ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Seoul believes that the Trump administration may be open to having some US naval vessels built in South Korea, a senior presidential off

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh told President Lee Jae Myung that Mongolia would play a role in helping create conditions for

ANKARA, Turkey — The leaders of South Korea and Ukraine agreed that North Korean prisoners of war held in Ukraine should be allowed to decide where they will l

ANKARA, Turkey — President Lee Jae Myung and President Donald Trump agreed to launch follow-up working-level consultations on Trump's proposal to accelera

ANKARA, Turkey — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, in

ANKARA, Turkey — President Lee Jae Myung left his first NATO summit with both a vision and vehicles to advance it: a proposal to move South Korea beyond the rol

ANKARA, Turkey — President Lee Jae Myung and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed future cooperation in artificial intelligence during a brief meeting

ANKARA, Turkey — South Korea opened a pathway into NATO's defense procurement system on Tuesday after Seoul and the alliance agreed to begin negotiations on a p

ANKARA, Turkey — President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday proposed elevating Korea-NATO defense industrial cooperation to its next phase, calling for ties to move bey

President Lee Jae Myung’s first NATO summit has put South Korea’s defense industry on a bigger stage — but the real question in Ankara is to be bigger than simp

President Lee Jae Myung’s top security aide is set to meet Kazakh officials to discuss energy and supply chain cooperation and preparations for the first Korea-

South Korea has unveiled a road map to launch its first domestically built nuclear submarine in the mid-2030s, while pledging to fulfill its nuclear nonprolifer

US President Donald Trump pledged to play “a necessary role” in promoting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula during a phone call with South Korean Pres

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump discussed the US-China summit, North Korea and implementation of a security-and-trade package

President Lee Jae Myung called for South Korea to pursue an expansionary fiscal stance in its second-half economic strategy and next year’s budget, rejecting th

South Korea should consider institutional ways to redistribute potential excess tax revenue generated by the AI infrastructure boom to help ease inequalities th

HANOI — President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday for a four-day state visit aimed at expanding the bilateral partnership in strategic sectors, incl

NEW DELHI — The leaders of South Korea and India agreed Monday to elevate bilateral ties to "a whole new level," while acknowledging that the partnership has ye

NEW DELHI — The leaders of South Korea and India agreed Monday to strengthen cooperation in strategic sectors including critical minerals and nuclear energy, an

NEW DELHI — President Lee Jae Myung said Monday that South Korea would work closely with India to help ensure safe and free navigation through the Strait of Hor

NEW DELHI, India — President Lee Jae Myung said his upcoming summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi could take South Korea-India relations to “a completely di

President Lee Jae Myung said South Korea was prepared to make a “tangible contribution” to securing passage through the Strait of Hormuz, voicing concern over t

President Lee Jae Myung called for coordinated international action to stabilize the Strait of Hormuz, voicing concern that the closure of the waterway was alre

The leaders of South Korea and Poland vowed to deepen defense cooperation and broaden coordination on energy and supply chains, amid growing global uncertainty

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday urged the main opposition People Power Party to give its support to the supplementary budget bill, pushing back against its c

President Lee Jae Myung’s chief of staff is set to visit Kazakhstan, Oman and Saudi Arabia to lock in additional crude oil and naphtha supplies, as South Korea

South Korea has decided to transport oil shipments via the Red Sea as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where disruptions continue amid the Middle East wa

President Lee Jae Myung said he could invoke emergency fiscal orders if needed to stabilize energy and other critical supplies hit by the Middle East war. Durin

President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that the rollout of the KF-21, South Korea’s first homegrown fighter jet, was more than a military achievement, describin

Woo Won-shik, speaker of South Korea’s National Assembly, is seeking to hold a constitutional referendum alongside the June 3 local elections — an effort that h

President Lee Jae Myung underscored the importance of a national defense that was not reliant on external help as he chaired a meeting focused on strengthening

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating rose for a third consecutive week to 62.2 percent, staying above 60 percent for a second week, according

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will make an official visit to North Korea from Wednesday to Thursday at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jon

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday ordered a governmentwide emergency response to the Middle East crisis, renewing his call for a supplementary budget to cushio

Distortions in South Korea's labor market could be addressed by increasing labor flexibility and social security, President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday. Lee del

South Korea has secured an additional 18 million barrels of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates, whose leadership pledged to give Seoul top priority in oil

North Korea’s swift backing of Iran after joint US-Israeli strikes appears to serve purposes far beyond routine diplomatic solidarity. By rallying behind Tehran

President Lee Jae Myung said South Korea’s deterrence against North Korea is not affected by the movement of US Forces Korea air defense assets, while underscor

President Lee Jae Myung is governing the way he rose: by going straight to the public on social media. What began in his days as Seongnam mayor in 2010 as a meg

South Korea plans to impose fuel price caps this week for effectively the first time since 1997, after a sharp run-up in prices that authorities say has occurre

President Lee Jae Myung ordered "extraordinary measures" to shore up energy supplies and rein in surging oil prices, including the swift imposition of a petrole

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s two-thirds supermajority gives Tokyo the mandate to move from incremental defense upgrades to structural change — and it confron

Decisions over North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine belong to Kyiv, not Seoul or the media, an independent UN human rights investigator said, notin

Lee Hae-chan, a towering figure in South Korea’s liberal politics who rose from a jailed democracy activist to a dominant prime minister, master election strate

President Lee Jae Myung’s four-day state visit to China is less a deal-making summit than an exploration of how Seoul and Beijing can steady their relationship

The Unification Ministry has decided to skip Foreign Ministry-led consultations with the United States on North Korea policy — a follow-up to the allies’ joint

The presidential office on Thursday pledged to seek a resolution for nationals detained in North Korea by pressing for the prompt resumption of inter-Korean dia

The martial law declaration by ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec. 3 lasted only six hours, but a year later, the animosity it unleashed lives on. Those six

Scores of government task forces investigating potential misconduct by officials tied to the Dec. 3 martial law declaration formally began operations Monday, wi