The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) designation of South Korea as a “sensitive country” has ignited domestic controversy, with a recent revelation further fueling the debate. It has emerged that two years ago,

The U.S. government’s move to put South Korea — a nonnuclear ally — in the same company as countries like China or North Korea has unsettled politicians in Seoul

The US energy department put South Korea on a watchlist because visitors to its laboratories mishandled sensitive information, Joseph Yun, the acting US ambassador, said on Tuesday.