The National Intelligence Service (NIS; Korean: 국가정보원, 국정원; Hanja: 國家情報院, 國情院; RR: Gukga Jeongbowon, Gukjeongwon; MR: Kukka Chŏngbowŏn, Kukchŏngwŏn) is the chief intelligence agency of South Korea.

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In intelligence: South Korea. The agency, renamed the National Intelligence Service in 1999, collects and coordinates national security intelligence.

The NIS methodically detects, monitors, and prevents foreign espionage against the Republic of Korea by such means as intelligence collection and secret operations.

With the inauguration of the People's Government, on 22 January 1999 the agency was renamed the National Intelligence Service (NIS). The former Minister of Defense Chun Yong-taek took office as the 23rd Director General of the National Intelligence Service on 26 May 1999.

Nov 26, 2023 · President Yoon Suk Yeol accepted the resignations of the chief of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and his two deputies Sunday, effectively sacking the top three officials at the spy...

3 days ago · With threats from North Korea and China increasingly weighing on Seoul, the National Intelligence Service is seeking to counter its regional rivals and regain lost credibility under its new chief, Cho Tae-yong, a diplomat who is …

Jul 18, 2024 · In Aug. 2020, researcher Sue Mi Terry (left) is seen dining with two senior officials from the South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) at a high-end restaurant in Manhattan, New York. 'NIS' stands for 'National Intelligence Service,' and 'handler' means 'person in charge.'

2 days ago · South Korea's National Intelligence Service said each worker was being paid a monthly stipend of approximately US$800 (S$1,000). ... According to the NIS, North Korea sent about 11,000 soldiers to ...

2 days ago · South Korea's intelligence agency on Sunday announced that its examination of Chinese artificial intelligence large language model Deepseek-R1 has revealed various issues, such as the potential ...