The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang has held a reception marking the 80th anniversary of what China observes as its victory over Japan in World War II, with senior North Korean officials in attendance, the North's state media reported Thursday.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pledged to pursue a three-stage plan for North Korea's denuclearization, stressing that Seoul will work with Pyongyang through

In his Liberation Day address, President Lee Jae Myung departed from the long tradition of framing the national destiny around reunification of Korea..

Ahn Hak-sop (center), a former North Korean soldier, speaks to a police officer as he walks towards a military checkpoint on the Tongil bridge, the road leading to the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom, in the border city of Paju on Aug. 20. (Photo: AFP)

Torrential rain that has battered South Korea’s greater capital region for two days has started easing, but not before claiming at least one life.

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised "heroic" North Korean troops who fought for Russia in the war against Ukraine, in a meeting with officers of the army's overseas operation, state media KCNA said on Thursday.

Seoul’s top diplomat said Monday that the Lee Jae Myung administration will leverage “alliance modernization” with the US as an opportunity to bolster South Korea’s defense capabilities, signaling openness to raising defense spending in response to Washington’s call.