Tag: South Korea
Winter Olympics: North Korea agrees to participate fully
North Korea said during rare talks with the South on Tuesday it will send a delegation of high-ranking officials, athletes…
South Korea ready to begin renegotiating U.S. trade pact
South Korea’s trade ministry said on Monday it had reported to parliament a plan to renegotiate the 2012 free trade…
South Korea president advocates ‘new era’ relationship with China
South Korean President, Moon Jae-in and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday called for a “new era” in relations…
Resurfacing tensions on Korean peninsula regrettable – China
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said on Monday that after two months of relative calm on the Korean peninsula, the…
U.S, South Korea continue air combat exercises amid N Korea threats
The U.S. and South Korea went ahead with large-scale joint aerial drills on Monday, a move North Korea had said…
S. Korea, Japan back U.S sanction on North Korea
South Korea and Japan on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to put North Korea back on a list…
Sex slavery: South Korea dismisses Japan’s protest
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday dismissed Japan’s protest against the presence of one of the victims of Japan’s World…
Moon hopes Trump visit ‘turning point’ on North Korea policy
President Moon Jae-in of South Korea said he hoped a visit by U.S President Donald Trump would be a turning…
Korean peninsula: Tensions ease slightly as U.S. officials play down war risks
Tensions on the Korean peninsula eased slightly on Monday as South Korea’s president said resolving Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions must be…
Asia ‘no longer immune’ to terrorism – South Korea
Asia is “no longer immune” to threats of terrorism, following attacks by Islamic State-backed militants in the southern Philippines, South…
South Korea thrash Guinea 3-0 in Under 20 World Cup
Guinea began their Fifa Under 20 World Cup bid with a 3-0 defeat to hosts South Korea in Jeonju on…
Trump willing to resolve with North Korea nuclear crises
U.S. President Donald Trump told South Korea’s presidential envoy that Washington was willing to try to resolve the North Korean…
Arrest Of South Korean Ex-President Approved
A South Korean court has approved an arrest warrant for former South Korean President, Park Geun Hye, on Thursday, a…
South Koreans Eat Chicken, Celebrate Removal Of President
Many South Koreans ate chicken on Friday to celebrate the removal of President Park Geun-hye in a satirical nod to…
U.S. Deploys Anti-Missile System To South Korea
The U. S. on Tuesday begun deploying its Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) missile system to South Korea.
Former UN chief drops South Korea presidency bid
Former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon abruptly ended his attempt to seek South Korea’s presidency Wednesday, dropping a lifetime of…
Samsung raided in connection with South Korea corruption scandal
South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday raided the offices of Samsung and a state-run pension fund in connection with the current…
War imminent as US B-1 bombers fly over South Korea in show of force
Four days after North Korea’s fifth and possibly most powerful nuclear weapons test, the US Air Force responded with a…
South Korea to dispatch 340 teachers to developing countries
The South Korean government has said that all is set to dispatch 340 teachers and university students to 16 developing…
Aisha Buhari unveils LNG vessel in South Korea
Wife of Nigeria’s president, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled a new vessel of the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas company…
Unidentified caller threatens to blow up airports in South Korea
South Korean police said they have on Friday heightened security at Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul after they received…
Families gather for rare North, South Korea reunion
Close to 400 South Koreans, many of them elderly and nearly all in a state of fevered anticipation, gathered Monday…
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PICTURES: Buhari meets South Korean president
President Muhammadu Buhari seems to be killing many birds with one stone during his stay in New York to attend…
Nigeria hold South Korea at Suwon U-17 Invitational Tournament
Report from the venue of Suwon Continental Cup International Youth (U-17) Football Tournament in South Korea says Nigerian -17 side,…
North and South Korea resume 60-year shouting match
In a modern, high-tech world of sophisticated, subliminal messaging, screaming taunting messages over banks of loudspeakers seems like a decidedly…
South Korea MERS outbreak ‘large and complex’ – WHO
Seoul (AFP) – South Korea’s outbreak of the deadly MERS virus is “large and complex” and more cases should be…
S. Korea to punish firms who bowed to North’s wage pressure
South Korea said Tuesday it would punish three factory owners for bowing to North Korean pressure in a wage dispute…
Grief, anger as S. Korea marks ferry disaster anniversary
Grief, anger and political tension coloured the first anniversary of South Korea’s Sewol ferry disaster on Thursday, as weeping relatives…
Two dead in gun attack on S. Korea embassy in Libya
Unidentified gunmen attacked South Korea’s embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday and killed two local security guards, officials…
‘The Interview’ DVDs balloon-launched into N. Korea
A South Korean activist said Wednesday he had launched thousands of copies of Hollywood film “The Interview” into North Korea…