Tag: South Korea

SEOUL: A South Korean man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stalking a woman he is accused of later killing, in a high-profile case which prompted outraged ...

SEOUL: US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in South Korea on Thursday (Sep 29) to strengthen Washington's alliance with Seoul, a day after nuclear-armed North Korea tested more ballistic missiles. ...

He told reporters, "North Korea's series of actions, including repeated ballistic missile launches, poses a threat to the peace and security of Japan, the region and international society." Following a ...

SEOUL: North Korea has completed preparations for a nuclear test and a possible window for carrying it out could be between Oct 16 and Nov 7, South Korean lawmakers briefed by ...

Harris is in the region to lead a US presidential delegation to the funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday. "Nearly 70 years since the Korean Armistice, ...

SEOUL: A fire broke out at the basement of a shopping mall in the South Korean city of Daejeon on Monday (Sep 26), killing at least seven people, officials said. ...

SEOUL: South Korea and the United States began their first combined naval exercise near the peninsula in five years on Monday (Sep 26), a day after Pyongyang conducted a ballistic ...

South Korea's military has detected signs that North Korea may be preparing to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday (Sep 24), days before a ...

SEOUL: South Korea's president has denied insulting key security ally the United States, claiming to have been mistranslated, prompting further domestic incredulity on Friday (Sep 23). Yoon Suk-yeol was overheard ...

SEOUL: South Korea's central bank said on Friday (Sep 23) it was setting up a currency swap arrangement with the National Pension Service to divert some of the fund's foreign ...