South Korea
Japan drops South Korea as a preferred trading partner
Japan removed South Korea from its list of trusted trade partners, deepening a bitter row between the two countries. The decision to…
North Korea shoots another missile
North Korea has fired another short-range missile twice, in the country's third weapons test in just over a week. The launches happened…
North Korean diplomat who defected has left Italy
National Intelligence Service (NIS) officials, South Korea’s spy agency, told lawmakers in Seoul on Thursday that a North Korean diplomat who went…
Photo Story: Sinkhole in Seoul
Officials inspect a sinkhole on a road in Jung Ward of Seoul, South Korea on the 01 August 2019. It is believed…
Korean Air Lines to suspend flights to Japan’s Sapporo as a result of diplomatic and economic row between the two countries
Korean Air Lines, the country's top carrier, said on Monday it will suspend flights between the South Korean city of Busan and…
Nightclub balcony falls, killing two South Koreans and injuring aquatic athletes from the US, New Zealand, Netherlands, Italy and Brazil
Two South Koreans have died and several others, including athletes attending the world aquatic championships, have been injured after a structure collapsed…
Photo Story: The spurned handshake
Brazil's Joao de Lucca (L) refuses to take the hand of China's Sun Yang as he comes out of the water after…
North Korea missile launch ‘a warning’ to South Korean
North Korea has called the test of two new missiles on Thursday a "solemn warning" against what it described as "South Korean…
North Korea detains crew of Russian fishing vessel
North Korea is holding 15 Russian and two South Korean crew of a fishing vessel for violating entry regulations, the Russian Embassy…
UPDATED: Joint Russian and Chinese air patrol heightens tension in Korean peninsula
Russia has said it carried out its first long-range joint air patrol with China in the Asia-Pacific region, a mission that triggered…
South Korea fires warning shot at Russian military aircraft
The Ministry of National Defence in South Korea said that its military fired a warning shot at a Russian military aircraft that…
Photo Story: FINA Swimming World Championships 2019 in South Korea
Luxemburg's Alain Kohl competes in the Men's 20m high diving at the 2019 FINA World Championships at Chosun University in Gwangju, South…