On the final night of World War II, hundreds of U.S. Army Air Forces ... North Korean ground and air forces poured into South Korea, beginning what might be called the First Korean War.

Japan and South Korea have agreed on a way to resolve the contentious issue of compensating Korean laborers who toiled for Japanese businesses during World War II. The South Korean government on ...

South Korea is a modern, thriving democracy, a commercial, technological and economic powerhouse. North Korea has gone the other way. The nation has isolated itself from most of the world.

North Korea has warned that 'an accidental single shot' by the South could spark war - days after Seoul accidentally bombed its own villages during a joint exercise with the United States.

SEOUL - South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul sought Kyiv’s cooperation in the handling of North Korean prisoners of war during a telephone call on March 17 with his Ukrainian counterpart ...

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SEOUL, April 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank may be forced to bring forward or deepen interest rate cuts this year as Asia's fourth-largest economy grapples with the risk of recession due ...

SEOUL, March 17 (Reuters) - South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul sought Kyiv's cooperation in the handling of North Korean prisoners of war during a telephone call on Monday with his ...

South Korea, Ukraine Discuss Handling of N.Korean Prisoners of War SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul sought Kyiv's cooperation in the handling of North Korean prisoners ...