U.S. billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates suggested Thursday that South Korea gradually increase its development aid spending, ideally to 0.5 percent of its economy in the coming years, with a greater focus on multilateral health initiatives.

South Korea’s president said he will pursue a three-phase "denuclearization plan" to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear program, seeking to freeze Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs in the first stage.

In his Liberation Day address, President Lee Jae Myung departed from the long tradition of framing the national destiny around reunification of Korea..

Since its installation in a Seoul park, crimes reported during the hours the hologram is active have gone down by about 22 per cent, data shows.

The authorities said September temperatures are expected to remain above seasonal norms. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Shenghua Wen, 42, received around $2 million (€1.7 million) from North Korean officials to ship firearms and ammunition from California.View on euronews

Since talks collapsed between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, in 2019, North Korea’s reckless drive for long-range nuclear capabilities has fueled tensions on the Korean Peninsula to new heights.

Seoul’s top diplomat said Monday that the Lee Jae Myung administration will leverage “alliance modernization” with the US as an opportunity to bolster South Korea’s defense capabilities, signaling openness to raising defense spending in response to Washington’s call.