North Korea is seeking to arrest those responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer, as it denied the warship suffered major damage — a claim quickly met with outside skepticism. A statement from North Korea on its handling of the botched launch came after leader Kim Jong Un expressed fury over an

South Korea's defence ministry said on Friday that Seoul and Washington had not had discussions about the withdrawal of some U.S. troops stationed in the country.

The US is reviewing a proposal that could result in the withdrawal of about 4,500 American troops stationed in South Korea, a move that could further stir security concerns in the region, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter.

North Korea's law-enforcement authorities have reportedly begun procedures to investigate and restrain senior officials of a shipyard in relation to a failed warship launch earlier this week.

South Korea sent a delegation to Washington to hold a second round of technical discussions this week over the Trump administration's proposed "reciprocal" tariffs, Seoul's Trade Ministry said Tuesday.

South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung saw his lead in the election campaign narrow sharply in the latest opinion poll released Friday as the conservative ruling party’s Kim Moon-soo made up ground after their first TV debate.

South Korea will prepare support measures for agricultural and food exporters, while closely monitoring the impact of U.S. tariffs on the sector, the finance ministry said on Thursday.

Walk into any Starbucks in South Korea right now, and there are some names you definitely won't be hearing. Six to be exact - and they happen to be the names of the candidates running in the upcoming presidential race.