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

Senior defense officials of South Korea and Singapore met in Seoul on Wednesday and agreed to expand their cooperation on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the countries' bilateral ties, Seoul's defense ministry said.

Torrential rain that has battered South Korea’s greater capital region for two days has started easing, but not before claiming at least one life.

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.

South Korea will review an agreement with Westinghouse Electric Co. to resolve a nuclear power intellectual property dispute after local media reported the deal’s potentially unfavorable terms.

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.