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North Korea fires short-range missiles into East Sea just ahead of U.S. election

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Tuesday, hours before polls open for the U.S. presidential election.

2024-11-05

South Korea should consider independent nuclear deterrent in wake of North-Russia treaty: Think tank

South Korea should consider diversifying its options for dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue, including arming itself with nuclear weapons, suggested a Seoul-based state-run national security think tank.

2024-06-24

South Korea expresses condolences to victims of deadly attack at Moscow concert hall

Seoul expressed its deep condolences to the victims of a deadly shooting at a concert venue in Moscow on Friday, killing more than 130 people.

2024-03-24

Seoul confirms South Korean arrested in Russia for alleged spying

Seoul’s Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday that a South Korean national was arrested and is being investigated on suspicion of espionage. This comes after Russia’s state-run TASS news agency reported late Monday on the arrest.

2024-03-12

Russian deputy foreign minister visits Seoul amid war of words

South Korea expressed its disapproval of Moscow and Pyongyang's growing military cooperation as the Russian deputy foreign minister visited Seoul for talks on regional security.

2024-02-04

Putin meets North's top diplomat, but Kremlin light on detail

Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui on Tuesday amid suspected deepening military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang.

2024-01-17

Taejae University to take its inaugural class to Tokyo, New York, Hong Kong, Moscow

The all-English Taejae University welcomed its inaugural class, admitting five international students and giving them three-year scholarships.

2023-08-30

9 North Koreans in Russia defect to South Korea

Nine workers dispatched by North Korea to Russia defected to South Korea sometime between November and December last year, according to multiple sources on Tuesday.

2023-01-25

Kang Soo-youn, pioneering actor, is dead at 55

Kang Soo-youn, one of the first Korean actors to win international recognition, has died. She was 55. Kang was with her family at home in Apgujeong-dong, southern Seoul, on Thursday when she collapsed. She was in cardiac arrest when rushed to the...

2022-05-08

Korean carriers stop going to Moscow

Korean Air Lines will temporarily stop flights to Moscow and Asiana Airlines will stop refueling there. Both are doing it because of the impossibility of getting fuel in Moscow.

2022-03-07