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If and when this new order takes shape, where does South Korea fit? Carney specifically called for a more active role for middle powers such as Korea, alongside Canada, Japan, Australia and other liberal democracies. These like-minded countries, he argued, should band together to counter increasingly unilateral and …
SEOUL — North Korea said on Thursday its testing spree this week involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, as it pushes to expand nuclear-capable forces aimed at rival South Korea.
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BTS were battered by the elements as they kicked off their marathon world tour in Goyang Stadium, South Korea.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of North Korea and China held talks in Pyongyang on Thursday and discussed strengthening bilateral relations, according to a Chinese media report.
View image in fullscreenVissoie, SwitzerlandThis aerial photograph shows the Fios faultline in the Val d’Anniviers, canton of Valais. The fracture is gradually widening, raising fears of a partial mountainside collapse that could block the river below and cause flooding downstreamPhotograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Get…
South Korea's financial regulator on Thursday ordered Hanwha Solutions Corp. to submit a revised filing over its plan to issue 2.4 trillion won ($1.6 billion) worth of shares, citing insufficient information.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator on Thursday ordered Hanwha Solutions Corp. to submit a revised filing over its plan to issue 2.4 trillion won (US$1.6 billion) worth of shares, citing insufficient information.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Strong winds and heavy rain battered the southern island of Jeju on Thursday, disrupting flight operations and stranding thousands of passengers, authorities said.
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency said Thursday it has signed an agreement with Finland to export K9 self-propelled howitzers from Hanwha Aerospace, in a deal worth 546 million euros ($637 million).
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will export an additional 112 units of its K9 self-propelled howitzers to Finland in an arms deal valued at some 940 billion won (US$634 million), the state arms procurement agency said Thursday, in what would be another boost for Seoul's push to export more weapons.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry on Thursday urged Korean nationals in Lebanon to leave the country promptly, as airstrikes have continued in the Middle East despite a ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Director Na Hong-jin's new film, "Hope," will compete for the top honor at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea's leading defense systems manufacturer, said Thursday it has halted its review of acquiring the ammunition business of Poongsan Corp.
The ruling Democratic Party announced Thursday it has selected Chong Won-o, a former chief of Seoul's Seongdong district, as its candidate for Seoul mayor in the upcoming June 3 local elections.
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is expected to speak by phone with his Iranian counterpart later Thursday, officials said, with stranded South Korea-related vessels in the Strait of Hormuz likely to top the agenda following the US-Iran ceasefire.
(3rd LD) Lee says S. Korea, France agree to cooperate on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
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The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit South Korea next week for consultations on nuclear energy, North Korea and other issues, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
Short track speed skating legend Choi Min-jeong, the most decorated South Korean Olympian with seven career medals, said Thursday the upcoming 2026-27 international season will be her last.
Chong Won-o, former three-term district chief of Seongdong-gu in Seoul, was confirmed Thursday as the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for the Seoul mayoral race in the upcoming June local election.
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SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will maintain the current price ceilings on fuel products for the next two weeks amid the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East with a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party announced Thursday it has selected Chong Won-o, a former chief of Seoul's Seongdong district, as its candidate for Seoul mayor in the upcoming June 3 local elections.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Short track speed skating legend Choi Min-jeong, the most decorated South Korean Olympian with seven career medals, said Thursday the upcoming 2026-27 international season will be her last.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea's leading defense systems manufacturer, said Thursday it has halted its review of acquiring the ammunition business of Poongsan Corp.
K-pop band BTS fans from Philippines take a souvenir photo at the venue for the BTS World Tour Arirang in Goyang, South Korea, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
TAIPEI, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Golden Pin Design Award's Design Perspectives × Golden Pin Salon, organized by the Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI), will launch its 2026 Asia Tour with its first-ever stop in Seoul on April 25 at the DDP Design Hall. The event will bring together designers from Taiwa…
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit South Korea next week for consultations on nuclear energy, North Korea and other issues, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
South Korea’s Cultural Heritage Administration said Thursday that it has made some remarkable discoveries, including a hieroglyph bearing the name of Ramesses II, at the Ramesseum in Luxor, Egypt.
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…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pose at Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga, Nara prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 14, 2026. © Reuters
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is expected to speak by phone with his Iranian counterpart later Thursday, officials said, with stranded South Korea-related vessels in the Strait of Hormuz likely to top the agenda following the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
Seoul police said Wednesday they will file a civil lawsuit seeking damages from a man who made more than 100 false emergency reports over nine months, apparently in an attempt to be sent to prison.
Three foreign nationals have been indicted on charges of attempting to smuggle a new type of drug known as yaba, valued at 2.2 billion won ($1.48 million), into South Korea via international mail, prosecutors said Thursday.
South Korea has yet to receive any official request from Iran on fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a Seoul official said Thursday, adding that the government is still working to identify the situation surrounding the major shipping route amid a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The Governors Association of the Republic of Korea (GAROK) on Thursday hosted a welcome ceremony for participants in this year's fellowship program for foreign local government officials in Seoul.
British art auction house Christie, Manson & Woods, known as Christie's, faces a 280 million won ($189,000) penalty surcharge for leaking the personal information of 620 Korean clients after its system was hacked through a voice phishing scheme, the Personal Information Protection Commission said Thursday.
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea said Thursday that hazing and other abusive practices occurred during basic training for cadet candidates at the Korea Air Force Academy.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has yet to receive any official request from Iran on fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a Seoul official said Thursday, adding that the government is still working to identify the situation surrounding the major shipping route amid a fragile two-week ceasefire betwe…
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South Korean stocks fell by more than 1.5 percent Thursday to snap their four-day winning streak as investors digested different claims by Washington and Tehran on terms of their two-week ceasefire. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will resume tourist rail service to and from its northernmost Dorasan Station this week, a symbol of inter-Korean cooperation that once connected the two Koreas, the unification ministry said Thursday.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Thursday that his ministry plans to reduce the number of troops deployed to border units "gradually" by 2040, dismissing concerns about a sharp cut in such personnel in a short period of time.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The number of companies facing possible delisting from the South Korean stock market due to poor financial health dropped slightly this year, the country's main bourse operator said Thursday.
The South Korean won fell against the US dollar Thursday as the United States and Iran wrangled over the terms of a two-week ceasefire in their monthlong conflict.
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SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks fell by more than 1.5 percent Thursday to snap their four-day winning streak as investors digested different claims by Washington and Tehran on terms of their two-week ceasefire. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
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