U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has faulted President Barack Obama over his recent visit to the atomic-bombed Japanese city of Hiroshima, saying he didn't even mention Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor."Does President Obama ever discuss the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor while he's in Japan? Thousands of American lives lost," Trump said of Obama's visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in a Twitter message Saturday ahead of Monday's Memorial Day.Obama visited Hiroshima on Friday,

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for allies to pay more for American defense support."We protect Japan. We protect Saudi Arabia," Trump said at the annual bikers' rally in Washington, repeating his long-running point that the U.S. has been providing protection for wealthy nations like South Korea and Japan in exchange for little and should end such protection unless those countries agree to pay more."It's going to be a whole new ballgame," Trump sai

South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae captured four medals at an International Federation of Gymnastics competition in Bulgaria on Sunday (local time), including a gold in clubs. At the season's sixth FIG World Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria, Son scored 18.550 points in clubs to finish atop the podium. Ganna Rizatdinova of Ukraine won the silver at 18.450 and Arina Averina of Russia took the bronze at 18.300. Yana Kudryavtseva, a three-time world all-around champion, was fourth at 18.250 after she

A U.N. conference of civic organizations will be held to discuss the theme of "Education for Global Citizenship: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Together" in South Korea's ancient city of Gyeongju next week, with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to be on hand, the event's organizer said Friday. Some 2,000 NGO representatives, scholars and experts from more than 100 nations are expected to take part in the 66th U.N. Department of Public Information and Non-Governmental Organi

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has instructed North Koreans using Chinese mobile phones to be punished for treason in order to fend off defections and internal information leaks to the outside world, a Seoul-based news outlet specializing in North Korea reported Friday. "Kim Jong-un recently issued an order to treat people using Chinese cell phones like betrayers who conspire with South Koreans," the Daily NK quoted its source in the communist country's North Hamkyong Province as saying. Agents

South Korea on Friday praised global leaders' condemnation of North Korea for its continued pursuit of nuclear weapons, urging Pyongyang to listen to the growing call for denuclearization.Earlier, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized countries condemned North Korea's nuclear test in January and its subsequent launches using ballistic technology "in the strongest terms."The G7 leaders held a summit in Japan on Friday. The G7 consists of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Ja

A Seoul appeals court on Friday ruled against a group of former Ssangyong Motor Co. employees who filed a lawsuit against the company in 2010 to invalidate the massive layoffs the previous year.The Seoul High Court's decision was in line with the Supreme Court's 2014 ruling that said the layoffs were legitimate due to an "urgent management need." Overturning the appeals court's initial decision against the company, the top court sent the case to the appellate court for retrial.In Friday's ruling