Korean War

Jin Gyeong-sun was in his early 20s when he fled North Korea during the Korean War. He left behind two sisters and a brother. Nearly 70 years later, Jin still has not spoken to or seen his family since. "I cannot even express my sadness in words," says Jin,…

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Supporters of former "comfort women," who were forced to serve as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II, hold placards during a demonstration demanding the Ja…

The reason why Tuesday is Constitution Day is clear: Sept. 17 is the anniversary of the 1787 signing of that all-important document. But in the U.S., Constitution Day also shares the bill with Citizenship Day, and the story behind that observance is more comp…

Federal spending is rising and the governments debt is growing by a trillion dollars a year. President Trump came into office promising spending cuts and debt reduction, but he has delivered the opposite so far. How fast has Trump raised spending compared t…

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is to invest 88 billion won ($74 million) to develop a weapons system by 2023 that can detect and strike drones, its procurement agency said on Tuesday, after incidents of infiltration by North Korean spy drones. The system, ni…

Key point: China would focus on ensuring North Korea survived and did not collapse. Three years ago I outlined what the contours of a war between China and the United States might look like. Although disagreements between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan a…

Most times, fans can easily get caught up in the mythology of their favorite heroes and villains each week, eagerly awaiting to see what new direction their favorite character title will go. Since Action Comics #1, these stories often pull from some small bas…

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and United States President Donald Trump are expected to meet at the United Nations later this month, Moon's office said on Friday, amid hopes for a restart of talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons progra…

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and North Korea have continued to pour resources into modernizing their militaries despite a frenzy of diplomacy since 2018, data shows, creating a point of tension that has sharpened as talks have stalled. Milita…

The United States hopes to get back to denuclearisation talks with North Korea in the coming days or weeks, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday. "We know Chairman Kim has continued to make the commitment to denuclearise. We are hopeful that in the …