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South Korea said Tuesday that it will deploy a 5,000-ton patrol vessel to the Seoul-controlled rock outcropping of Ieodo, which has been the subject of a …

The Navy chief ordered maritime forces Tuesday to stand with full combat readiness for the possibility of unexpected military provocations by North Korea. …

South Korea and four other middle-power countries will hold high-level talks later this week on ways to strengthen partnerships, the Foreign Ministry said …

A Chinese cultural festival has been under way in South Korea to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year, organizers said Tuesday. The annual festival kicked off …

The city of Suwon is preparing to dazzle visitors from all around the world with its cultural splendor and traditional heritage, in celebration of the 220th …

North Korea slammed Japan on Tuesday for asserting its claims on South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo, calling it an “unabashed” claim. …

The number of childbirths in South Korea rose for the second straight month in November, a government report showed Tuesday, amid government efforts to deal …

President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday renewed the government’s commitment to combating corruption ahead of parliamentary elections. “It is important …

The Seoul government is seeking to overhaul the country’s largest veterans group by strengthening its control and authority over the leadership and the …

A Seoul court on Monday sentenced a man to eight months in prison for spreading rumors about the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship. Still, the Seoul …