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Oil, gas reserves in billions of barrels likely lie off Korea’s coast, says presidentSouth Korea’s president announced Monday that geophysical exploration has shown that there are likely 14 billion barrels of oil and gas off the coast ...
Korea may be counting its gas, oil barrels before they’re tappedThe Yoon Suk-yeol administration has claimed that massive reserves of oil and gas may be buried under the waters off the coast of the southeastern cit...
Tit-for-tat along DMZ could balloon into clash off Korea’s western coastEscalating tensions along the DMZ seemed poised to settle down after North Korea declared a pause on floating trash-filled balloons across the border ...
Seoul totally suspends buffer-creating military pact with Pyongyang, sending tensions into overdriveSouth Korea suspended a buffer-creating military agreement with North Korea dating back to 2018 on Tuesday, a hawkish move that some observers say wil...
‘Presidential office's decision’: Sudden oil announcement leaves Korea’s Energy Ministry flusteredPresident Yoon Suk-yeol’s sudden announcement that oil and gas reserves may be nestled off the country’s southeastern coast on Monday appeared to catc...
Miscalculations could escalate into nuclear war in NE Asia, says GallucciRobert Gallucci, the former US assistant secretary of state and the lead negotiator in the initial phase of North Korea’s nuclear program, stressed th...
[Editorial] Yoon must submit himself to questioning over Marine investigation interferenceIn response to questions about alleged interference by the president in an investigation about the death of a Marine, a high-ranking official within t...
Japan wanted S. Korea to OK flying of ‘rising sun’ flag while resolving radar lock-on disputeDuring discussions between the South Korean and Japanese governments Saturday over measures to prevent the reoccurrence of a patrol aircraft radar loc...
Presidential office official says Yoon ‘scolded’ Marine investigatorsAn investigation into the response to the death of a Marine during flood rescue efforts last year has taken a new turn after a senior official in the ...
Pastor alleges Korea’s first lady accepted gift of Chanel cosmetics, had secretary open themAs part of their investigation of first lady Kim Keon-hee’s acceptance of a luxury handbag, prosecutors were confirmed to also be looking into an init...
[Column] The monumental shift in N. Korea’s nuclear program that never happenedWhat exactly did North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Institute signify? Former President Moon Jae-in’s recently released memoir covering his diplomatic...
Why high tensions and loudspeakers make for a dangerous mix along the DMZ Inter-Korean tensions look poised to rise after Korea’s presidential office indicated that it was willing to consider resuming loudspeaker propa...
N. Korea says it’ll pause sending trash balloons as South mulls returning loudspeakers to DMZIn response to launches of waste-carrying balloons across the DMZ and GPS jamming attacks by North Korea, South Korea announced on Sunday that it plan...
US troops have been Washington’s trump card with Seoul — can Korea turn the tables?The idea of withdrawing American troops from Korea has returned to the public forum. As for why the topic has arisen now, the immediate answer ca...
Murder mayhem: Experts advise caw-tion amid spate of crow attacks in KoreaA surge in reports of crows attacking pedestrians in urban centers around Korea has left many feeling flighty. The birds’ aggressive behavior is being...

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