• 17 November, 2024
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South Korea’s Nuclear Program: End to Korea’s Weapons of Mass Destruction?

On 25 June 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea resulting the beginning of The Korean War. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) established the UNC under the United States to…

Decoding South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy – A Momentum Towards Strategic Clarity

The international order is experiencing a host of strategic changes in the recent past, with the foreign policy and national security paradigms of major countries undergoing a complete overhaul; a…

China hopes US President Biden’s visit to Asia not aimed at it

Beijing, May 20 (PTI) A wary China on Friday expressed the hope that US President Joe Biden's visit to Asia and his participation at the Quad Summit in Japan is…

Biden to travel to Japan for Quad Summit, have bilateral meetings with Modi

Washington, May 19 (PTI) US President Joe Biden would travel to Japan for the second in-person Quad summit during which he would hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra…

S.Korea’s Yoon says security situation tense amid talk of N.Korea’s possible nuclear test

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's new president Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday the security situation on the Korean peninsula was difficult, citing talk of a possible nuclear test by the North.…

S.Korea NIS chief says N.Korea may conduct nuclear test before Biden visit to Seoul – Yonhap

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Park Jie-won said on Saturday that North Korea may conduct a nuclear test between South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's inauguration…

N.Korea slams South’s new leader as ‘pro-U.S., confrontational’

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A major North Korean propaganda website denounced on Thursday South Korea's incoming president Yoon Suk-yeol, who has vowed to take a tougher line on…

Unable to participate in P-75I submarine project due to RFP conditions: France’s Naval Group

New Delhi, May 3 (PTI) French company Naval Group on Tuesday said it is unable to participate in Centre's P-75I project, under which six conventional submarines are to be domestically…

South Korea key for Europe to manage fallout from China-U.S. rivalry, report says

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Closer ties between the European Union and South Korea under President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol are imperative for managing China's rising power and the increasing rivalry…

U.S. special representative for N.Korea to visit Seoul to discuss missile launches

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea will visit Seoul next week for meetings with South Korean counterparts to discuss the international response to the North's recent intercontinental…

U.S., S.Korea seen resuming major military drills as N.Korea tensions rise

By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Joint South Korean and U.S. military drills set to kick off next month could for the first time in years include…

S.Korea says it successfully test-fired first solid-fuel space rocket

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military said it had successfully test-fired a solid-fuel space rocket for the first time on Wednesday, a step it says will help…