News South Korea: South Korean lawmaker loses seat over church-linked funds
Supreme Court's Second Division upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced Kweon to two years in prison & ordered him to forfeit 100 million won.
News South Korea: South Korea apologizes over police handling of murder case
South Korea apologized over the Jang Yun-gi investigation and plans a civilian watchdog with about 100 investigators to oversee police.
News South Korea: South Korean envoy to return from U.S. for consultations
South Korea's U.S. envoy Kang Kyung-wha will return to Seoul for talks on Coupang, tariffs, security cooperation and other bilateral issues.
News South Korea: U.S., South Korea hold largest-ever joint military logistics drill
The United States and South Korea kicked off their largest-ever joint military logistics field exercise this week, the allies said Wednesday.
News South Korea: Hyundai and Kia win big with South Korea’s new support for EVs
Hyundai and Kia gained an edge over surging Chinese brands like BYD after South Korea raised subsidies and introduced ...
News South Korea: South Korea government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions, truth commission says
South Korea’s truth commission concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and ...
News South Korea: South Korea ends two-year U.N. Security Council term, cites peace role
S. Korea's two-year term as a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council ended Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry saying raised its profile.
News South Korea: South Korea, China leaders to talk economic cooperation, Korean peninsula peace next week
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is set to discuss ways to strengthen economic cooperation and promote peace on the Korean Peninsula during an upcoming ...
News South Korea: Nuclear submarine arms race heats up between North and South Korea
North Korea's state media released photos Thursday of what it said was the hull of a nuclear submarine. Its leader denounced South Korea's plans to build its own subs as "an offensive act." ...
News South Korea: Are Japan and South Korea Poised for a Historic Breakthrough?
When the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea last met, in May 2024, observers viewed the meeting with a sense of relief. Japan and South Korea were emerging from one of the darkest periods in ...
News South Korea: North Korea Says US, South Lack ‘Political Will’ on Peace Talks
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – North Korea on Tuesday said US-South Korean war games are a “flagrant violation” of efforts to reach peace on the Korean peninsula and reflect a lack of “political will” to ...
News South Korea: Infighting between South Korea and Japan creates opportunities for U.S. rivals
Japan says it has made sufficient restitution for that history and that Seoul is violating previous understandings putting the dispute to rest. But many in South Korea disagree, and the country’s ...
News South Korea: South Korea Retaliates Against Japan in Trade and Diplomatic Rift
In addition to the South Korean government’s vow of retaliation, members of the South Korean public are also boycotting Japanese consumer goods and leisure travel to the island nation. South Korea and ...
News South Korea: Tesla's Model 3 is now on sale in South Korea and it's cheaper than you'd think
Thanks to aggressive government subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles, a Model 3 in South Korea is even more reasonably priced than it would be in the US. Tesla's Model 3 makes its sales ...
News South Korea: South Korea to pull Japan from its preferred trade list
South Korea said Monday that it will remove Japan from a list of nations receiving preferential treatment in trade in what was seen as a retaliatory move after Tokyo's recent decision to downgrade Seoul's trade status amid a diplomatic row.
News South Korea: Japan escalates trade war with South Korea, deepening rift and raising security concerns
Japan on Friday escalated its trade war with South Korea by removing it from a list of trusted trading partners, furthering economic uncertainties in the midst of the U.S.-China trade dispute and ...
News South Korea: A trade war over history? Sort of. Why Japan and South Korea are feuding.
Every Thursday A weekly digest of Monitor views and insightful commentary on major events. Japan and South Korea are trading blows in a conflict that threatens to impact businesses around the world – ...
News South Korea: Russia Reigns Supreme at PUBG Nations Cup 2019 in Seoul, South Korea
Team Russia persevered and fought their way to a thrilling triumph at the PUBG Nations Cup 2019 in front of a sold-out crowd gathered in Jangchung Arena. The PUBG Corporation-hosted event was an international tournament that featured 16 select teams of the world’s best professional players, all competing
