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In this file photo, Kim Seong-tae, a former South Korean prisoner of war, speaks to reporters at the Seoul Central District Court on May 8, 2023, after winning a damages lawsuit against North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un. [NEWS1]

Former South Korean POWs win damages suit against North Korea for forced labor during captivity

Former South Korean prisoners of war again won a damages suit filed here against North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong-un, on Thursday over forced labor they endured in captivity.

2026.5.14

A teaser poster for singer Yorch, in the center, for his upcoming solo track, ″Blow Your Mind,' featuring Sik-K and Bryan Chase [GRID ENTERTAINMENT]

Boy band POW's Yorch to make domestic solo debut on May 22

Boy band POW's leader Yorch is scheduled to make his domestic solo debut with his first single on May 22, according to his agency on Thursday.

2026.5.14

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Jongno District, central Seoul [YONHAP]

Ukraine's foreign minister may visit Seoul to discuss bilateral ties, North Korean POWs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday it is coordinating a visit by Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha to Seoul.

2026.5.12

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young speaks during a debate at Camp Greaves, a former U.S. military camp near the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas, in the South Korean border city of Paju on Sept. 19, to mark the seventh anniversary of the issuance in Pyongyang of a joint inter-Korean declaration in 2018 that called for the reduction of tensions and the prevention of accidental armed clashes, among other things. [YONHAP]

Ukraine reluctant to send North Korean POWs to South, says unification minister

Ukraine is hesitant to transfer two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Thursday.

2025.9.25

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets North Korean army generals after a military parade on Victory Day marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Red Square in central Moscow May 9. [SPUTNIK/YONHAP]

North Korean troops have been captured in Russia's war. Can they end up in South Korea?

The official recognition by Pyongyang and Moscow of North Korean troop deployment in Russia's war on Ukraine has set the stage for a novel situation concerning the regime's prisoners of war: Can they be sent to South Korea?

2025.5.20

Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho, right, shakes hands with Ukrainian Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko during their talks held at the ministry's building in central Seoul on Friday. [MINISTRY OF UNIFICATION]

Unification minister reaffirms full support for North Korean POWs in talks with Ukrainian envoy

In a meeting with Ukrainian Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko, Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho said that Seoul will offer the necessary protection and support for North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian troops.

2025.3.21

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, right, poses with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha ahead of their talks on the sidelines of the foreign ministers' meeting of the Group of 7 advanced countries, in Fiuggi, Italy, on Nov. 25, 2024. South Korea was invited as a guest country. [MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS]

South Korean, Ukrainian top envoys discuss North's POWs

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha discussed the issue of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by Ukraine in a phone conversation on Monday afternoon, according to Korea’s Foreign Ministry.

2025.3.17

Rep. Yu Yong-weon of the People Power Party speaks at a press conference at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, detailing his interview with North Korean prisoners of war in Ukraine. Yu visited Ukraine from Feb. 23 to 26. [NEWS1]

Lawmaker details discussions on defection with North Korean POWs in Ukraine

One of the two North Korean soldiers captured alive by Ukrainian forces expressed his desire to defect to South Korea, according to a lawmaker Tuesday who recently traveled to Ukraine and met with the detained soldiers.

2025.3.4

North Korean soldiers wounded and captured by Ukrainian forces are seen in this photo posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Telegram channel on Jan. 11. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

South Korea slams North's 'inhumane' troop deployment to Russia after newspaper interviews POWs

South Korea's Defense Ministry said Thursday that newspaper interviews with a pair of North Korean POWs captured by Ukraine have "confirmed once again" the "deceptive and inhumane" nature of Pyongyang's deployment of troops to Russia.

2025.2.20

The K-Music Season Good Night Concert held at the Haeundae Beach on Oct. 3 in Busan [KMCA]

Stars shine in the sky and on stage for Busan's K-Music Season Good Night Concert

This year's K-Music Season Good Night Concert kicked off its three-day run with performances by six up-and-coming K-pop acts that had all debuted within the last couple of years or will be set to make their official debut soon.

2024.10.4