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Korea finalizing deal to export K9 artillery to Vietnam

Korea is in the final stage of reaching a $300 million agreement to export homegrown K9 self-propelled howitzers to Vietnam, industry and government sources said Monday.

2025-01-20

North Korea places 34th in firepower rankings, South places fifth

North Korea ranked 34th in military firepower globally, while South Korea came in fifth, a global index showed Tuesday.

2025-01-14

Acting president, foreign minister express condolences to LA wildfire victims

Acting President Choi Sang-mok and Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul on Monday extended condolences to those affected by the massive wildfires in the Los Angeles area in the United States, promising to provide any help needed.

2025-01-13

‘I want to live here’: Zelensky posts video showing North Koreans’ reluctance to return home after capture

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a video on Sunday showing two North Korean soldiers allegedly being interrogated after their capture in Russia's Kursk region, where they displayed seemingly hesitant attitudes about returning home.

2025-01-13

South Korea unlikely to open embassy in Cuba this year

South Korea is unlikely to establish its embassy in Cuba this year due to delays in preparations, pushing back plans for its opening to early next year, officials said.

2024-12-25

North slams trilateral talks on Indo-Pacific as 'insult' to peace

North Korea on Saturday lambasted a recent trilateral meeting between South Korea, the United States and Japan that discussed peace in the Indo-Pacific region, deriding the talks as an "insult" to peace.

2024-12-21

Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. agree to 'promptly' hold in-person meeting

The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States agreed on Saturday to "promptly" hold an in-person meeting, according to Seoul's Foreign Ministry.

2024-12-21

Trump wants NATO members to increase defense spending to 5 percent of GDP: FT

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's team has told European officials that he will demand that NATO member states raise their defense spending to 5 percent of GDP, the Financial Times reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

2024-12-21

S. Korea to launch 3rd homegrown military spy satellite

South Korea will launch its third domestically developed military spy satellite from a U.S. space center on Saturday in an effort to bolster its surveillance capabilities against North Korea.

2024-12-21

President’s private jet takeoff sparks questions, but Yoon confirmed not aboard

The president's private jet took off from Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Tuesday morning, initially raising questions about whether President Yoon Suk Yeol was on board.

2024-12-10