Tourists wanting to visit South Korea will no longer undergo a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test upon their arrival in the said country as the Land of the Morning Calm eased its travel restrictions even further. Photos from Haeundae Beach and the Gamcheon Culture Village...
Republic of Korea Marine Corps has arrived in the country to participate in the Philippines-led Kaagapay Ng Mga Mandirigma ng Dagat (KAMANDAG) exercise. Members of the South Korean Marine Corps arrive in the Philippines on Oct. 1, 2022 to participate in the Kaagapay Ng Mga Mandirigma ng Dagat...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Saturday, South Korea's military said, the nuclear-armed country's fourth launch this week as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington ramp up joint military drills to counter Pyongyang. A man walks past a television screen showing a news...
The Department of Finance (DOF) renewed an agreement allowing the Marcos administration to access South Korea’s official development assistance (ODA) under its Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) for the government’s infrastructure program. DOF said in a statement that Finance...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's party sued a local broadcaster Thursday, claiming it had misrepresented comments caught on a hot mic in which he appeared to insult key security ally the United States. Park Dae-chul (2nd L), lawmaker from South Korea's ruling People...
A Korean pop music composer, producer and musician was arrested by the police in Seoul for using and possessing methamphetamine. Don Spike as a guest on the Korean TV show "Oh Eun Young's Golden Clinic" Don Spike, 45, who is also a TV personality, was busted by the police in a hotel in Gangnam,...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea and the United States began their first combined naval exercise near the peninsula in five years on Monday, a day after Pyongyang conducted a ballistic missile launch. In this picture taken on September 23, 2022, crew members walk on the deck of the US Navy's...
NEW YORK, USA — The Philippines is ready to take a constructive role in ushering in the peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with members of the Asia Society in New York City on...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's president has denied insulting key security ally the United States, claiming to have been mistranslated, prompting further domestic incredulity on Friday. Yoon Suk-yeol was overheard on a hot mic and seen on camera seemingly insulting US lawmakers shortly after...
BUSAN, South Korea -- A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea Friday for the first time in nearly five years, ahead of joint drills in a show of force aimed at the nuclear-armed North. The US Navy's nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) aircraft carrier arrives at ROK Fleet Command in...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Already battling record-low approval ratings, South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol has landed in trouble again after his disparaging remarks about key ally the United States were caught on a hot mic. South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol. JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP Yoon,...
“Squid Game” star and Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae, and actors Namkoong Min and Kim Nam-gil have tested positive for Covid-19. Lee Jung-jae and Kim Nam-gil both tested positive for the virus after returning to South Korea from their overseas schedule. (From left) Korean actors Namkoong Min, Lee...
