President Lee Jae Myung has said he will pursue a three-stage denuclearization plan for North Korea, with Seoul approaching such a strategy via active efforts for dialogue with Pyongyang based on the solid alliance with the United States.

In his Liberation Day address, President Lee Jae Myung departed from the long tradition of framing the national destiny around reunification of Korea..

In light of high tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, the experts recommended actively considering South Korea's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the conclusion of a Japan-South Korea free trade agreement.

Since talks collapsed between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, in 2019, North Korea’s reckless drive for long-range nuclear capabilities has fueled tensions on the Korean Peninsula to new heights.

Ahn Hak-sop (center), a former North Korean soldier, speaks to a police officer as he walks towards a military checkpoint on the Tongil bridge, the road leading to the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom, in the border city of Paju on Aug. 20. (Photo: AFP)

Perennial business bellwether Samsung Life Insurance stood out among South Korea's major life insurance companies, which announced their first-half results this month.

Seoul’s top diplomat said Monday that the Lee Jae Myung administration will leverage “alliance modernization” with the US as an opportunity to bolster South Korea’s defense capabilities, signaling openness to raising defense spending in response to Washington’s call.

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised "heroic" North Korean troops who fought for Russia in the war against Ukraine, in a meeting with officers of the army's overseas operation, state media KCNA said on Thursday.