The Haekbangashoe system, known as the "nuclear trigger," oversees North Korea's military posture to respond to any nuclear attack, even though the country has approved pre-emptive strikes.
A man has been sentenced to prison for killing 76 cats in a case described as one of the most gruesome acts of animal cruelty in recent years in South Korea.
After North Korea conducted a new missile test on Monday, experts warn the hermit country has a date circled on its calendar for more possible provocations.
The North Korean military debuted its "nuclear trigger" system on Monday near Pyongyang, activating a simulated nuclear counterstrike launch against foreign enemies.
U.S. and South Korean officials are meeting in Hawaii to discuss sharing the cost of maintaining American troops in South Korea. The U.S. delegation is led by Linda Specht.
South Korea's government is adjusting its plan to increase admissions to medical schools amid a weeks-long strike by thousands of doctors, officials said.
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged Russia and China to halt their support for North Korea, saying that it shields the country from sanctions.
While President Biden met with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines, the U.S. navy led drills with Japan and South Korea amid tensions between the allies and China and North Korea
In what appears to be a massive political setback to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, voters have given liberals extended opposition control of parliament.
North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un ignored calls from President Biden on Wednesday, saying at a Thursday meeting of military officials North Korea must be "prepared for a war."
South Koreaβs prime minister and senior presidential officials submitted their resignations on Thursday after a nationwide election cemented the opposition's control of parliament.
Exit polls show South Korea's liberal opposition party will likely win the parliamentary election by a large margin following divisive rhetoric from both sides.
South Korea's 44 million voters will head to the polls this week to elect a new 300-member parliament; many are choosing domestic concerns as the most important issues.
South Korea has launched its second military spy satellite following promises from North Korea to do the same. Tensions are rising once again between the neighboring countries.
A Montenegrin court ruled Friday against a plan to extradite South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to his home country to be tried in an elaborate fraud case.
Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, was surrounded by hundreds of South Koreans on Wednesday who came to say farewell before her departure to China.
North Korea has announced the successful testing of a new hypersonic missile powered by solid propellants, marking an advancement in its weapons program.
South Korean officials report that North Korea launched a missile into the Sea of Japan. The launch comes as tensions between North Korea, South Korea and Japan grow.
South Korea's president said he would not give in to striking doctors' opposition to dramatically increasing medical student quotas, claiming the country needs more doctors.