The United States and South Korea are pledging to enhance joint deterrence against growing threats from North Korea, as Washington and Seoul celebrate their seven-decadelong alliance.
(Asiad) S. Korea beat Philippines to qualify for women’s football quarterfinals
South Korea defeated the Philippines 5-1 to grab a ticket to the quarterfinals in women’s football at the Asian Games in China on Monday. Son Hwa-yeon scored a hat trick, with Ji So-yun and Chun Garam chipping in a goal apiece for South Korea in Group E action at Wenzhou Sports Centre
S. Korea to allow registered foreign institutions to participate in FX market
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s finance ministry said on Monday that the country will allow registered foreign institutions (RFIs) to participate in the foreign exchange market next month.
North Korea calls South’s leader a ‘guy with a trash-like brain’ as it slams his UN speech
North Korea has called South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol “a guy with a trash-like brain” and “a diplomatic idiot” as it blasted him for using a U.N. speech to issue a warning over the North’s deepe …
Trilateral talks open on Korea-Japan-China meeting
A series of working and senior-level talks involving officials from South Korea, Japan and China will take place in Seoul from Monday to Tuesday, as the three nations prepare to resume their annual …
SKC to build bioplastic materials plant in Vietnam
SKC Co., a South Korean materials maker, said Monday it plans to build a manufacturing plant in Vietnam to produce materials for biodegradable plastics, as it pushes to expand the eco-friendly …
Bangladesh sees closer ties with South Korea
Bangladesh is looking forward to furthering close bilateral ties with South Korea especially in trade and investment to expedite realizing Father of Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur …
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Sept. 25)
Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his will to improve China’s relations with South Korea in a meeting with Prime Minister Han Duk-soo on the sidelines of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
North Korea says cooperation with Russia ‘natural’ for neighbours -KCNA
North Korea on Monday slammed South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for criticising its cooperation with Moscow following leader Kim Jong Un’s Russia visit, saying it is “natural” and “normal” for …
South Korea, US and Japan to take tough measures against Russia-North Korea arms deal
Top diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan have agreed to take tough measures against a possible arms deal between Russia and North Korea, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Sept.