SEOUL, June 20 (UPI) --South Korea's Defense Ministry said Friday that its defense spending as a share of gross domestic product is already "very high" compared to other U.S. allies, as Washington ...
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Officials of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration considered demanding that South Korea raise its defense spending to 3.8 percent of its gross domestic ...
This means Taiwan has pulled ahead of South Korea ($35,960) for the first time in 23 years. Taiwan’s per capita GDP also remains above Japan’s ($34,720), after passing Asia’s second‑largest economy on ...
When the new U.S. and South Korean presidents meet, they should focus on creative solutions for reaching out to North Korea. The Kaesong Industrial Zone as seen in 2013. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ ...
South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-gyeong board their plane at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, June 16, 2025. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images Looming over the first meeting ...
North Korea's state media released photos Thursday of what it said was the hull of a nuclear submarine. Its leader denounced ...
The country’s new president rolled out the red carpet for China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and President Trump this week, but the superpower rivalry is making it harder to balance relations. By Choe ...