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On the night of March 26, 2010, an explosion was heard by crew members on a South Korean Navy corvette which had been patrolling off the country’s west coast near Baengnyeong Island in the West Sea. Five minutes later, the 1,200-ton Pohang-class patrol ship named the Cheonan was broken in half, and the rear half sunk into the ocean, killing 46 Navy personnel inside. “I heard a loud bang at 9:22 p.m. that ...

The International Graduate School (IGS) at Namseoul University has taken the lead in bringing innovative International Baccalaureate (IB) education programs into Korea by operating the International Baccalaureate Educator Certificate (IBEC) course.

Six soon-to-be ex-ministers from President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Cabinet have been identified as “strong candidates” to represent the ruling party in the 2024 general elections, a party spokesperson said Tuesday. “The six soon-to-be ex-ministers, including Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong, are currently being considered as strong candidates to represent our party for the ...

Senior South Korean military officials met early Wednesday to discuss preparations for the partial suspension of an inter-Korean agreement following the North’s launch of a military reconnaissance satellite.

For 57 years, Lee Jong-wook had been buried on a family plot in Busan. He had been deemed a dangerous renegade who posed a security threat to the peninsula’s Japanese occupiers. This year, he was recognized for his patriotism, and his body was moved from the family plot to the national cemetery, with full honors.

Following the Hamas attack on Israel, South Korea is worried that Pyongyang may be planning a similar maneuver. In order to detect any preparations more rapidly, Seoul wants to withdraw from a 2018 peace agreement.

A model of Hanwha Ocean's FFX-III frigate on display at MADEX 2023 in Busan, South Korea. Hanwha Ocean has received a contract to build the final two Chungnam (FFX-III)-class guided-missile frigates for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN). The...

An all-but-forgotten South Korean naval raid deep into North Korean waters just after the first anniversary of the First Republic of Korea may have played a key role in prompting Stalin to give a green light for the Pyongyang regime’s invasion of the South 10 months later.

Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joe Detrani lays out opportunity for the U.S. and China to come together on North Korea's nuclear activities

This year is the 20th anniversary of the Six-Party Talks, established in 2003 to resolve the nuclear issue with North Korea.