World Sep 22 North Korean leader recalls ‘good personal memories’ of Trump, urges U.S. to drop denuclearization demands Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have worsened in recent years as Kim has accelerated his weapons buildup and aligned with Russia over the war in Ukraine.
World Sep 12 South Korean workers return home after days in detention following US immigration raid Their roundup and the U.S. release of video showing some Korean workers shackled with chains around their hands, ankles and waists have caused public outrage and a sense of betrayal in South Korea, a key U.S. ally.
Nation Sep 11 More than 300 South Korean workers detained in immigration raid leave Atlanta and head home South Korea's Foreign Ministry said the detainees released by U.S. authorities included 316 Koreans, 10 Chinese nationals, three Japanese nationals and one Indonesian.
Nation Sep 10 South Korea sends plane to U.S. to bring back workers detained in immigration raid A total of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Koreans, were rounded up in the Sept. 4 raid at the battery factory under construction at Hyundai's sprawling auto plant west of Savannah.
Nation Sep 08 South Koreans face shock and confusion after worker detentions at Georgia Hyundai plant South Korea’s foreign minister is en route to the U.S. to finalize steps for the return home of several hundred workers detained in a massive immigration raid in Georgia.
Nation Sep 05 Federal authorities detain 475 people during immigration raid in Georgia, official says Some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles, according to a Homeland Security official.
World Sep 02 North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrives in China for military parade alongside Putin and Xi Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the 26 world leaders who'll join Chinese President Xi Jinping to watch Wednesday's massive military parade in Beijing.
World Aug 29 South Korean prosecutors indict ex-prime minister Han and wife of ousted president Yoon The wife of South Korea's jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former prime minister were indicted Friday as part of investigations into his administration and his attempt to overcome opposition by declaring martial law.
World Aug 22 How South Korea is navigating the ‘Trump risk’ at key summits in Japan and U.S. South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung faces a pivotal foreign policy test barely two months after taking office, with back-to-back summits in Tokyo and Washington that reflect the wider struggle of U.S. allies to navigate Donald Trump’s unilateral push to redefine postwar orders on…
World Aug 19 During inspection of his most powerful warship, Kim Jong Un denounces South Korea-U.S. military drills North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed to expand his nuclear forces rapidly.