South Korea’s military firmly denied that any discussions have taken place with the United States regarding a potential withdrawal of American troops from the peninsula, following a media report suggesting the White House was considering such a move.

North Korea is in its "strongest strategic position in decades," the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency said in a new assessment.

The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ (2nd LD) Seoul says USFK reduction is matter requiring bilateral consultation SEOUL -- South Korea's defense ministry said Friday it has not held any discussions with the Pentagon over the possibility of scaling back

Eight decades after the partition of the Korean peninsula, the Catholic Church in South Korea remains one of the few actors that, with perseverance and faith, keeps alive the hope for reconciliation between the two Koreas.

The United States extended its ban on travel to North Korea for the ninth year in a row, a federal notice showed, citing "imminent danger" posed by any trips to the authoritarian state.

On Tuesday, South Korean military officials announced that North Korea likely received help from Russia to develop a new air-to-air missile — a missile fired from an aircraft to destroy another aircraft — which is the kind of advanced weaponry that South Korea is attempting to build by 2032.

The presidential candidates representing South Korea’s two largest political parties agreed on the importance of the country’s relationship with the United States during a recent televised debate but differed on how to handle its adversaries.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced his support for the bill. An amendment adopted by the House would let the governor add or remove countries to that list.

Kim Moon-soo, Lee's conservative rival, began his campaign at a public wholesale market in Seoul, eating a Korean sausage soup with merchants and promising to revive small businesses in the slowing economy.