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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un voiced support for China’s push to build a “multipolar world” and called for deeper ties between the traditional allies during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, state media said Saturday.
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un voiced support for China’s push to build a “multipolar world” and called for deeper ties between the traditional allies during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, state media said Saturday.
Bathhouses report record-high numbers of foreign visitors as tourists embrace Korea's sauna and scrub culture
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The video purportedly shows Israeli soldiers torturing and pushing a ‘Palestinian kid’ off a roof
The video purportedly shows Israeli soldiers torturing and pushing a ‘Palestinian kid’ off a roof
The South Korean government on Saturday expressed regret over a statement issued by the Israeli foreign ministry criticizing South Korean president Lee Jae Myung’s recent post on X, saying the remarks had been misunderstood.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday accused Israel of failing to "reflect" on allegations of rights abuses by its forces, after Israel decried him for amplifying social media "disinformation."
SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry expressed regret Saturday over what it described as a "misunderstanding" by Israel of President Lee Jae Myung's remarks on the situation in the Middle East.
1950 -- South Koreans sweep the podium at the Boston Marathon, with Ham Kee-yong winning the prestigious marathon event.
En esta fotografía, proporcionada por el gobierno norcoreano, el gobernante Kim Jong Un (derecha) conversa con el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores chino, Wang Yi, el viernes 10 de abril de 2026, en Pyongyang, Corea del Norte. (Agencia Central de Noticias de Corea/Servicio de Noticias de Corea vía AP)
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung clashed with Israel’s foreign ministry after it criticised a social media post in which he shared a 2024 video showing Israeli soldiers throwing a body from a rooftop in the occupied West Bank.
"The King's Warden" has become the second most-watched film in Korean cinema history, its distributor said Saturday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stressed the North places "top priority" on further developing traditional ties with China during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, state media reported Saturday.
SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- "The King's Warden" has become the second most-watched film in Korean cinema history, its distributor said Saturday.
SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Cash assistance for the bottom 70 percent of income earners will begin being rolled out later this month, the government announced Saturday, as part of efforts to ease the financial strain caused by rising oil prices.
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, leader Kim Jong Un, right, meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 10, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content o…
SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on April 11.
SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and stressed the need for the two countries to further strengthen visits and contacts at various levels for the "multi-faceted" development of bilateral ties, Pyongyang's state media reported Saturday.
Korean romantic dramedies seem to follow a pattern, don’t they? Two people from different social circles, a meet-cute, lots of bickering, and then the two people fall in love. In Perfect Crown on Hulu, the two people doing all this are a member of a chaebol family that was born out of wedlock and a crown prince who …
SEOUL — Discussions of the global artificial intelligence (AI) race typically focus on the contest between the two innovation leaders — the United States and China — with the rest of the world positioned effectively as spectators. But while the US and China are pushing the frontiers of AI development, from foundatio…
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The North Korean leader met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang on Friday as the two sides pledged further ‘practical cooperation’
The North Korean leader met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang on Friday as the two sides pledged further ‘practical cooperation’
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean baseball league on Friday set a record for the fewest games played to reach 1 million in attendance.
The foreign ministry on Friday appointed former Ambassador to Kuwait Chung Byung-ha as its special envoy to Iran and will send him to Tehran soon to coordinate the safe passage of South Korean vessels and nationals amid the Middle East conflict, officials said.
Special tour for foreign visitors offers behind-the-scenes look at one of Seoul’s leading cultural venues
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang on Friday, China's Xinhua News Agency reported.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Hybe's Latin American boy group Santos Bravos said Friday its experience with K-pop's rigorous training program taught it the true meaning of discipline and hard work.
South Korea hosted the first meeting of senior officials from five Central Asian nations to discuss preparations for their upcoming summit slated for September, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.
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Ghana’s Mohammed Kudus celebrates after he scored his side’s second goal during the World Cup group H soccer match between South Korea and Ghana, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea hosted the first meeting of senior officials from five Central Asian nations to discuss preparations for their upcoming summit slated for September, the foreign ministry said Friday.
I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Force…
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The German football giants FC Bayern Munich announced Friday they will visit South Korea in August for a preseason exhibition match against a domestic club.
Offshore investors’ heavy selling of South Korean equities this year appears to be driven more by portfolio rebalancing than a fundamental shift in sentiment, analysts said.
I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Force…
2 in 10 students fail to understand textbooks without substantial help in Korea, where much of the vocabulary has Hanja roots
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Friday the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz still remains largely blocked despite a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, pledging that South Korea would continue to seek alternative shipping lanes.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap-Joint Press Corps) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Friday the resumption of tourist rail service to the border with North Korea is a "small" starting point for establishing peace with Pyongyang, as Seoul reopened a long-closed border rail station.
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SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Friday visited a key precision-guided missiles and weapons manufacturer to inspect the impact of the Middle East war on the domestic arms industry, his office said, amid growing uncertainties over oil prices and the global supply chain.
Seoul shares closed higher Friday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, as investor sentiment improved on optimism over upcoming US-Iran negotiations following a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East. The Korean won strengthened against the US dollar.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares closed higher Friday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, as investor sentiment improved on optimism over upcoming U.S.-Iran negotiations following a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East. The Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar.