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SEOUL — Kim Hyeong-bae, a South Korean linguist, had a problem: how to translate the word “deepfake” into Korean. A senior researcher at the National Institute of Korean Language, a…
To say that President-elect Donald Trump has a lot of plans for his second term would be a gross understatement. He has vowed to implement the largest deportation operation in American…
North Korea could get Russian satellite tech, the US Secretary of State has warned. The tech would be in exchange for it sending troops to fight Ukraine, Antony Blinken said on Monday. The…
SOUTH Korea’s central bank governor said on Thursday (Jan 2) that the pace of monetary policy easing would need to be flexible this year due to heightened political and economic…
Tragedy struck at South Korea's Muan International Airport on Sunday when a Jeju Air plane crash claimed 179 lives, leaving only two survivors. Just two of the 181 people on board the…
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong expressed his profound sadness at the December 29 Jeju Air jet tragedy in South Korea, which claimed 179 lives. On Monday, December 30, PM Wong shared his…
SOUTH Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered an emergency safety inspection on Monday (Dec 30) of the country’s entire airline operation system as investigators worked to identify…
SOUTH Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday (Dec 30) ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation as investigators worked to identify victims…
Witnesses to a deadly plane crash in South Korea on Sunday said they observed flames in the engine of the aircraft and heard explosions, according to a report. A Jeju Air flight skidded…
At least 120 people died in a plane crash at Muan Airport in South Korea, the local fire brigade said, while two survivors have been brought to hospital, according to a report. A total of…
A Jeju Air flight drove off the runway in South Korea and collided with a fence, leaving at least 23 passengers killed, the Yonhap news agency reported. The agency attributed the…
White House National Security communications adviser John Kirby said Russia was treating North Korean troops as “expendable” by sending them on impractical ground operations in its war…
North Korean troops fighting in Russia's Kursk region are facing mass casualties, the U.S. has said. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Friday that 1,000…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on China to exert influence on North Korea in response to the deployment of North Korean soldiers alongside Russian troops in the Ukraine…
The Republic of Korea’s ascent as a global beacon of liberal democracy and capitalism has been built on its robust alliance with the United States. Now this exemplary democracy faces its…
North Korea has decried last week's attempt by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law, claiming that the move and its aftermath have revealed the "vulnerability" of its…
SEOUL — Who is running South Korea? In the week since President Yoon Suk Yeol briefly declared martial law, setting off widespread calls for his removal from office, that question has…
South Korea's Ministry of Justice has banned President Yoon Suk Yeol from leaving the country, as the country's political crisis deepens. The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on…
South Korean and Japanese arms dealers are growing almost on pace with Russia's top defense firms. New data found that South Korea's and Japan's arms revenues jumped by 39% and 35%…
The chairman of South Korea's ruling party has urged his party to vote against the opposition-led impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol, according to media. President…
SOUTH Korean shares continued to fall by the close on Wednesday (Dec 4),after the country’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law overnight. Yoon then lifted the decree within…
The U.S. is inadvertently involved in multiple conflicts around the world in backing its allies, while also facing tensions with China over several issues including trade. The recent…
North Korea has sent more than 100 KN-23 and KN-24 short-range nuclear capable ballistic missiles to Russia, according to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence. Pyongyang joined the fray in…
SOUTH Korean prosecutors requested on Monday (Nov 25) a five-year jail term for Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong over actions in a controversial merger of affiliates that helped…
