SEOUL, South Korea (AP) --  North Korea said Saturday that it will dismantle its nuclear test site in less than two weeks, in a dramatic event that would set up leader Kim Jong Un‘s summit with President Donald Trump next month. Trump welcomed the “gracious gesture.”　 　In a statement carried by state media, North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said all of the tunnels at the country‘s northeastern testing ground will be destroyed by explosion, and observation and research facilities and ground-based g

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday that it would expand the government‘s ongoing anti-corruption campaign to target cases that directly affect citizens’ everyday lives. 　Marking the first anniversary of President Moon Jae-in‘s inauguration, it gave an evaluation of the campaign to “eliminate accumulated ills,” which has focused largely on power abuse cases, involving officials from former governments.　“From now on, (the government) will expand (the campaign) to stamp out accumulat

Despite government-led regulations to rein in the real estate market, luxury residence prices in Seoul shot up nearly 25 percent on-year in the first quarter, marking the fastest rate of growth worldwide. According to a report on the Prime Global Cities Index by UK-based real estate data provider Knight Frank, which analyzed houses that ranged in the upper 5 percent in terms of prices in 43 global cities, house prices in Seoul showed the fastest growth rate, five times the average growth rate of

　There is widespread interest about autonomous vehicles in India, Malaysia, China and South Korea, according to a survey by IPSOS in selected countries.　The poll results show that 58 percent of global respondents were curious about the technology, but 13 percent swore they would never use it. Thirty percent reported their excitement.　India, which records the highest number of road deaths across the globe, has the most people excited about self-driving cars. While 1 in every 10 road deaths is rep

In 1986, I crossed into North Korea for a couple of bizarre hours. That visit came to mind when US President Donald Trump announced last week that he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12 in Singapore.　My memories offer a blunt reminder of the Kim dynasty’s long history of erratic behavior which should temper any overwrought expectations for the upcoming summit.　So hold the Nobel! A glance at past North Korean behavior patterns should temper Trump’s expectations. Forewarned should

With US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States will begin reimposing sanctions against Iran, the short, strange life of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal -- formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action -- has entered a new and dangerous phase.Trump believes that by withdrawing from the JCPOA he can pressure Iran to agree to a new, more comprehensive deal that would cover not just the country’s nuclear program, but also its ballistic missile tests, provocative regional

Former “Walking Dead” star Steven Yeun has found himself neck-deep in controversy in his birthplace surrounding him “liking” an image of a disputed flag, as some called even his apology not good enough.On Friday, Yeun pressed “like” on a picture posted by Joe Lynch -- with whom he worked on 2017 flick “Mayhem” -- of him wearing a shirt with a design resembling the “Rising Sun” flag of the Empire of Japan, which carries strong negative connotations in Korea. The actor acknowledged the next day th

May of 1980 marked one of the bloodiest and greatest moments in modern Korean history, as citizens of Gwangju rose against Chun Doo-hwan’s rule after his military coup the year before.Thirty-eight years on, plays, movies, comic books and even songs have been made to commemorate the hundreds killed and many more scarred for life. “Marching for our Beloved,” directed by Park Ki-bok, is among them. “This is not the first film about the May 18 (Gwangju Democratization Movement), but I felt we have t

Leaks of private photos and videos on South Korea’s college campuses are fueling fears of hidden cameras.A female model who leaked photos of a male model posing nude for a drawing class at Hongik University in Seoul was arrested Saturday. She took photos of the man without his knowledge and posted the images on an online community on May 1, sparking nationwide controversy.Another case went viral Friday after a Korea Aerospace University student “mistakenly” uploaded a sex video to a Kakao Talk g