Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said Thursday he is going on an indefinite hunger strike against the government of President Yoon Suk Yeol that he said is damaging democracy and ruining people’s livelihoods.Rep. Lee Jae-myung made the remark during a …
The Seoul High Court has recommended that the government reverse its 2020 decision to revoke the organizational license of a North Korean defectors’ group for sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets over to the North, sources said Thursday.The reco…
South Korea on Thursday issued a special travel advisory for its nationals to leave Gabon over security concerns in the central African country following a recent military coup, the foreign ministry said.The advisory calls for Korean citizens to cance…
1923 — A 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan’s Kanto region, leaving more than 100,000 people dead or missing. Following the Great Kanto earthquake, rumors emerged that ethnic Koreans in Japan had poisoned wells or planned a riot, and Japanese pol…
The U.S. Space Force unit in South Korea seeks to step up cooperation with the South Korean military to strengthen readiness against North Korean missile threats, its officials have said, amid Pyongyang’s continued saber-rattling.Since its launch last…
South Korea’s top general on Thursday met with the commander of a key U.S. military unit in charge of overseeing the country’s nuclear arsenal, his office said, as North Korea conducted drills in response to an ongoing major military exercise between …
Singer Nam Tae-hyun and reality show star Seo Min-jae have been indicted on charges of alleged illegal drug use, prosecutors said Thursday.The Seoul Western District Prosecutors Office indicted Nam, 29, and Seo, 30, without detention Thursday over all…
