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Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier with damaged fighter jets on its deck and a sign in Farsi and English at Enqelab-e-Eslami Square in Tehran on Feb. 22. [AP/YONHAP]

Korean nationals advised to leave Iran due to possible U.S. military strike

The Korean Embassy in Iran on Monday advised Korean nationals in the Middle Eastern country to leave when flights are available as tensions grow over the United States' possible military attack on Tehran.

2026.2.23

A currency trader passes by a screen showing the Kospi, top left, and the foreign exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on Oct. 13. [AP/ YONHAP]

Won falls to 5-month low amid heightened U.S.-China trade tensions

The Korean won nose-dived to its weakest level in more than five months against the greenback on Monday amid renewed U.S.-China trade tensions, prompting a verbal intervention by the finance ministry.

2025.10.13

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U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick standing by his side, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sept.19. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

$350 billion investment dispute derails Korea-U.S. tariff negotiations

The Korea-U.S. tariff negotiations have stalled over key details of Seoul’s proposed $350 billion investment package, which is tied to Washington lowering its tariffs

2025.9.28

A Serbian riot police officer directs a man filming after clearing people blocking a street during an anti-government protest in Belgrade, Serbia, on Aug. 16. [AP/YONHAP]

Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police, set fire to party offices

Angry protesters clashed with police in a town in western Serbia and in the capital Belgrade on Saturday as tensions soared further in the Balkan nation following days of violent demonstrations.

2025.8.17

Smoke billows from a site hit during the Iranian missile strikes, in the city of Haifa, Israel on June 16. [AFP/YONHAP]

Iran renews missile attacks on Israel, killing 5 and wounding dozens

Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early Monday, triggering air raid sirens across the country as emergency services reported at least five killed and dozens more wounded in the fourth day of open warfare between the regional foes.

2025.6.16

Gold prices reach a new high

Gold prices broke $2,400 an ounce for the first time on Friday as tensions escalate in the Middle East.

2024.4.14

Tension building in the Taiwan Strait (KOR)

As China has turned away from a power contest and is fighting with no retreat, can a visit to Taiwan by a U.S. speaker happen?

2022.7.25

Tension building in the Taiwan Strait

As China has turned away from a power contest and is fighting with no retreat, can a visit to Taiwan by a U.S. speaker happen?

2022.7.24

Return to our senses

In an alarming turn, tension between South and North Korea is rapidly rising after Pyongyang threatened to dispatch propaganda leaflets to South Korea and began installing loudspeakers along...

2020.6.23

A North Korean guard post at the DMZ at Paju, Gyeonggi. [YONHAP]

UN Command to investigate North's gunshots at DMZ

The United Nations Command said Monday it would send a team to the demilitarized zone to investigate whether North Korea's military violated the armistice with its gunshots over the border on Sunday. North Korea fired several rounds at a South...

2020.5.4