The top officers of the Army and the Navy on Thursday visited western coastal guard units to check their readiness, the armed services said, amid heightened tensions over North Korea’s recent artillery firing.
Gen. Park An-su, the Army’s chief of st…
South Korean shares closed a tad lower Thursday, extending their losing streak to a seventh consecutive session as investors awaited important U.S. inflation data. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar.
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South Korea will provide US$3 million worth of humanitarian assistance to Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture to help the region cope with the aftermath of an earthquake that killed more than 200 people, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
The government ho…
The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States agreed to work together to address North Korean threats and support peace in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea in their phone call Thursday, a State Department spokesperson said.
U.S. Se…
Korean Americans from various walks of life and their supporters gathered in Washington on Thursday to celebrate Korean American Day in what has become an annual event to take stock of their achievements in the United States and promote their unity.
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The United States on Thursday took note of China’s role in curbing North Korea’s “provocative” and “harmful” activities amid international criticism over Pyongyang’s transfers of weapons to Russia and its evolving military threats.
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