The body of the fisheries official, who was apparently trying to defect to the North, was set ablaze for fear he was carrying the coronavirus, South Korean officials said.
Japan and South Korea need to repair ties, cooperate on North Korea – PM
Japan and South Korea must cooperate to counter any threat from North Korea, Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, told South Korea’s president on Thursday, calling for the uneasy neighbours to …
Japan PM tells South Korea it’s time to fix strained ties
Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday held his first telephone call with his South Korean counterpart since taking office, telling President Moon Jae-in that the neighbors should work …
Japan PM Suga Tells South Korea’s Moon Both Nations Need to Repair Damaged Relations
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday he told his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in that the two countries needed to repair their damaged re …
Currency Trading by Phone Holds Back Korea’s $52 Billion Market
(Bloomberg) — Change is afoot for South Korea’s $52-billion-a-day foreign-exchange market … Money brokers and the nation’s finance ministry are now looking at doing more by electronic trading due …
South Korean official may have been killed trying to defect to North – Yonhap
South Korea’s defense ministry and National Intelligence Service did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The U.S. military commander in South Korea said earlier this month that North …
Undocumented migrants on the rise in South Korea, lawmaker says
South Korea has witnessed a steady increase in the number of undocumented foreign nationals in recent years and related crimes are on the rise, according to a Seoul lawmaker.
Warner Bros. to Cut Operations in South Korea (Report)
Warner Bros. is to halt its investment and production in local films in South Korea, after completing its current slate of movies. “We’ve already stopped making fresh investments in Korean films,” an …
South Korean likely marooned in North Korea waters, reports say
A South Korean national who went missing on Monday is believed to be in North Korean territory. A source with the South Korean National Assembly’s National Defense Committee told local news service …
Seoul: Missing South Korean official may be in North Korea
A South Korean official who disappeared off a government ship near the disputed sea boundary with North Korea this week may be in North Korea, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The …