Tag: South Korea
Fresh suicides fuel military service concerns in S. Korea
The South Korean military said Tuesday that two conscripts were found dead in an apparent suicide, the latest in a…
Student survivors testify in Korea ferry trial
Student survivors of South Korea’s ferry disaster, testifying for the first time Monday in the murder trial of the captain…
North Korea fires short-range missile into sea
North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea on Saturday, the 15th time it has launched rockets this year,…
S. Korea’s youth suicide rate falls slightly
The suicide rate among young South Koreans dipped slightly in 2012, government data showed Monday, offering some encouragement to official…
N. Korea fires two more missiles into sea
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Sunday, Seoul’s military said, in an apparent show of anger at…
S. Korea condemns North missile test as ‘serious provocation’
South Korea on Thursday condemned a series of missile launches by nuclear-armed North Korea as a “serious provocation” that threatened…
N. Korea to send cheerleaders to South
North Korea said Monday it would send a cheerleading squad to the coming Asian Games in South Korea, as it…
N. Korea makes fresh call for improved ties with South
North Korea issued another call Monday for a lowering of military tensions with South Korea, even as leader Kim Jong-Un…
S. Korea coach keeps job despite World Cup letdown
The South Korean football association (KFA) said Thursday it had rejected an offer by the national team coach, Hong Myung-Bo,…
China’s Xi snubs N. Korea with summit talks in South
China’s president held talks in Seoul Thursday with South Korean leader Park Geun-Hye at the start of a state visit…
S.Korea snubs North’s new peace offer as ‘nonsensical’
South Korea Tuesday rejected North Korea’s proposal that the two sides halt hostile military activities as “nonsensical”, and suggested it…
N. Korea fires missiles ahead of Xi’s Seoul visit
North Korea Sunday fired two ballistic missiles into the sea, Seoul’s military said, in an apparent show of force ahead…
Kerzkakhov saves Russia with vital strike
Alexander Kerzhakov rescued Russia in their first World Cup finals match since 2002, scoring three minutes after coming on as…
Murder trial opens for S. Korea ferry captain and crew
The highly charged trial of 15 crew members from South Korea’s ferry disaster began Tuesday to shouts of “murderers” from…
Gangnam Style galloping to YouTube record
South Korean pop phenomenon Psy is on pace to gallop into the record books this weekend with his “Gangnam Style”…