[Column] The twin adversaries of North and South Korea

[Column] Korea at a crossroads: ‘Yoon Again’ or real change?

[Column] Korea at a crossroads: ‘Yoon Again’ or real change?

(Movie Review) 'Hana Korea' finds quiet resilience in N. Korean defector's journey

SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The presence of North Korean defectors is nothing new...

North Korea vows boost to nuclear buildup, military intelligence

SEOUL: North Korea will strengthen its nuclear force “both in quality and quantity” and expand the role of its military intelligence agency focused on South Korea, state media said Friday. Pyongyang is under widespread sanctions over its nuclear program, and the two Koreas remain technically at war as their 1950-53 conflict ended without a peace treaty. The announcement comes after North Korea has repeatedly spurned South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s dovish overtures, labelling Seoul its “most hostile” enemy and declaring itself an “irreversible” nuclear state.

North Korea’s border build-up opens a Seoul-UN Command rift

A public row between Seoul and the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) has revealed a fresh fault line over how the two interpret North Korea’s recent border fortification activities. South Korea views its arch-rival’s actions as a violation of the 1953 Korean war armistice agreement. The UNC does not. The dispute follows a separate disagreement over which authority should govern access to the demilitarised zone (DMZ), while analysts say differences also persist between Seoul and Washington over...

कोरियाली प्रायद्वीपलाई आणविक हतियार मुक्त बनाउन दक्षिण कोरिया र जापानको पुनः प्रतिबद्धता

सियोल। दक्षिण कोरिया र जापानका रक्षामन्त्रीहरूले आइतबार कोरियाली प्रायद्वीपलाई आणविक हतियारमुक्त बनाउने आफ्नो देशको प्रतिबद्धतालाई पुनः दोहोर्‍याएका छन्। उत्तर कोरियाले आफ्नो आणविक हतियार भण्डार विस्तार गर्ने बारम्बारको घोषणाका बाबजुद उनीहरूको यो भनाइ आएको हो। दक्षिण कोरियाली रक्षामन्त्री आजल ग्यू ब्याकले सियोलमा जापानी समकक्षी सिनजिरो कोइजुमीबिच यो बैठक उत्तर कोरियाली नेता किम जोङ उनले आफ्नो देशको []