HIROSHIMA (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s expression of compassion for those who suffered as forced labourers under Japan’s colonial rule had resonated with many South Koreans.
North Korea looks to the final frontier as Kim Jong Un readies launch of spy satellite
Some South Korean analysts have reportedly argued that the satellite revealed in images by North Korea’s state-controlled media is too small and insufficient to capture high-resolution imagery …
Biden Meeting Ukraine’s Zelenskiy, South Korea and Japan on Sunday
HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday and also hold a joint meeting with the leaders of South Korea and Japan, according to …
North Korea defectors prompted to flee by strict COVID controls, South Korea spy agency says
Defectors who fled North Korea early this month decided to do so because of the country’s strict COVID-19 controls, South Korea’s spy agency said on Friday.
China’s exports to North Korea surge in April
North Korea has long suffered from food insecurity and South Korea’s DongA Ilbo newspaper reported in mid-February that Pyongyang’s food crisis may have deteriorated. The country has been under U.N.
S.Korea’s Shinhan Finance Company undergoes police inspection in Ho Chi Minh City
Dozens of police officers in Ho Chi Minh City gathered at the headquarters of Shinhan Vietnam Finance Company in District 1, a unit of South Korea’s Shinhan Card, on Friday to check its lending …
S.Korea’s Yoon, India’s Modi Agree to Step up Cooperation on Defence, Bio-Health Sectors
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and agreed to enhance cooperation on defence and bio-health sectors, Yoon’s …
S.Korea finance minister, China ambassador to discuss economic cooperation
South Korea’s finance minister was due to hold a meeting with China’s ambassador to the country on Friday to discuss economic cooperation among other topics, Seoul’s finance ministry said. South Korea …
Ukraine’s first lady asks South Korea for air defense systems and non-lethal military hardware
Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska asked South Korea to provide air defense systems as well as non-lethal military hardware when she met with President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Tuesday, both countries have reported.
The Threat of China Is Making Friends of Traditional Foes | Opinion
Both Japan and South Korea—formally, the Republic of Korea—are treaty allies of the U.S., but the two countries are not allies of each other.