South Korea

SEOUL - There is great potential for further development of Serbia-South Korea economic relations and we must work at an accelerated pace to sign an agreement on economic partnership by the end of next year, Serbian Minister of Internal and External Trade Tomislav Momirovic, who is on an official visit to South Korea, said on Friday.

North Korea has launched another round of balloons filled with trash across the border into South Korea, prompting condemnation from South Korean officials as a "vile and irrational provocation," according to reports from BTA.

The President of Russia declared that North Korea has the right to self-defense after the signing of the agreement

A North Korean military guard post is seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Tuesday, June 18, 2024.

Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border with the South on Tuesday and retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul's military said, adding landmine explosions had injured Pyongyang's troops in the area.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that Seoul would keep strong ties with Ukraine and a "smooth" relationship with Russia, while ruling out direct weapon shipments to Kiev.

South Korea's birth rate fell to a record low last year, the government said Wednesday, despite having poured billions of dollars into efforts to encourage women to have more children and maintain population stability.

The country has one of the world's longest life expectancies and lowest birth rates, a combination that presents a looming demographic challenge.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that the North's "irrational" regime was likely to carry out multiple provocations, including cyberattacks and drone intrusions, ahead of the South's April election.

SEOUL - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Friday in Seoul Serbia was ready to receive technologically advanced, capital-intensive investments.

Brnabic said this after the signing of a MoU with the South Korean conglomerate SK Group, noting that Serbia's chance lay in the fact the conglomerate had no biotech centres in Europe.

SEOUL - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Friday in Seoul Serbia was ready to receive technologically advanced, capital-intensive investments.

Brnabic said this after the signing of a MoU with the South Korean conglomerate SK Group, noting that Serbia's chance lay in the fact the conglomerate had no biotech centres in Europe.

SEOUL - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic, who is on an official visit to South Korea, said on Friday she was pleased the two countries had signed an agreement on mutual promotion and protection of investments earlier in the day.