President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government Friday to scrap all preliminary feasibility studies for research and development (R andD) projects to speed up their implementation and support economic growth.

Yoon made the remark during a national…

Former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup was designated as a witness Friday for trials concerning an ex-Marine investigator’s alleged insubordination over a probe he had led into a young Marine’s death.

Lee stepped down from his ministerial post in Octo…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had voiced frustration over global skepticism on his will for denuclearization, stressing he had no intention to use nuclear weapons, a memoir written by former President Moon Jae-in showed Friday.

The details of exch…

New Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Mizushima said Friday he will do his best to improve bilateral relations between the two nations, calling Seoul an important partner for Tokyo.

Mizushima made the remarks upon his arrival at Gimpo Intern…

A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crash incident in South Korea in May of last year occurred due to a partial power loss experienced by the aircraft and weather conditions at the time, a U.S. Air Force unit stationed in the country said Friday.

On May 6, 2023…

Police are questioning popular popera singer Kim Ho-joong over suspicions that he rammed into a parked taxi with his vehicle and fled the scene without taking necessary after-accident measures in southern Seoul last week, officials said Friday.

The …