Tag: South Korea
North Korea joins South Korean protest over Japan’s ‘Rising Sun’ flag
SEOUL: Japan should refrain from flying the “Rising Sun” flag on a warship in a fleet review planned in South Korea next week, a...
North Korea says war’s end can’t be bargaining chip for denuclearisation
SEOUL: North Korea said on Tuesday that declaring the end of the 1950-53 Korean War “can never be a bargaining chip” for getting North...
North Korea, South Korea begin removing landmines along fortified border
SEOUL: Troops from North and South Korea began removing some landmines along their heavily fortified border on Monday, the South’s defense ministry said, as...
North Korea to invite foreign experts to permanently scrap missile sites
SEOUL: North Korea has agreed to “permanently” abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, and is willing to close its...
Leaders of two Koreas parade through Pyongyang ahead of nuclear talks
SEOUL: Tens of thousands of North Koreans chanted “Unification!” and waved flowers as their leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in...
South Korean envoys meet Kim in North to prepare for third...
SEOUL: South Korea said its envoys met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Wednesday to prepare for a third inter-Korean...
South Korea sending special envoy to North to prepare for summit
SEOUL: South Korea said on Friday it will dispatch a special envoy to the North Korean capital on September 5 to discuss the timing...
US military says no plans to suspend more major exercises on...
WASHINGTON: The US military has no plans yet to suspend any more major military exercises with South Korea, the defense secretary said on Tuesday,...
South Korea says Pompeo’s canceled visit impacts North Korea liaison office...
SEOUL: South Korea said on Monday the abrupt cancellation of United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s trip to North Korea is having an...
South Korean court raises ex-president Park’s jail term to 25 years
SEOUL: A South Korean appeals court sentenced former President Park Geun-hye to 25 years in jail on Friday in a case arising from a...
South Korea seeks progress on denuclearisation at September summit
SEOUL: A third summit of Korean leaders planned for next month will be a further step toward denuclearisation of the peninsula and a peace...
South Korea marks first ‘comfort women’ day, seen drawing Japan’s protest
SEOUL: South Korea’s government plans to unveil on Tuesday a new monument as part of the first official day marking Japan’s wartime use of...
North, South Korea agree on third summit to be held in...
SEOUL: North and South Korea agreed to hold a summit in Pyongyang in September, the latest step forward in cross-border ties this year after...
South Korea women hold record mass rally against ‘spycam porn’
SEOUL: Tens of thousands of South Korean women staged a mass rally in Seoul Saturday to protest against spycam porn, urging tougher punishments for...
North, South Korea to hold military talks on July 31: Yonhap
SEOUL: North and South Korea agreed to hold military talks on Tuesday, the South's Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, as both sides seek...
Report says images indicate North Korea dismantling test site facilities
WASHINGTON: Satellite images indicate North Korea has begun dismantling key facilities at a site used to develop engines for ballistic missiles, a first step...
South Korean defence ministry to reduce guard posts along North Korean...
SEOUL: South Korea’s defence ministry said on Tuesday it plans to reduce guard posts and equipment along the demilitarized zone on its border with...
