In attack on Bae Hyunjin, South Korean police investigating 14-year-old suspect
SEOUL, South Korea — An assailant who repeatedly struck a South Korean lawmaker with a rock as she tried to resist was a 14-year-old boy who was sent to a mental health facility Friday, Seoul police...
View ArticleKim Jong-un supervises tests of cruise missiles designed to be fired from...
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised test firings of new cruise missiles designed to be launched from submarines and also reviewed efforts to build a nuclear-powered...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia coach Roberto Mancini walks off before the end of penalty...
AL-RAYYAN, Qatar — Saudi Arabia coach Roberto Mancini walked off before the end of his team's losing penalty shootout against South Korea in the Asian Cup on Tuesday.The Italian had seen his team...
View ArticleAn emboldened North Korea is a threat to the region
North Korea had three successful intercontinental ballistic missile tests in 2023. The most recent was a solid-fuel road-mobile ICBM with an assessed range of 15,000 kilometers (more than 9,320 miles),...
View ArticleNorth Korea tests more cruise missiles as leader Kim Jong-un calls for war...
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s military said it detected North Korea firing multiple cruise missiles into waters off its western coast Friday, adding to a provocative run of weapons testing in the...
View ArticleNorth Korea ramps up cruise missile tests as Kim Jong-un emphasizes naval...
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View ArticleIn Japan, reports of a new data hack accelerate the tilt against China
A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday.SEOUL, South Korea —...
View ArticleSeoul's arms deal with Saudis clinched but giant Polish sale hangs in the...
A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday.SEOUL, South Korea —...
View ArticleLost leverage: Ex-U.S. intel chief sees few good options amid North Korea's...
Hopes are fading fast to reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula, according to a former U.S. intelligence chief, who warned that the increasingly provocative behavior from Pyongyang combined with the...
View ArticleNorth Korea: Russian tourists welcomed, likely first to visit the isolated...
A group of Russian tourists arrived in North Korea on Friday, likely the first from any country to enter the isolated state since the pandemic.The tour underscores deepening cooperation between the two...
View ArticleAs Lunar New Year dawns across Asia, a blue dragon takes wing
SEOUL, South Korea — As dawn broke across East Asia on Saturday, festivities region-wide ushered in the Lunar New Year — the Year of the Dragon.The celebrations for one of Asia's most important...
View ArticleNorth Korea fires cruise missiles, South Korea says, adding to provocative...
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Wednesday fired multiple cruise missiles into the sea in its fifth test of such weapons since January, South Korea’s military said, extending a streak in weapons...
View ArticleKim Jong-un supervises missile test, warns of aggressive posture in sea...
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a test of new surface-to-sea missiles and warned that the country would take a more aggressive military posture in disputed sea...
View ArticleJapan slips down global economic ladder, loses third place to Germany
SEOUL, South Korea — The long-held domestic fear of “Japan passing,” or long-term national decline, returned Thursday after Germany was officially confirmed as the world’s third-largest...
View ArticleSouth Korea opens ties with Cuba, North Korea reaches out to Japan
SEOUL, South Korea — A pair of developments last week cast light on the under-the-radar diplomatic Cold War being waged between North and South Korea.One day after South Korea, a close U.S. ally,...
View ArticleKlinsmann fired as coach of South Korea's national soccer team after Asian...
Jurgen Klinsmann has been fired as head coach of the South Korean national team after an Asian Cup semifinal exit and reports of infighting among star players, ending a turbulent 12 months for the...
View ArticleSouth Korean government warns striking doctors to return to work or face...
SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean government on Wednesday warned thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately or face legal action after their collective walkouts caused...
View ArticleSon Heung-min vows to be a mentor to South Korea teammate Lee Kang-in after...
LONDON — South Korea captain Son Heung-min has vowed to be a mentor to Lee Kang-in after being involved in a dispute with his international teammate during the Asian Cup.Son and Lee reportedly had a...
View ArticleFormer Blue Jays pitcher Ryu returns to South Korea's Hanwha Eagles
SEOUL, South Korea — Former Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu has agreed to return to his former South Korean baseball club, becoming the most expensive player in the Korea Baseball Organization.The...
View ArticleSeoul gives young doctors 4 days to end walkouts, threatening prosecutions or...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Junior doctors in South Korea have four days to end their walkouts, the government said Monday, or they could face prosecution or have their medical licenses suspended.About...
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