in inheritance tax for his estat
The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said he "certainly" hopes South Korean experts will participate in the U.N. nuclear watchdog's monitoring of Japan's scheduled release of ra
South Korea will make sure to participate in an international monitoring team led by the UN nuclear watchdog for Japan's planned release of nuclear polluted water from its wrecked Fukushima nuclear p
Kim Boo-kyum, former four-term lawmaker, was nominated as South Korea's new prime minister, Yonhap reported on Friday.