South Korea

N Korea says US drills pushing situation to ‘extreme red-line’
Pyongyang threatens ‘toughest reaction’ to US expanding joint military exercises with South Korea.
Published On 2 Feb 2023
NATO chief Stoltenberg calls for stronger partnership with Japan
The NATO secretary-general said the security concerns of the military alliance and Japan are ‘closely interconnected’.
Published On 31 Jan 2023
NATO chief asks S Korea to ‘step up’ military support for Ukraine
Jens Stoltenberg suggests Seoul reconsider its policy of barring weapons exports to countries in conflict.
Published On 30 Jan 2023
South Korea’s unions cry ‘red scare’ amid North Korea spy claims
South Korea’s spy agency has accused members of the country’s largest union of illegally contacting North Korean agents.
Published On 27 Jan 2023

Flying drones into each other’s airspace violated an armistice that ended fighting in the 1950-1953 Korean War, UN says.

Morning temperatures in Seoul and nearby regions fell to about minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit).

The Korean Peninsula, Japan and China see temperatures plunge to levels not seen in a decade as snow hampers travel.

Sagging exports and private consumption see Asia’s fourth-largest economy contract for first time in 2-1/2 years.

Search and rescue efforts under way after a cargo ship carrying lumber capsizes between Japan and South Korea.

Asia’s fourth-largest economy plans to ease stock market regulations this year to encourage foreign investment.

A battle over chips with China is testing the unity that the US and its allies have shown over Ukraine.

Dozens of homes were destroyed in the early morning blaze on the edge of the city’s wealthy Gangnam district.

Sunday marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit and more than a billion people from China and Asia will celebrate.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s description of Iran as an ‘enemy’ of the United Arab Emirates has angered Tehran.

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