Politics

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, speaks at a news conference at Camp David, Near Washington, on Aug. 18, as U.S. President Joe Biden listens. (Photo by Ryo Nakamura)
South China Sea

South Korea, India rebuke Beijing over South China Sea claims

U.S. leads international support for Philippines as tensions escalate

21 August 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. 
Comment

U.S., Japan, South Korea alliance sends clear message to China

Biden forms East Asia bulwark with 'institutional' pact ahead of possible Xi meet

20 August 2023
The leaders of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan hold a joint news conference after their summit at Camp David on Aug. 18.
International relations

U.S., Japan, South Korea agree to hold annual talks after Camp David summit

Biden, Kishida and Yoon also pledge stronger supply chains for chips, critical minerals

19 August 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol met during the 2023 G7 Summit in Hiroshima.
Japan-South Korea ties

U.S., Japan, South Korea to work toward security hotline at summit

Trio aim to institutionalize cooperative relationship beyond individual leaders

18 August 2023
North Korean workers gather at customs in Dandong, China's border city with North Korea, on Jan. 9, 2018. 
N Korea at crossroads

South Korea calls out China on North Korea escapees

Comments by minister illustrate Yoon admin's tougher stance on Beijing

16 August 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his visit to Seoul in May.
Japan-South Korea ties

Yoon riles foes by extending olive branch to Japan in speech

Opposition blasts South Korean leader for silence on colonial rule

16 August 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech celebrating the 78th anniversary of Korean Liberation Day, which marks the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945, in Seoul on Aug. 15.
Politics

South Korea's Yoon calls for military info sharing with Japan, U.S.

In Liberation Day speech, president stresses values of freedom and human rights

15 August 2023
At the table, from left, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meet during a NATO summit in 2022. The leaders will hold a standalone three-way meeting for the first time this week. 
International relations

U.S. aims to link alliances with Tokyo, Seoul at Camp David summit

Biden, Kishida, Yoon hope to cement coordination through regular talks

15 August 2023
North Korea's Kim Jong Un, center, with Chinese Communist Party Politburo member Li Hongzhong, right, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang on July 27. (KCNA via Reuters)
Opinion

Biden-Kishida-Yoon summit can build platform for 3-way cooperation

Trio has to respond to North Korean threats and military exchanges with Russia

14 August 2023
From left to right, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese Communist Party senior official Li Hongzhong attend a military parade in Pyongyang on July 27.
Comment

Pyongyang, Beijing and Moscow shift ties 70 years after Korean War

Photos from armistice parade hint at differing attitudes on North Korea

12 August 2023
Biden, Kishida and Yoon met on the sidelines of May's G7 summit held in Hiroshima, Japan. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
Japan-South Korea ties

Japan, U.S. and South Korea move toward yearly leaders' summits

Kishida, Biden and Yoon to agree to new framework during Camp David meeting

11 August 2023
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The Big Story

Coastal towns brace for Fukushima water release, from Japan to Jeju

Distrust of TEPCO and fear for small businesses fuel anxiety, despite IAEA approval

9 August 2023
Scouts arrive at the 25th World Scout Jamboree under a sweltering sun in Buan, South Korea, on August 1.
Society

South Korea feeling heat from World Scout Jamboree fallout

Reports of mishaps resonate in country with proud history of hosting events

4 August 2023
Blackpink -- from left: Lisa, Jisoo, Rosé and Jennie -- headlines the Coachella festival on April 22 in Indio, California.
International relations

Blackpink takes Vietnam by storm, riding Korean economic wave

Superstars' concert is just one way South Korean influence has engulfed country

29 July 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, is taking a hard line against the regime of North Korean leader Kim Yong Un. (Source photos by Reuters and AP)
International relations

Two Koreas harden war-era alliances 70 years after combat ended

North hosts China, Russia delegations; South invites foreign veterans

27 July 2023
Visitors stand in front of a giant screen displaying Chinese President Xi Jinping at a military museum in Beijing. Some Japanese experts say a China-led international system is an unrealistic scenario.
Indo-Pacific

'China-led order won't materialize': Japan experts call for realism

Tokyo should team with 'middle powers' for more autonomy, new report says

25 July 2023
Gen. Mark Milley, U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with reporters while attending a NATO meeting in Brussels on June 15.
Interview

Japan 'key' in handling any Indo-Pacific contingency: top U.S. general

India is 'very important' strategic ally for free, open region, says Gen. Milley

22 July 2023
Moscow said the exercise will involve naval combat, ship escort drills and live artillery fire. (Photo courtesy of the Russian Defense Ministry via Reuters)
Indo-Pacific

China and Russia kick off military exercises in Sea of Japan

Drills aim to counter U.S.-Japan-South Korea cooperation, improve joint operations

21 July 2023
From left, Sung Kim, Takehiro Funakoshi and Kim Gunn, the top U.S., Japanese and South Korean representatives on North Korea, met on July 20 in Japan's Nagano prefecture. (Photo by Ryo Nemoto)
International relations

U.S., Japan, South Korea head into Camp David summit with fast-paced diplomacy

Pyongyang shrugs off 50-plus discussions in 2022 as missile launches continue

21 July 2023
The U.N. and others say stealing cryptocurrencies is North Korea's latest international criminal enterprise to support the hermit regime and facilitate its arms programs.  (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Cryptocurrencies

South Korea asks cyber firms for advice on North's crypto crimes

Pyongyang known for flashing sharp computer skills to boost weapons program

20 July 2023
The Wolseong nuclear power plant is one of eight nuclear power stations operating in South Korea. (Image courtesy of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power)
Energy

South Korea moves forward on reactor construction plans

Nation needs to think about new nuclear plants, says energy minister

19 July 2023
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg welcomes South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to the Vilnius summit on July 11.
Indo-Pacific

NATO removes Tokyo office mention from joint communique

Alliance seeks to engage with Indo-Pacific, but differences remain over approach

11 July 2023
A South Korean instructor describes a facility where North Korean defectors learn IT skills in Anseong, South Korea, on July 10. (Provided by the Ministry of Unification)
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea defector tells of plight as Seoul gets tough on Pyongyang

Reporters given access to center for helping refugees adjust to life in South Korea

11 July 2023
The Asian financial flu of 1997, Japan's three decades with virtually no inflation and stronger capital markets in the region's emerging economies are helping Asian central banks break away from peers in the West.
Economy

Asia's central banks go easy as West ramps up inflation fight

Weak China demand triggers what some call a 'decoupling' in Asia monetary policy

10 July 2023
The return of cultural properties should be used as a catalyst for reconciliation, not as a spark for new conflict. Here, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, left, and Korean President Lee Myung-bak shake hands after signing an agreement returning Korean royal books in November 2010 in Yokohama.
Japan-South Korea ties

Cultural properties can be Japan-South Korea diplomatic opportunity

Tokyo should step up efforts to identify artifacts that ought to be returned

9 July 2023