North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister repeated her dismissal of Seoul's outreach efforts, saying that South Korea "cannot be a diplomatic partner."

Ten South Korean petrochemical companies have agreed to restructure their operations, including large cuts to their naphtha-cracking capacity, government officials said on Wednesday.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid expansion of his nuclear forces to counter rivals, state media said Tuesday, as he inspected his most advanced warship being fitted with nuclear-capable systems.

The popular holiday island has issued visitor guidelines for the first time as it sees an increasing number of tourists.

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, dismisses South Korean president’s latest outreach as hypocrisy

The South Koreans are in talks to support a Penn Station overhaul project that would restore the historic facade and rebuild Madison Square Garden. The train station and "World's Most Famous Arena" are a stone's throw from Manhattan's "Koreatown.

South Korea is urging its struggling petrochemicals sector to slash excess capacity and restructure operations amid a global glut that has depressed petrochemicals margins and threatened the industry in many Asian and European countries.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise could "ignite a war" and called for the rapid expansion of Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities.

South Korea’s new liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, says he will seek to restore a 2018 military agreement with North Korea aimed at reducing border tensions and urged Pyongyang to respond to Seoul’s efforts to rebuild trust and revive dialogue.

“By building bases so close to China, North Korea may also seek to leverage the political risk and uncertainty of Beijing’s response in order to deter an attack,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul. “US and South Korean ...