South Korea says can deter threats if US weapons redeployed to Middle East

By Heejin Kim and Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, March 10 (Reuters) - South Korea can deter any threats from North Korea even if Washington redeploys weapons stationed in the country, President Lee Jae Myung ...

South Korea finds faulty approvals at airport where Jeju Air plane crashed

SEOUL, March 11 (Reuters) - South Korea's transport ministry cut construction costs and approved improper airport safety ...

South Korea to impose fuel price cap to shield economy from energy shock

By Joyce Lee and Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, March 9 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday that ...

South Korea and Ghana to expand cooperation on climate, tech and maritime security

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held summit talks on ​Wednesday with Ghanaian President John ‌Mahama, agreeing to deepen ...

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong says US-South Korea drills to harm regional stability

By Heejin Kim and Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, March 10 (Reuters) - North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said ...

Seoul to toughen security for massive BTS comeback concert

SEOUL, March 11 (Reuters) - A free comeback concert for boy band BTS in central Seoul next week is expected to draw up to 260,000 people, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said on Wednesday, ...

South Korea auditor finds cost-cutting, faulty approvals at Jeju Air crash site

SEOUL, March 11 (Reuters) - South Korea's transport ministry cut construction costs and approved improper airport safety structures for more than two decades, the state auditor said in a report on ...

South Korea parliament committee backs bill to enable $350 bln US investment

A South Korean parliamentary committee on Monday agreed on the final wording of a special bill, ​paving the way for a plenary vote this week ​to enable $350 billion of U.S. investments under a ...

South Korea in talks to invest in nuclear power project in US

By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, March 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said on Monday that Seoul is in talks to invest in a nuclear power project in the United States as part of Seoul ...

South Korea, US militaries discuss moving Patriot missiles to Iran war, Seoul says

SEOUL, March 6 (Reuters) - South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Friday the U.S. and South Korean militaries are discussing the possible redeployment of some U.S. Patriot missile defence ...

AMD CEO to meet Samsung chief in South Korea amid race for AI memory chips, paper says

Advanced Micro Devices' CEO Lisa Su will meet Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee ​in South Korea next week to discuss ‌cooperation on securing supplies of high-bandwidth memory used in artificial ...

South Korean retail investors panic as world-beating stock gains vanish

By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee SEONGNAM, South Korea, March 4 (Reuters) - As South Korea's benchmark KOSPI stock index dived ...