By Ju-min Park and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea wants to receive enriched uranium from the United States to use as fuel for a nuclear-powered submarine and intends to build the vessel at home,

South Korean officials say one person was killed and at least one more was feared dead after a 60-meter (196-foot) tower collapsed during demolition work at a decommissioned thermal power plant in the

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth praises South Korea's plan to boost defense spending as the allies look to strengthen deterrence against North Korea.

A South Korean fire official said on Friday that at least three workers had died after the collapse of a large structure at a power station in South Korea that was being prepared for demolition. Two other workers had been located under the rubble and were presumed to have died,

The South Korean government and its companies were pressed to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the U.S. to avoid high tariffs, raising concerns.

Rescuers have deployed heat sensors and search dogs in their attempts to reach the workers - however, their efforts have been hampered by the risk of a further collapse.

South Korean rescue officials pulled a third body from the rubble after the collapse of a large structure at a power station, media reports said on Sunday.

A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported components for solar panels.

President Trump met with President Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last week. APEC's host, South Korea, is carefully balancing its relations with the U.S. and China.

A 60-meter (196-foot) tower collapsed during demolition work at a decommissioned thermal power plant in the South Korean city of Ulsan, killing three people and leaving at least two others presumed dead,

South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Saturday adjustments to the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises would be "inevitable" if a U.S.-North Korea summit is to take place in the first half of next year.