South Korean leader says he asked China’s Xi to act as mediator on North Korea issues

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to serve as a mediator to help resolve the ...

South Korea's Lee orders review to look at restoring North Korea military pact

South Korea's President Lee orders review to potentially restore the 2018 military pact with North Korea aimed at reducing ...

North Korea launches ballistic missiles hours before South Korean president's trip to China

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea's ...

Prosecutors Demand Death Penalty for South Korea’s Ousted Leader

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol faces an insurrection​ charge after his failed attempt to put his country under martial law in ...
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Did Dean Acheson Unintentionally Encourage the Start of the Korean War?

The secretary of state’s failure to include South Korea within the U.S. defensive perimeter in Asia in a January 1950 speech ...