Korea Joongang Daily
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Ex-spy chief denies charges in martial law trial over alleged dereliction of duty

Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Cho Tae-yong on Wednesday denied charges of dereliction of duty related to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.

2026-02-04

Ex-spy chief arrested on multiple charges including dereliction of duty, perjury

Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Cho Tae-yong was arrested Wednesday on multiple charges including dereliction of duty in connection with former President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law imposition.

2025-11-12

Ex-spy chief attends arrest hearing over alleged martial law involvement

Cho Tae-yong, a former chief of the NIS, attended a court hearing Tuesday ahead of its decision on whether to issue a warrant to arrest him on multiple charges, including alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law imposition.

2025-11-11

Former NIS chief's home raided on suspicion of 'evidence destruction' after martial law declaration

Investigators raided former NIS Director Cho Tae-yong's home amid probes into potential evidence destruction related to last year's martial law declaration and possible misconduct.

2025-07-16

Foreign Minister Cho to attend Munich security conference this week

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul will travel to Germany later this week to attend a multilateral security conference, officials said Monday, amid attention to whether he would have talks with new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

2025-02-10

Diplomats and spies are different

The top priority is to restore human intelligence to North Korea and fill up the security vacuum following the suspension of its activities regarding domestic intelligence-gathering and the transfer of anti-communism investigations to the police.

2024-01-18

Challenges for the new security team

Seoul must read the movements in Washington carefully.

2023-12-20

South Korea, U.S., Japan agree on trilateral initiatives to counter North's threats

The national security advisers of South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed on new trilateral initiatives to counters threats posed by North Korea, including its nuclear weapons and missile programs and cybercrimes, in Seoul on Saturday.

2023-12-09

South Korea, Japan urge security cooperation in dealing with ‘provocative’ North

South Korean National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong and his Japanese counterpart, Takeo Akiba, stressed that Pyongyang's "unprecedented provocations" pose a serious threat to peace and stability to the region and the international community.

2023-12-08

Seoul to push for visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping

South Korea will work toward a visit to Seoul by Chinese President Xi Jinping by seeking "diplomatic solutions," said National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong following President Yoon Suk Yeol's bilateral talks with China's premier last week.

2023-09-11