South Korea

Latest Stories

A suspected North Korean drone is viewed at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, on June 21, 2017. South Korea said Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, it fired warning shots after North Korean drones violated the South’s airspace. (Lee Jung-hoon/Yonhap via AP, File)

South Korea launches jets, fires shots after North flies drones

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, attends a plenary meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea at the party headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 26, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim claims North Korean successes, wants to overcome challenges

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

Flags of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, flutter in the wind as pictured from the border area between two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, on Aug. 9, 2021. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Im Byung-shik/Yonhap via AP, File)

North Korea fires ballistic missiles after U.S.-South Korea drills

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, bottom center, attends a ruling party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Jan. 12, 2021. North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, more than half of it this year alone, South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday, December 2022. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Seoul: North Korean hackers stole $1.2B in virtual assets

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Four U.S. F-22 stealth fighters fly over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Feb. 17, 2016. The United States flew nuclear-capable bombers and advanced stealth jets near the Korean Peninsula for joint drills with South Korean warplanes on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 as the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un derided doubts about her country's military and threatened a full-range intercontinental ballistic missile test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

U.S., South Korea fly bomber training missions amid tensions with North

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Protesters confront police officers during a rally to oppose Japan's adoption of a new national security strategy near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. North Korea threatened Tuesday to take &quot;bold and decisive military steps&quot; against Japan as it slammed Tokyo's adoption of a national security strategy as an attempt to turn the country into an aggressive military power. The banners read &quot;Stop military cooperation between South Korea, the U.S. and Japan military alliance.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea threatens ‘bold and decisive military steps’ against Japan

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test of a rocket with the test satellite at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in North Korea Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea says rocket launch was test of 1st spy satellite

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, center, commander of the U.S. Forces Korea attends the activation ceremony for the United States Space Forces Korea in Pyeongtaek, South Korea Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. U.S. military set up space-monitoring organizations, United States Space Forces Korea, in South Korea, aiming to keep an eye on North Korea's nuclear and missile activity as its capabilities continue to improve. (Song Kyung-Seok/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. military creates space unit in SKorea amid NKorea threats

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

This photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what it says is a test-fire of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at an undisclosed location in North Korea on March 24, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea’s provocations require strong allied response

By Bruce Klingner

A fan waits for K-pop band BTS's member Jin to arrive before he enters the army to serve near an army training center in Yeoncheon, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, was set to enter a frontline South Korean boot camp Tuesday to start his 18 months of mandatory military service, as fans gathered near the base to say goodbye to their star. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

BTS member Jin begins military duty at front-line boot camp

By Hyung-jin Kim and Juwon Park - Associated Press

A pair of dogs, Gomi, left, and Songgang, are unveiled at a park in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. The dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un four years ago ended up being resettled at a zoo in South Korea following a dispute over who should finance the caring of the animals. (Chun Jung-in/Yonhap via AP)

Dogs gifted by North’s Kim resettle in South Korean zoo

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

South Korea's Son Heung-min applauds the fans after losing 4-1 during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and South Korea at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Jin-Man Lee)

South Korea looks to youth after World Cup loss to Brazil

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's military exercise during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. North Korea’s military Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, says it has ordered frontline units to conduct artillery firings into the sea for the second consecutive day in a tit-for-tat response to South Korean live-fire drills in an inland border region. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

North Korea fires artillery again over South’s drills

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

Brazil's Neymar celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and South Korea, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Neymar scores, Brazil beats South Korea at World Cup

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Brazil's Neymar applauds fans at the end of the World Cup group G soccer match between Cameroon and Brazil, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Brazil waits on Neymar for South Korea game at World Cup

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the World Cup group H soccer match between South Korea and Portugal, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan , Qatar, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

South Korea advances at World Cup after wild finish to group

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the World Cup group H soccer match between Portugal and Uruguay, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Portugal looking to avoid Brazil by winning World Cup group

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

Ghana's Mohammed Kudus celebrates after scoring his side's third 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/Luca Bruno)

Kudus scores 2, Ghana beats South Korea 3-2 at World Cup

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2019. Kim Jong-un made insult-laden threats against South Korea on Thursday for considering unliteral sanctions on the North, calling the South’s new president and his government “idiots” and “a running wild dog gnawing on a bone given by the U.S.” (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Kim Jong-un’s sister makes insulting threats to Seoul

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

This photo provided on Aug. 14, 2022, by the North Korean government, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, delivers a speech during the national meeting against the coronavirus, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned the United States that it would face “a more fatal security crisis” as Washington pushes for U.N. condemnation of the North’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile test. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un’s sister warns U.S. of ‘a more fatal security crisis’

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press