Tag: Seoul
North Korea says detained Australian student committed spying acts
SEOUL: North Korea’s state media said on Saturday that the Australian student Alek Sigley was caught committing spying acts which led to his expulsion...
Birds at border prompt S. Korea to launch jets, issue alert
SEOUL: Ending a brief media frenzy, South Korea’s military said it turned out to be a flock of birds that prompted it to launch fighter...
North Korea urges U.S. to change ‘hostile policy’ on eve of...
SEOUL: North Korean state media called on the United States on Tuesday to “withdraw its hostile policy” towards Pyongyang or agreements made at a...
North Korea fires short-range ‘projectiles’ into sea: Seoul
SEOUL: North Korea launched several unidentified projectiles into the sea Saturday, the South Korean military said, in what could be Pyongyang's first short-range missile...
Seoul closely monitoring N. Korea for ‘missile launch’: military
South Korea's military said Monday it was closely monitoring North Korean facilities after a series of satellite images triggered an international alarm that Pyongyang...
South Korea to propose joint Olympics with North at summit: minister
SEOUL: South Korea plans to propose a joint hosting of the 2032 Summer Olympics with North Korea at next week's summit in Pyongyang, sports minister...
North Korea agrees to inter-Korean talks next week: Seoul
North Korea on Saturday agreed to hold high-level talks with Seoul next week to discuss logistics for a rare inter-Korean summit, the South’s Unification...
Seoul protesters burn N Korean flag before concert
SEOUL: South Korean activists burned the North's flag on Sunday near a theatre where Kim Jong-un's sister and the South's President were to watch...
Kim invites Moon to Pyongyang: Seoul
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited the South's President Moon Jae-in for a summit in Pyongyang, Seoul said on Saturday.
The invitation, delivered...
North Korea holds military parade on eve of Winter Olympics: Seoul
SEOUL: North Korea staged a military parade in Pyongyang Thursday, Seoul said, in a show of strength just a day before the Winter Olympics...
Winter Olympics 2018: Pakistan ski team reaches Seoul
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s four-member ski squad has reached Seoul, South Korea to participate in Winter Olympics 2018.
“Skiers Mohammad Karim and Syed Haman Shah along with...
N Korea envoy arrive in Seoul for inspecting Olympics’ preparations
SEOUL: North Korean delegates arrived in Seoul on Sunday on their way to inspect venues and prepare cultural performances for next month's Winter Olympics,...
North Korea prepares to launch satellite
SEOUL: North Korea is preparing to launch a satellite, a Seoul newspaper said Tuesday, as outside observers warn that the nuclear-armed regime´s space programme...
S. Korea opens high-speed line to Winter Olympic venues
SEOUL: Emblazoned with a tiger and a bear -- the mascots of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics -- a blue and white high-speed...
North Korea punishes two top military officers: Seoul
SEOUL: South Korea's spy agency says North Korea has punished two top military officers during a highly unusual inspection of the military's powerful political bureau.
The...
N Korean soldier shot while defecting to S Korea
SEOUL: A North Korean soldier was shot and injured by his own side Monday while defecting to South Korea at the truce village of...
