One of South Korea’s most prominent elected officials, the longtime mayor of its capital, was found dead, police said on Friday, after he was reported missing by his daughter amid a criminal probe of …
U.S. envoy wraps up S.Korea visit overshadowed by N.Korea tensions
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun was due to wrap up meetings with South Korean officials in Seoul on Thursday, before moving on to Japan in a trip overshadowed by stalled denuclearisation …
U.S. Envoy Wraps up South Korea Visit Overshadowed by North Korea Tensions
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun was due to wrap up meetings with South Korean officials in Seoul on Thursday, before moving on to Japan in a trip overshadowed by stalled denuclearisation …
River near North Korea designated UNESCO Global Geopark
A South Korean river near the border with the North has been designated a UNESCO Global Geopark, according to local officials.
South Korea urges officials to sell their second homes as prices fuel anger
President Moon Jae-in’s government has ramped up pressure on top government officials to unload their second homes in the high-priced capital Seoul, as the South Korean president faces increased …
India arrests South Korean CEO, 11 others for gas leak at LG Polymers
Indian police have arrested 12 LG Polymers officials, including its South Korean Chief Executive Sunkey Jeong, an officer said on Wednesday, two months after a gas leak at the company’s south Indian …
U.S. envoy plays down expectations for N.Korea meet, but ready to talk
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun on Wednesday rejected reports that he was seeking to meet North Korean officials during a visit to South Korea this week but reiterated that Washington is …
U.S. envoy plays down expectations for North Korea meet, but ready to talk
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun on Wednesday rejected reports that he was seeking to meet North Korean officials during a visit to South Korea this week but reiterated that Washington is …
LG Polymers: South Korean CEO held over fatal India gas leak
Police in India have arrested the South Korean CEO and 11 other employees of a chemical plant over a gas leak that killed 15 people and injured hundreds. The 12 employees are accused of causing the …
U.S., S.Korean officials to discuss N.Korea strategy as Pyongyang rejects talks
The U.S. point man for North Korea will meet with South Korean officials in Seoul on Wednesday for wide-ranging talks, overshadowed by Pyongyang’s insistence that it has no intention of returning to …