May 24, 2024 North Korea may be preparing to launch military satellite, South Korea says South Korea's military said it detected signs of possible preparations for a satellite launch in North Korea, which already has one military reconnaissance satellite in orbit.
May 23, 2024 South Korea, China and Japan leaders to meet for first trilateral talks since 2019 Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet on May 27, 2024, in Seoul for their first trilateral talks since 2019. They will also have bilateral talks among themselves.
May 22, 2024 South Korea urges global cooperation for AI development at Seoul summit South Korea's science and technology minister has voiced the necessity of global cooperation for the responsible advancement of AI as a summit on the topic concluded in Seoul.
May 21, 2024 China criticizes South Korea, Japan for lawmakers' visits to Taiwan China criticized South Korean and Japanese lawmakers for visiting Taiwan. China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory, opposes such visits, officials say.
May 20, 2024 Things to know about an AI safety summit in Seoul A mini-summit is set to be held this week in South Korea regarding the regulation and risks of artificial intelligence, and aims to build upon work done at last year's AI safety meeting in Britain.
May 17, 2024 North Korea test-fires suspected missiles after US and South Korea conduct fighter jet drill North Korea test-fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles on Friday in response to a joint U.S.-South Korea military exercise the North viewed as a major security threat.
May 16, 2024 South Korean court denies request from striking doctors to block plan boosting medical school admissions A South Korean court has upheld the government's controversial plan to significantly increase medical school admissions, which has led to a months-long standoff.
May 15, 2024 Remains of 17-year-old soldier killed in Korean War identified The remains of 17-year-old Army Pfc. Thomas A. Smith — who was killed in the Korean War — have been identified, and will be buried in his hometown of Grant, Michigan.
May 15, 2024 North Korea's menacing nuclear threat is too dangerous to ignore. US must lead before time runs out North Korea's growing nuclear power makes it an increasing threat to the US and our allies. But there are bipartisan ways to stand up to the Pyongyang dictatorship.
May 9, 2024 South Korea President Yoon rejects calls for special investigation into wife's stock price scandal South Korean President Yoon's political rivals called for investigations into the president's wife and top officials for alleged scandals, but Yoon rejected their demands.