The United States has reaffirmed its “unwavering” commitment to the defense of South Korea, while declining to comment on speculation about possible changes to its troop deployment in the region.

Seoul stocks dipped by more than 1 percent Thursday to snap their gains of three consecutive days, after touching a fresh all-time high, as investors cashed in gains amid a sharp rise in international oil prices.

South Korea is set to take a historic step on the global military stage by leading multinational naval forces for the first time in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), one of the world’s largest maritime drills.

On April 29, a phone conversation was held between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Cho Hyun.

South Korea’s LG Electronics has said it is in discussions with Nvidia on potential cooperation in robotics, artificial intelligence data centres, and mobility technologies.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised soldiers who committed suicide while fighting against Ukrainian forces ​in Russia's Kursk region, confirming an extreme battle policy.