President Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday nominated Democratic Party (DP) lawmaker Kim Min-seok as prime minister and former ...

SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- Lee Jong-seok, the nominee to lead the National Intelligence Service (NIS), is known for his ...

President Lee Jae-myung (3rd from L) attends a press conference at the presidential office in Seoul on June 4, 2025, to make ...

President Lee told reporters that all the figures he nominated are not only loyal to the people, but also competent. Read ...

He said in his inaugural address after taking office Wednesday that his government will deal with potential North Korean ...

SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday nominated one of his close confidants, Rep. Kim Min-seok of ...

The South Korean intelligence chief told lawmakers in Seoul that four of the eight North Koreans identified as suspects worked for the country’s secret police. A new documentary shows how scores ...

New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung described his victory as the start of the country's return to normalcy, after ...

Ukraine captured two wounded North Korean soldiers who were fighting on behalf of Russia in a Russian border region, South Korea’s intelligence service said, confirming an account from Ukrainian ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

SEOUL-South Korea’s National Intelligence Service on Jan 12 backed up Ukraine’s account of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers this week in Russia, after Kyiv said they were ...

An election was triggered in April by the removal of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law late ...