President Lee Jae Myung on Monday stressed the importance of restoring trust with North Korea by fostering a peaceful atmosphere, hours after Pyongyang flatly rejected his offer for dialogue with the North.

A North Korean man crossed the DMZ on foot before midnight Thursday, asking South Korean troops for help in a rare defection through the fortified border.

Russia opens air link to North Korea, reflecting growing ties; Lavrov encourages tourism to Wonsan-Kalma beach resort.

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has rebuffed outreach by South Korea’s new liberal government, saying that North Korea has no interests in talks with South Korea for whatever proposal its rival offers.

The special counsel team investigating former President Yoon Suk-yeol for insurrection charges has summoned senior generals from the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) over the Pyongyang drone operation. Conflicting statements about whether the Drone Operations Command properly reported the mission to the JCS have led to the questioning of several top