Geopolitics
New York: The UN needs to usher in and lead a new “era of global community”, and the Republic of Korea will do all it can to support a revived world order based on solidarity and cooperation, the nation’s President, Moon Jae-in, told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. more
South Korea: Construction of Chinatown triggers anti-China sentiments

Incheon:  An under construction Chinatown in South Korea, named as Korea-China Culture Town, located in Gangwon province, is inviting the ire of people, media reports said.

South Korea’s Moon shakes off pessimism about dialogue with Pyongyang

Seoul/Sputnik: South Korean President Moon Jae-in has expressed some hope about the prospects of dialogue with North Korea, as well as possibilities of Pyongyang resuming talks with the U ...

South Korea leads developed nations in household debt, UN expert warns

New York: Despite being the world’s 11th largest economy, a significant number of South Koreans are living in “substandard” housing, faced with rising rents they can no ...

UN chief ‘optimistic’ over peace efforts to denuclearize Korean Peninsula

New York: The UN chief expressed optimism on Thursday that the full denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula could become a reality, following last week’s historic joint declaration ...

North and South Korea announce to end Korean war, pledge to denuclearize the peninsula

Seoul: North and South Korea will formally end a 65-year-old Korean war this year with the signing of a peace treaty, the two countries engaged in over six decades of hostilities since 19 ...

Kim-Park's one-on-one walk becomes cynosure of all eyes

Panmunjom: A lot was expected out of the historic meeting between North Korean boss Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, but, what stole the show was an unscripted moment o ...

DPRK’s suspension of missile tests should lead to ‘irreversible’ commitment to ban nuclear testing – UN-backed treaty body

New York: The world’s nuclear proliferation watchdog has welcomed the announcement by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to suspend its nuclear and missile tests ...

'Path is open’ to peaceful denuclearization of Korean Peninsula – UN chief

New York:Following the leader of North Korea’s announcement that nuclear and missile tests are to end, the United Nations chief António Guterres said on Saturday that the &ld ...

Kim Jong-un, wife attend K-pop concert in Pyongyang

Pyongyang: Ahead of the historic Korean bi-lateral meet between the North and the South, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife attended a K-pop concert in the latter's national ...