SEOUL, Jan. 8 (UPI) --The Oxford English Dictionary has added eight words drawn from South Korean culture in its latest quarterly update, reflecting the continued influence of Korean food, customs and ...

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Sunday, according to South Korean officials. The launches took place just hours before South Korea's president left for China ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw test-flights of hypersonic missiles and called for a stronger nuclear war deterrent, state media said Monday, as Pyongyang ramps up weapons displays ahead of a ...

North Korea fired several ballistic missiles from its capital Pyongyang towards the sea off its east coast at around 7:50 a.m. local time on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. The first launch of ...

SEOUL—At a televised policy meeting last month, South Korea President Lee Jae Myung launched into a seemingly banal discussion about healthcare. He noted people typically spend more on medical ...

SHANGHAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung began a state visit to China on Sunday, hoping to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula hours after rival North Korea launched ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Monday that he wants to open a “new phase” for relations with China, after meeting with President Xi Jinping during Lee’s first trip to Beijing since taking ...

Kim Jong Un, center, inspects test-flights of hypersonic missiles, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Jan. 4, 2026. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) North Korea said Monday that leader ...

Lee's visit to Beijing is first since he took office Back-to-back meetings show Xi, Lee eager to boost ties Xi said two countries should look after each other's 'core concerns' Xi said both should ...

Mr. Ahn, who made his onscreen debut as a 5-year-old, appeared in more than 180 films. President Lee Jae-myung said he “left a great footprint in Korean film history.” By Jin Yu Young Reporting from ...

Goodbye New START: How China’s Rise Ended Nuclear Arms Control Pyongyang was slow in issuing a relatively tempered statement, but also turned a missile launch event into a tool for deterrence ...

ON NEW YEAR’S DAY North Korea’s rulers gathered at a grand mausoleum in Pyongyang that houses the embalmed bodies of the country’s eternal leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. Kim Jong Un, North ...