SEOUL, A Chinese delegation led by the country’s top legislator, Zhao Leji, will visit Pyongyang, North Korea’s state media said Tuesday, in the latest in a series of trips meant to boost ties.

The delegation “will pay an official goodwill visit” to …

WASHINGTON/SEOUL, The top U.S. envoy to the United Nations will travel to South Korea and Japan next week for engagements to advance bilateral and trilateral cooperation on North Korean threats and other issues, her office said.

During her trip to th…

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) — North Korea does not appear to be ready to deal with “outstanding” matters with Japan, including the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang decades ago, Tokyo’s top envoy to the United States said Monday.

Am…

SEOUL, South Korean stocks ended lower Tuesday as investors grew more cautious ahead of parliamentary elections and the release of key U.S. inflation data later this week. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.

After starting higher, the benchm…

Wednesday is Election Day. After the 13-day official campaign period ends today, all that’s left is to wait for voters’ final decision. Unfortunately, rumors already spread over the possibility of rigged preliminary votes, while the practice of making…

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) — The United States, Britain and Australia are considering cooperation with Japan on advanced capability projects of their trilateral AUKUS security pact, their defense chiefs said in a joint statement Monday.

U.S. Defen…