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SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares opened lower Thursday, after the ...

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WASHINGTON — South Korea and the United States have concluded a multinational maritime mine warfare exercise off Korea's southeastern port city of Busan with 15 partner nations, according to the U.S. Navy. …

Newtalk新聞 韓國總統府公共關係高級秘書成基弘稍早受訪時表示，韓國政府推動戰時作戰指揮權從美國移交至韓國，相當於在車內換座位。韓國《中央日報》（Korea Joongang Daily）指出，華府對於首爾的準備狀況有所質疑，對朝鮮和區域威脅的擔憂凸顯了加強聯合防禦規劃的必要性。 報導指出，成基弘表示「目前，美國是駕駛員，我們是乘客。現在我們要換個角色，以便我們能夠掌控方向盤。」他強調，這並不意味著要讓華盛頓「下車」。 但核心問題是，一旦韓國軍隊掌握了指揮權，是否具備足夠的能力來有效嚇阻朝鮮。 一位美國國防部高級官員當天表示，韓美同盟的「威脅環境」正以前所未有的速度變化。這位官員還強調，在指揮權移交之前，盟國必須做好「威懾和擊敗所有地區威脅」的準備。 報導指出，快速演變的威脅環境指的是朝鮮不斷增強的核武和飛彈能力。提及地區威脅也表明，華府希望首爾與美國一道應對來自中國的挑戰，而不僅僅是威懾平壤。 美國駐韓國大使朴銀珠（Michelle Park Steel）昨（21）日也表達了類似的觀點，她認為，中國是印太地區最大的威脅，韓國現在應該在該地區發揮領導作用。 借用成基弘的比喻，華府實際上是在質疑首爾是否有資格掌舵，以及兩國是否朝著同一個方向前進。 成基弘強調了獨立自主的國防，並指出韓國可能是唯一一個擁有與北韓相當的經濟和軍事實力，卻沒有行使戰時作戰指揮權的國家。 然而，與李在明總統將朝鮮核武描述為防禦性武器的說法相反，首爾面臨著異常嚴峻的安全威脅。除了正在與俄羅斯交戰的烏克蘭之外，很少有國家面臨如此迫在眉睫的先發制人核打擊威脅。 許多韓國人也不相信移交作戰指揮權能夠真正加強國家安全，因為韓國軍方即使在探測朝鮮核武威脅方面，仍然嚴重依賴美國。 圍繞移交問題的分歧也擾亂了韓美兩國年度安全磋商會議（SCM）的籌備工作。 報導指出，韓國政府與其試圖在今年的安全諮詢會議上為移交設定明確的最後期限，更應該關注韓美如何共同應對日益嚴峻的安全威脅。相比一再強調「獨立自主的國防」，這樣做更能安撫民眾，保障他們的生計。延伸閱讀：六代戰機互拚! 美F-47比不過殲-36？ 大馬軍媒：缺乏這部分「關鍵性能力」童文薰觀點》「新雅爾達」還是三方去核？深圳談判桌上的菜單必須是核彈頭2026上半年數據！輝達中國AI晶片出貨大減44% 市佔1/3強美日「利劍」軍演登場! 5.7萬兵力壓境前沿部署飛彈 中稱挑釁台海和平中國製造假車禍要讓黃逸豪「斷手斷腳」 民進黨怒轟：恐怖主義般的行徑

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Recent remarks by Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of US Forces Korea, ROK-US Combined Forces Command, and the United Nations Command, have disappointed and frustrated South Koreans. His comments have raised questions not …

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have concluded...

As talk of a possible Trump-Kim summit grows in 2026, shifts in North Korea’s domestic political events suggest Kim Jong Un is quietly preparing to meet Donald Trump. The U.S. president told …

The German chancellor accused China of using subsidies and an undervalued currency to gain export advantages.

About 20 more non-local students have been admitted to Hong Kong semi-private schools under a government scheme to boost the city’s status as an international education hub, with a principal urging authorities …

Police said Wednesday they have sought a formal arrest warrant for a man on suspicion of arson resulting in injury after he set fires at two buildings in southern Seoul earlier this …

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday they have sought a formal arres...

Moon Chung-in, a former special adviser to former President Moon Jae-in, said that maintaining the status quo in the decades-long alliance between Seoul and Washington could eventually put South Korea between a …

Authorities in the southeastern port city of Busan successfully guided a shark out of a city canal Wednesday on their third attempt after the animal spent more than a month trapped there. …

Prosecutors on Wednesday requested a five-year prison term for conservative activist pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon over his alleged involvement in a courthouse riot last year by supporters of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. …

The Korean Peninsula faces a rapidly evolving threat environment, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson and a senior U.S. official said in back-to-back warnings from Seoul and Washington, raising questions …

President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that artificial intelligence (AI) technology should be used responsibly in the health care sector to bridge health care gaps worldwide. The president delivered the message in …

SEJONG — Korea plans to provide patient capital for long-term digital infrastructure projects through the country's planned sovereign wealth fund, the second vice finance minister has said. Second Vice Finance Minister Huh …

A man in his 70s arrested on suspicion of injuring 19 people in an arson attack cited a personal grudge as his motive, renewing concern over elderly people driven by resentment starting …

A National Election Commission (NEC) official was found dead Wednesday, a day after being questioned by a special counsel team investigating the election watchdog in connection with the unprecedented ballot shortages in …

An appellate court on Wednesday significantly reduced former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae's sentence from 25 years to nine years in prison over his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial …

An appellate court on Wednesday handed down suspended prison terms for three former officials for forcibly repatriating two North Korean fishermen in 2019 despite their intention to defect to South Korea. The …

Sitting at a console in Seoul, a Korean doctor successfully operated on a pig using a surgical robot about 870 kilometers away in Shanghai, marking Korea’s first cross-border telesurgery demonstration using a …

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Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said Wednesday that Pyongyang will resume loudspeaker broadcasts along the inter-Korean border this month. Kim's remarks were the latest from Pyongyang to …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Malaysian consumers’ empowerment level has improved from moderate to high, with the 2...

Before joining a K-pop group, ALURE was already familiar with film sets, recording booths and theatre stages in Thailand. Now the Thai performer, whose given name is Issara Chaisiri, has made his …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister visited frontline areas where soldiers are reinforcing the heavily armed border with South Korea and renewed a threat to retaliate …

AICHI-NAGOYA, Japan — 21 October 2026, Thailand’s boccia athletes won four gold medals at the 5th Asian Para Games, with Wisanu Huadpradit making history by claiming his fifth consecutive gold in the …

A stranded shark nicknamed Bukang-i made her way out of an artificial waterway and into the open sea on Wednesday after more than a month in South Korea's port city of Busan. …

A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday handed suspended prison terms to former top security officials over the forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019, according to local media reports. …

A prostitution ring operating in Seoul’s Gangnam-gu district is suspected of earning at least 574 million won ($434,000) through more than 2,800 arrangements over 44 days, police said Tuesday. Gangnam Police Station …

China and North Korea opened the New Yalu River Bridge on Oct. 15, 2026, a full 17 years after the two neighbors first agreed to build it. Strained North Korea-China relations explain …

Wednesday marks the first anniversary of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s leadership that has seen her alienate China, rattle markets with her expansive spending and establish herself as a workaholic leader. Here …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Starting salaries for junior engineers and technicians in the local chip industry scale up...

North Korea is upping the tension along the inter-Korean border with talk of immediate military retaliation against any South Korean provocations and new firepower units taking up positions along the border. The …

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. envoy to South Korea on Wednesday descri...