Tag: South
US warns Syrian government not to advance on south
BEIRUT: The United States warned it would take "firm and appropriate measures" to protect a cease-fire in southern Syria if President Bashar Assad's forces...
S Korea sends athletes for joint training at North’s ski resort
SEOUL: South Korea will begin a joint training program at the Masikryong ski resort in North Korea on Wednesday as had been initially planned,...
Seoul still pushing forward on other projects with North Korea
SEOUL: South Korea will go ahead with other Winter Olympics projects with North Korea despite Pyongyang calling off a joint cultural performance that was...
Huge hospital blaze kills 41 in South Korea: official sources
SEOUL: A huge fire tore through a South Korean hospital Friday killing at least 41 people and injured more than 70, the government said,...
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...
South Korean activists protests after North Korean warning
SEOUL: South Korean activists tore photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday, a day after the North warned such actions could derail...
South asks North to explain cancelled visit
SEOUL: South Korea on Saturday requested North Korea to explain why it abruptly cancelled plans to send a delegation over the weekend to prepare...
North ‘halts’ plan sending team to South this weekend
SEOUL: North Korea rescinded its decision to send a team of inspectors to South Korea over the weekend to check local facilities for two...
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...
Hong Kong police arrest South Korean suspected of murdering wife, son
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police arrested a South Korean man on suspicion of murder on Sunday after his wife and seven-year-old son were found...
South Africa wants to target investment, graft under new ANC leader
EAST LONDON: South Africa wants to attract foreign investors to help it kick-start economic growth and will crack down on corruption, the new leader...
South Africa ‘open for investment’, says Ramaphosa
EAST LONDON: South Africa is open for investment and wants to offer policy certainty as it seeks to increase economic growth and eradicate poverty,...
Japan refuses South Korean call for new steps to help ‘comfort...
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday rejected South Korea’s call for more steps to help “comfort women”, a euphemism for women forced...
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 American human rights court urges legalising same-sex marriage
SAN JOSE: A Latin American human rights court said on Tuesday that countries in the region should legalise same-sex unions, endorsing a growing push...
Kohli’s fan who self-immolated, dies after three days
RATLAM: A diehard fan of Virat Kohli set himself on fire after the Indian cricket team captain failed to perform well against South Africa in Cape...
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...
