South Korea

South Korea has reinstated Japan on its "white list" of trusted trading partners, a significant step towards mending their bilateral economic and diplomatic ties. Three years ago, Japan was removed from the list, which grants expedited…

The South Korean government banned dozens of materials used by North Korea in satellite development from being exported via a third country. The move is meant to prevent the secretive nuclear-armed nation from circumventing Security Council…

Government data showed Wednesday that South Korea's external debt increased by $32.1 billion from a year earlier. According to the Bank of Korea (BOK) and the finance ministry, Korea's external liabilities reached $664.5 billion by the end…

The South Korean defense ministry said Tuesday it is seeking to release an overarching national defense strategy next month to chart a mid- and long-term direction for the country's security policy. Similar to the United States' National…

Following the extended weekend, the number of COVID-19 cases in South Korea rebounded to over 15,000, though daily infections have been decreasing. According to Yonhap, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 15,476…

A one-on-one meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took place on Wednesday, in which both leaders agreed to improve relations tainted by historical disputes. In New York, the two…

Despite long-strained ties between the rivals over the North's nuclear weapons program, South Korea's new government proposed a meeting with North Korea on Thursday to reunite families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War. AP reports…

South Korean software engineer Jung Ki-young said Microsoft Corp's decision to discontinue Internet Explorer marked the end of a quarter-century love-hate relationship with the technology. In memory of Explorer's demise, he spent a month…

In south Korea, Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall on Tuesday, leaving thousands displaced and one dead, authorities said. Reuters reports that the typhoon left the Korean peninsula around 7:10 a.m. after landing in Geoje, off the coast of…