Ogura can still remember that terrible morning in August, 80 years ago. Her older brother, who later died of cancer from ...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Six P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol planes were inaugurated into South Korea’s navy Thursday in hopes of better detecting sea-based threats in and around the Korean ...

Seventy-five years ago on June 25, the Korean War (1950-53) broke out. It stood as a defining case of great power rivalry during the early days of the Cold War. The Korean Armistice Agreement not ...

Mr Xi told Mr Lee that the two countries should respect each other’s core interests and major concerns. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SEOUL – As South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung gears up for his international diplomacy debut at the Group of Seven (G-7) summit next week, all eyes are on whether he will be made to ...

On June 25, 1950, more than 135,000 North Korean troops invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War that cost millions of lives and left scars that linger to this day.

SEOUL: South Korea's government on Monday (Jun 23) appointed the country's first civilian defence minister in more than 60 years, after growing calls for stronger oversight of the military. It ...

Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost stated that the authority of American forces stationed in Japan would be gradually expanded, citing escalating threats from China in the Indo-Pacific region. The shift ...

Temperatures in the Seoul metropolitan area are expected to soar to 37 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, with Seoul receiving its ...

Iran's threat to block the world's most vital oil transit point has raised fears of major global economic consequences.

When looking at a map, the Strait of Hormuz might not seem all that impressive. It’s just a slim waterway squeezed between ...

Iran’s parliament has voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping channel through which around 20% of the world’s daily oil flows.