South Korea
Japan removes of S Korea from favoured trade list
Japan's cabinet approves a plan to remove South Korea from a list of countries that enjoy minimum export controls, a move likely to escalate tensions fuelled by a dispute over compensation for...
Koreas commit to 'era of no war'
North Korea said it would close a key missile test facility in the presence of "international experts" and potentially destroy its primary nuclear complex if the United States agrees to...
Five dead in SKorea military helicopter crash
Five marines are killed and one injured when a South Korean military helicopter crashes at a marine base in the country's southeast, the defence ministry says.
Egg throwers on Korean national team to go unpunished
The Korea Football Association (KFA) decides not to pursue charges against people who threw eggs at the national team after they arrived home from the World Cup, police says.
Mexico ease past Korea
Carlos Vela and Javier Hernandez scored either side of the break as Mexico cruised to A 2-1 win over South Korea to moved one step closer to the last 16 in their Group F fixture at the Rostov Arena...
Bithumb freezes accounts after cryptocurrencies stolen
South Korea's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, says it lost 35 billion won ($31.5 million) worth of cryptocurrencies in a hacking attack, highlighting concerns that cryptocurrency...
Sweden edge past Korea
Andreas Granqvist converts from the spot as Sweden get their World Cup campaign to a winning start with a 1-0 win over South Korea on Monday.
NKorea allows SKorea reporters to visit nuclear site
North Korea has accepted a list of South Korean reporters to visit their nuclear testing site after a days-long tug of war with Seoul, South Korea’s unification ministry says.
SKorea supports Bangladesh’s 1st int’l nursing conference
The South Korean international company called Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) shows grand support to Bangladesh’s first international nursing conference by providing them with a...
SKorea to remove loudspeakers along border
In initial small steps toward reconciliation, South Korea say it would remove loudspeakers that blared propaganda across the border, while North Korea says it would shift its clocks to align with...
China hails 'courage' of North, South Korean leaders
China heap praise on the leaders of the two Koreas for holding a landmark summit, calling their handshake over the Military Demarcation Line that divides the peninsula a "historic moment".