Tag: Korea
More acrimony in Japan-South Korea row as Tokyo lodges protest
TOKYO: Japan and South Korea traded further acrimony on Saturday, with Tokyo accusing Seoul of mischaracterizing talks the day before that did not mend...
Karachi hosting pros for biggest golfing event in over a decade
International golfers from around the world have arrived in big numbers to feature in the UMA-CNS Open Asian Tour Golf Championship which will kick...
Pence leaves for Japan, S Korea trip with clear message on N...
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence departed for a trip to Japan and South Korea on Monday with a stark message that countries should...
China defends reasons why has been to North Korea
BEIJING: China’s special envoy for North Korea said on Friday there were “complex” reasons why he has yet to visit the country, but that...
North, South Korea hockey players team up for Winter Olympics
SEOUL: Female hockey players from the rival Koreas were paired up with each other Thursday to form their first-ever Olympic squad during next month’s...
UN secretary-general discuss Syria, North Korea, says Russian foreign minister
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have noted the lack of alternatives in the peaceful settlement of crises in...
Trump accuses Russia of helping North Korea evade sanctions
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump complained on Wednesday that Russia was helping North Korea to evade international sanctions, signaling frustration with a country he...
USA has no intention of building Syria-Turkey border force: Tillerson
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday denied that the United States had any intention to build a Syria-Turkey border force, saying...
US warns North Korea more sanctions, vows on military option
VANCOUVER: Twenty nations agreed on Tuesday to consider tougher sanctions to press North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and US Secretary of...
Japan examines to evacuate citizens from South Korea in crisis
TOKYO: Japan is examining how to evacuate its roughly 60,000 citizens from South Korea in the event of a crisis that closes airports, with...
N Korea meeting to emphasise importance of sanctions, says Canada
VANCOUVER: A summit on curbing North Korea’s nuclear ambitions will focus in part on how to ensure countries fully implement all the sanctions imposed...
Koreas to hold talks on sending Northern art troupe to Olympics
SEOUL: The two Koreas will hold talks next week to discuss the North's plan to send a performing art troupe to the Pyeongchang Winter...
North Korea steps up tunnelling at nuclear test site
SEOUL: North Korea has stepped up tunnelling at its main nuclear test site, a United States think-tank said, even as tensions cool on the Peninsula...
South Korea’s Moon gives credit to Trump for North Korea talks
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in credited US President Donald Trump on Wednesday for helping to spark the first inter-Korean talks in more than...
South Korea not seeking to renegotiate ‘comfort women’ deal with Japan:...
SEOUL: South Korea said on Tuesday it will not seek to renegotiate a 2015 deal with Japan aimed at resolving the sensitive issue of...
Senate committee questions Trump’s authority to launch nuclear strike
WASHINGTON: A US Senate committee on Tuesday held the first congressional hearing in more than four decades on the president’s authority to launch a...
Korea keen in building 2nd shipyard in Pakistan
Korea has shown keen interest in building the second shipyard in Pakistan.
Federal Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain along with Additional Secretary Major...
