Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

South Korea, U.S. agree to deepen cooperation on security despite differing views on command transfer

South Korea and the United States have agreed to deepen cooperation to achieve "shared security goals," the Ministry of National Defense said Thursday.

2026-05-14

UN human rights chief calls for 'guardrails' in AI development, expresses concern about North Korea

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk stressed the need for human rights to serve as the "DNA" of AI development during a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday.

2026-05-13

Asia's football body emphasizes separating politics from sport ahead of historic inter-Korean match

Asia's football governing body has expressed its hope of keeping politics and the sport separate when women's clubs from the two Koreas clash in a much-anticipated match south of the demilitarized zone later this month.

2026-05-08

North Korea to deploy new gun-howitzer system within firing range of Seoul

North Korea will deploy a new 155-millimeter (6.1-inch) self-propelled gun-howitzer weapons system along its southern border, placing Seoul within firing range.

2026-05-08

Seoul to review Pyongyang's constitutional revision defining South as separate state

The South Korean government will review North Korea’s recent constitutional revision, through which the North defined the South as a separate state, the Blue House said Thursday.

2026-05-07

North Korea scraps references to unification, limits to Kim's powers in amended constitution

North Korea has removed all references to reunification with South Korea from its revised constitution, which now defines the regime's territory as limited to the area north of the inter-Korean armistice line and its borders with China and Russia.

2026-05-06

South highlights phased, flexible North denuclearization approach at UN NPT event

South Korea underscored a phased and flexible approach to North Korea's denuclearization at an event on Pyongyang's nuclear ambition and its challenges to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) regime.

2026-05-06

North Korea's women's football club to play in Suwon this month, first cross-border sports visit since 2018

A rare inter-Korean match is coming to South Korea, with North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s Football Club set to visit Suwon this month. This is the first trip by a North Korean sports team to the South since 2018.

2026-05-04

Protesters gather in Seoul to accuse U.S. of meddling in South Korea's domestic affairs

A progressive civic group held a protest rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Saturday, chanting slogans accusing the United States of interfering in South Korea's domestic affairs.

2026-05-03

USFK troop drawdown not being discussed: Defense Ministry

South Korea and the United States are not discussing a drawdown of the 28,500-strong U.S. forces stationed in Korea, a Ministry of National Defense official said Thursday.

2026-04-30