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Reducing U.S. troops in South Korea would be 'problematic,' top commander warns
As North Korea continues to develop its weapons programs and strengthens its military ties with Russia, a reduction of U.S.
Kim Shin-jo, 82, Failed North Korean Assassin, Dies as Pastor in the South
He famously said the mission of a hit squad sent by Pyongyang in 1968 was to “slit the throat” of the South Korean dictator ...
South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Syria, a North Korea ally
South Korea and Syria have signed an agreement in Damascus establishing diplomatic relations, the South Korean foreign ...
South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Syria, a longtime friend of rival North Korea
South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Syria’s new Islamist government months after longtime leader Bashar ...
South Korean helicopters fight wildfire along heavily armed border with North Korea
South Korea sent two helicopters to battle a wildfire inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Seoul’s military said ...
South Korea might go nuclear — and America should let it
For decades, the idea that the U.S. would risk war against North Korea to defend South Korea was a given in international ...
North Korean leader’s sister denounces denuclearization calls, saying nuclear status is permanent
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday mocked Washington and its Asian allies for what she ...
Famous North Korean assassin who became a pastor in the South following failed 1968 mission dies
Kim Shin-jo, a prominent ex-North Korean commando who resettled in South Korea as a pastor after his daring mission to ...
North Korea says its status as a nuclear weapons state can never be reversed, KCNA says
North Korea's status as a nuclear weapons state can never be reversed, no matter how much the United States and its Asian ...
South Korea will hold snap election on June 3 to choose Yoon’s successor
South Korea will hold a snap presidential election June 3 to choose Yoon Suk Yeol’s successor after the conservative was ...
South Korea’s Democracy Is in Deep Trouble
The country’s martial law fiasco is a stark warning for democracies everywhere about what happens when political polarization ...