North Koreans’ repatriation comes as South Korea’s newly-elected president is working to improve inter-Korean ties.

Southeast Asian countries and Indo-Pacific partners, including South Korea and the United States, have called for efforts to achieve the "complete denuclearizat

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had called off his first visit to Japan and South Korea in early July to "focus on Middle East issues," Japanese media outlet Nikkei Asia reported. In response, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said that Rubio's visit to South Korea appears to be "difficult" to arrange in the near future.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says that it remains unclear whether Seoul and Washington can conclude their tariff negotiations by next week’s deadline set by President Donald Trump.

While most embassies to North Korea operate out of Beijing, Türkiye’s ambassador to Pyongyang remains concurrently accredited from Seoul. This gives Ankara a potentially crucial backchannel role in de-escalation diplomacy, especially at a time when North Korea’s traditional diplomatic channels have nearly collapsed since the pandemic.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday expressed a strong desire to visit Japan at an early date, showing eagerness to forg

South Korea will seek to ease inter-Korean tensions and renew dialogue with North Korea, while firmly responding to the North's nuclear and missile threats by working with the international community,