The nuclear-powered USS Alexandria is a 360-foot fast-attack submarine equipped with Tomahawk missiles and MK48 torpedoes.

North Korea has accused the US of engaging in a "hostile military act" and posing a "grave security threat" to the country by sending a nuclear submarine to a South Korean port. The USS Alexandria entered the Busan port on Monday for supplies and rest for its crew,

South Korean police are questioning an elementary-school teacher in connection with the fatal stabbing of a pupil in the city of Daejeon.

A seven-year-old girl was found in cardiac arrest and later died after being stabbed at a South Korean elementary school, an official at the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education said during a media briefing on Tuesday (February 11).

A teacher has fatally stabbed an eight-year-old girl at an elementary school in South Korea, in an incident that has shocked the nation. The female teacher, who is in her 40s, confessed to stabbing the student in the central city of Daejeon,

South Korea’s top economic think tank slashed its growth forecast for the country’s economy for the second time in four months on Tuesday, expressing concern about the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s expanding tariffs.

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports due to come into force in March would reduce U.S. steel demand and erode steel exporters' profitability.

The Korea Development Institute now forecasts South Korea’s gross domestic product growth at 1.6% in 2025, largely due to deteriorating global trade conditions since Trump took office in the U.S.