The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country will never see South Korea as a partner for diplomacy, according to state media Wednesday, in her latest taunt of Seoul’s new liberal government’s efforts to mend ties.

The overture by President Lee Jae Myung came amid soaring tensions fueled by North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and deepening ties with Russia over the war in Ukraine.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who has been seeking to improve strained relations with Pyongyang, ordered on Monday his cabinet to prepare a partial step-by-step implementation of existing agreements with North Korea.

Investigators say the former president and first lady exerted undue influence on the conservative People Power Party to nominate a specific candidate during a 2022 election.

Special counsel team accuses Lee Sang-min of playing active role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law - Anadolu Ajansı

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's administration is set to appoint former diplomat Lee Hyuk as ambassador to Japan.

Speaking at the International Support for a Free and Unified Korea forum, Mahuad and leaders from Latin America and Africa shared experiences of healing division.