NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in Brussels, reaffirming their strategic partnership. The leaders agreed to deepen cooperation on defence, security, space and information sharing amid global challenges, including the Ukraine war and Korean Penins
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday was sentenced to five years in prison by the Seoul Central District Court on charges including obstruction of justice, in the first verdict related to his short-lived martial law declaration in December 2024, Yonhap News reported.
South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung arrived in Beijing for a four-day state visit, reaffirming Seoul's respect for the One-China principle and seeking closer economic and diplomatic ties with China. The visit aims to deepen cooperation amid regional uncertainty and follows efforts by both s
On the sensitive topic of Taiwan, Lee reiterated that South Korea will uphold the consensus reached when diplomatic relations were first established, maintaining a principled respect for the One-China position. He noted that this stance has remained consistent and continues to guide Seoul's
South Korea's national security adviser, Wi Sung-lac, said that Lee will meet Xi in Beijing on Monday before travelling to Shanghai to visit the historic site of South Korea's provisional government during Japan's 35-year colonial rule.
US President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea on Wednesday ahead of high-stakes meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit takes place in the southeastern city of Gyeongju.
Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and the country's former first lady, is scheduled to face questioning by a special counsel team on Thursday,
The move comes less than two months after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered the suspension of loudspeaker broadcasts in front-line areas as part of efforts to mend strained ties with the North.
State news agency Yonhap reported that Kim was summoned to the special counsel's office inside the Seoul High Prosecutors Office in southern Seoul to be questioned as a witness in the case involving Yoon's failed attempt to impose martial law.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung had dispatched a team of special envoys to India, to mark his administration's opening push to bolster both bilateral and multilateral ties. The delegation called on PM Modi and S Jaishankar yesterday.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Sunday was appointed former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum as his special envoy to India, according to Yonhap News Agency.