SEOUL, South Korea has denounced “any acts” that help North Korea build up its military capability as a violation of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, calling on the international community for a “stern” united response to such activities.

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PAJU, South Korea, Seven former U.S. representatives visited the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarized Zone bisecting the two Koreas on Tuesday to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the 1950-53 Korean War.

The delegation, part of the United Stat…

SEOUL, Second Vice Foreign Minister Kang In-sun promised Tuesday that the government will make sure it provides the necessary support to the families of the foreign victims killed in the battery plant fire, her office said.

Kang made the pledge as s…

SEOUL, Seoul shares closed higher Tuesday as investors hunted for bargains, with logistics and automobile shares leading the overall gains. The Korean won gained against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added …

SEOUL, Rescue workers retrieved one more body Tuesday after a fire at a lithium battery plant in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, one of the worst chemical plant accidents in the country.

The retrieval increased the death toll to 23 from the fire that gutt…

SEOUL, North Korea launched balloons presumed to be carrying trash toward South Korea late Tuesday, Seoul’s military said, just a day after it sent hundreds of similar balloons across the border.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said an unspecified n…