Defense Minister Shin Won-sik met with the outgoing head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific command Thursday and thanked him for his efforts to bolster bilateral security cooperation against North Korean military threats, his office said.
Shin met Adm. John C….
South Korea and Britain wrapped up a joint maritime patrol in waters near the Korean Peninsula on Thursday to enforce U.N. Security Council (UNSC) sanctions resolutions against North Korea, Seoul’s defense ministry said.
The joint operation, involvin…
South Korean stocks ended almost flat Thursday thanks to gains in techs and autos despite higher-than-expected U.S. inflation that dimmed hopes for the Federal Reserve’s early rate cuts. The Korean won sharply fell to the lowest point in 17 months aga…