With a new administration, South Korea should strengthen security ties with Australia

As South Korea’s new administration takes office, the country has the opportunity to recalibrate its alignments in the Indo-Pacific, especially around closer defence and technology cooperation with Australia. The strategic rationale for this becomes …

Press conference of Iran, North Korea natl. football teams

BTS nears reunion as 2 more members finish mandatory S. Korea military service

BTS members RM and V have officially completed their mandatory 18-month military service in South Korea. The moment brings the K-pop group one step closer to a highly anticipated reunion. Four of BTS’ seven members have now been discharged from the South …

Defector who tried to return to North Korea in stolen bus avoids prison

The Unification Bridge between North and South Korea is pictured on Sept. 15, 2008. (Wikimedia Commons) License Source A South Korean court on Monday handed a suspended sentence to a North Korean defector who attempted to cross the border back into the …

Why South Korea’s business giants must say no to the bomb

When Lee Jae-myung launched his third presidential campaign in April 2025, he faced a rival who made nuclear deterrence a central issue. Kim Moon-soo, a former labor minister in the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, argued that South Korea should strengthen …

Unification Ministry moves to halt anti-North Korea leaflet launches

Published: 09 Jun. 2025, 16:33 Ministry of Unification spokesperson Koo Byung-sam speaks during a regular press briefing at the government complex in Jongno District, central Seoul on June 9. [NEWS1]   The Unification Ministry on Monday issued a formal …

CJ CheilJedang Accelerates North American Expansion with Kroger Launch of Bibigo Frozen Tteokbokki

On June 11, CJ CheilJedang has announced the start of sales of its Bibigo frozen tteokbokki through Kroger, one of the largest retail chains in the United States, marking a significant push to expand its presence in the North American market. Following the …

N. Korea-Russia Trade in 2024 Estimated at Record $34 Million

Photo : YONHAP News A Russian logistics industry official has estimated that trade between North Korea and Russia reached a record 34 million dollars last year.  According to the Russian state-run Sputnik news agency, Evgeniy Nikiforov, chairman of the …

Japan, South Korea celebrate huge wins in FIFA World Cup qualifiers

OSAKA/PARIS: Crystal Palace forward Daichi Kamada scored twice for Japan and Paris Saint Germain's Lee Kang-in netted for South Korea as the Asian giants rounded off successful World Cup qualifying campaigns in style on Tuesday. Japan romped to a 6 …

Ration-based N. Korea building rare wholesale market in Pyongyang

SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea, a socialist economy that relies on rationing as the main means of goods distribution, is building a rare large-scale wholesale market in Pyongyang, according to state media. In an article published the previous day, …