South Korea to double Asean development funds to US$48 mln by 2027
VIENTIANE, Oct 10 — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said the country will double its cooperation funds with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)...
S. Korea to form strategic partnership with Singapore next year
SEOUL, Oct 8 — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said his country has agreed with Singapore to enter into a strategic partnership next year, the...
Tens of thousands in South Korea protest lack of climate progress
SEOUL, Sept 7 — Over 30,000 protesters gathered in South Korea’s capital in broiling heat today, demanding more aggressive action by the government to combat...
Japan PM Kishida seeks to solidify South Korea ties on farewell visit
SEOUL, Sept 6 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived for a whirlwind visit to South Korea today, seeking to seal a newfound partnership between...
South Korea’s Yoon seeks dialogue with North, path to unification
SEOUL, Aug 15 — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has offered to establish a working-level consultative body with North Korea to discuss ways to ease...
East Asian nations reaffirm commitment to Korean Peninsula denuclearisation
SEOUL, May 27 — Leaders of South Korea, Japan and China reaffirmed their commitment to pursuing denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula during their summit in...
East Asia’s leaders to meet for 1st trilateral dialogue in nearly five years
SEOUL, May 26 — Leaders of South Korea, China, and Japan are set to meet today and tomorrow in Seoul for summit meetings, resuming their...
Opposition win in South Korea election to deepen policy stalemate for Yoon
SEOUL, April 11 — South Korea’s liberal opposition parties scored a landslide victory in the Parliamentary election yesterday, dealing a resounding blow to President Yoon...
South Korean opposition forecast to win landslide election victory
SEOUL, April 10 — South Korea’s opposition bloc, including the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), was expected to sweep over 200 seats in today’s Parliamentary...
South Koreans vote for new Parliament after campaign focused on economy, graft
SEOUL, April 10 — South Koreans voted to elect a new Parliament today in a bitterly fought race seen by some analysts as a referendum...
South Korea passes bill to ban dog meat consumption
SEOUL, Jan 9 — South Korea’s Parliament passed a bill today to ban the eating and selling of dog meat, a move which will end...
South Korea’s Yoon says rules-based order crucial in South China Sea
SEOUL, Sept 7 — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday any attempts to change the status quo by force in the South...