Christie’s Sale of Francis Bacon Painting Draws Suits
Accusing Christie’s of bad faith, a South Korean gallery claims in a pair of lawsuits that the storied auction house sold a Francis Bacon painting at a “bargain-basement price.”
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SKorean Lawmaker: Spy Agency Says NKorean Diplomat in Hiding
North Korea’s acting ambassador to Italy, Jo Song Gil, went into hiding with his wife in November, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers in Seoul on Thursday. A high-profile defection by one of North Korea’s elite would be a huge embarrassment for leader Kim Jong Un as he pursues diplomacy with Seoul and Washington and seeks to portray himself as a player in international geopolitics.
Read moreSeoul Says Personal Info of 1,000 NKorean Defectors Stolen
South Korea said Friday it’s responding to a hacking attack that stole the names and addresses of nearly 1,000 North Korean defectors who resettled in the South.
Read moreKoreas Break Ground on Railways but Sanctions Block Project
North and South Korea broke ground Wednesday on an ambitious project to modernize North Korean railways and roads and connect them with the South, but without progress in nuclear negotiations, regular trains won’t be crossing the border anytime soon.
Read moreJury Finds No Conspiracy to Fix Ramen Prices
After a five-week trial, a federal jury has found no proof two major South Korean ramen makers conspired to illegally fix noodle prices in Korea and the United States.
Read moreKorean Border Troops Verify Removal of Each Other’s Posts
Dozens of North and South Korean soldiers crossed over the world’s most heavily armed border Wednesday as they inspected the sites of their rival’s front-line guard posts to verify they’d been removed, part of inter-Korean engagement efforts that come amid stalled U.S.-North Korea nuclear disarmament talks.
Read moreSouth Korea Abuzz About N. Korean Leader Kim’s Possible Trip
Day after day, rampant speculation about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s possible trip to Seoul is making headlines in South Korea, despite no official confirmation from either government.
Read moreSouth Korean Named Interpol President in Blow to Russia
South Korea’s Kim Jong Yang was elected as Interpol’s president on Wednesday, edging out a veteran of Russia’s security services who was strongly opposed by the United States, Britain and other European nations.
Read moreSeoul: North Korea Destroys 10 Guard Posts to Lower Tensions
North Korea on Tuesday blew up some of its front-line guard posts as part of an agreement to ease tensions along its heavily fortified border with South Korea, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said.
Read moreKorean Firms Admit to Rigging Fuel Prices at US Bases
The Justice Department said Wednesday that three South Korean companies will pay a total of $236 million as part of a guilty plea and civil settlement over a scheme to rig prices for fuel sold to U.S. military bases in the Southeast Asian nation.
Read moreAsian Economies Grateful for Reprieve on Iran Oil Imports
Japan, South Korea and other major oil importers welcomed Tuesday the decision by the Trump administration to let them continue to import Iranian crude oil and other petroleum products despite the re-imposition of sanctions on Tehran.
Read moreSouth Korea Court Upholds Conscientious Objection to Military
South Korea’s top court ruled Thursday that South Korean men can legally reject their mandatory military service on conscientious or religious grounds without punishment.
Read moreKorea’s Moon: N. Korean Leader Kim to Visit Seoul ‘Soon’
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will “soon” visit Seoul as part of a series of high-profile diplomatic efforts aimed at ridding North Korea of its nuclear weapons.
Read moreCourt Orders Japan Company to Pay 4 Koreans for Forced Labor
In a potentially far-reaching decision, South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled that a major Japanese steelmaker should compensate four South Koreans for forced labor during Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula before the end of World War II.
Read moreSKorea Approves NKorea Deals Amid Conservative Opposition
South Korea’s liberal president on Tuesday formally approved his recent reconciliation deals with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, triggering immediate backlash from conservatives who called him “self-righteous” and “subservient” to the North.
Read moreKoreas Finish Removing Land Mines From Border Village
The two Koreas have completed removing land mines planted at their shared border village as part of efforts to disarm the area located inside the world’s most heavily fortified border, South Korean officials said Monday.
Read moreNKorea-Born Reporter Banned From Covering Talks
South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon has expressed regret over a decision to block a North Korean defector-turned reporter from covering high-level talks between the Koreas at a border village.
Read moreTrump Returns to the UN He Agitated for High-Level Week
During his debut speech a little more than a year ago at the U.N. General Assembly, President Donald Trump provoked audible gasps in the hall of diplomacy by threatening to “totally destroy” North Korea. What a difference a year makes.
Read moreSouth Korea’s Moon Wants ‘Heart-to-Heart’ Talks With Kim
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that he will push for “irreversible, permanent peace,” and for better dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington, during “heart-to-heart” talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week.
Read moreBook on Trump Raises Worries in South Korea About Alliance
Donald Trump had to be tricked out of killing a U.S.-South Korean trade deal? He threatened to move a U.S. missile defense system from South Korea to Oregon? He ordered a plan for a pre-emptive attack on North Korea?
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