Tag: South Korea
South Korea says sanctions shrank North Korean economy at sharpest rate...
SEOUL: North Korea’s economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017, South Korea’s central bank estimated on Friday, as international sanctions...
South Korean military helicopter crash kills five, injures one
SEOUL: A South Korean military helicopter crashed during a test flight on Tuesday in the southeastern city of Pohang, killing five people and injuring...
South Korea summons Russian officials over air zone incursion
SEOUL: South Korea summoned a Russian embassy official on Saturday to express "regrets" about the incursion of two Russian military aircraft into South Korea's...
South Korea says scrambles jets to intercept two Russian aircraft
SEOUL: South Korea said on Friday it had scrambled military jets to intercept two Russian military aircraft that entered the South's air defence territory...
South Korea scraps annual government war drill as talks with North...
SEOUL: South Korea said on Tuesday it has decided to scrap an annual government mobilisation drill this year as part of a suspended joint...
US forces chief says South Korea paid for 90 percent of...
PYEONGTAEK: The chief of the US military forces commended South Korea for shouldering nearly all the cost of building the largest US overseas military...
Mattis says US troop commitment to South Korea is ‘ironclad’
SEOUL: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday assured South Korea of an "ironclad" commitment to its security, including keeping US troop levels unaltered,...
Defending champions Germany knocked out of 2018 World Cup
KAZAN/EKATERINBURG: Defending champions Germany have been eliminated from the 2018 World Cup after losing to South Korea in Kazan.
Kim Young-gwon's 92nd-minute goal, awarded after a...
Pentagon indefinitely suspends some training exercises with South Korea
WASHINGTON: The United States and South Korea have agreed to indefinitely suspend two exchange program training exercises, the Pentagon said on Friday, in the...
North and South Korea discuss reunion meetings for divided families
SEOUL: Delegations from North and South Korea met on Friday for talks to arrange the first reunions in about three years for families separated...
North Korea, China discuss ‘true peace’, denuclearisation
SEOUL: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping came to an understanding on issues that were discussed at a summit between the...
North Korea’s Kim in China as US, South Korea suspend military...
BEIJING: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, where he will likely brief Chinese President Xi Jinping on his summit...
Koreas to form joint teams at Asian Games
SEOUL: North and South Korea agreed Monday to form unified teams for some sports at the upcoming Asian Games — a move which highlights...
Russia, South Korea to discuss joint projects with North Korea: RIA
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in plan to discuss potential joint projects with North Korea during Moon's visit...
North Korea proposes joint celebration of 2000 summit during talks
SEOUL: North Korea suggested during high-level talks on Friday that the two Koreas hold a joint celebration of the anniversary of a historic 2000...
SK’s Moon calls for more impromptu talks with North Korea
SEOUL: South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Monday there could be more impromptu talks and summits with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, as...
South Korea says North Korea committed to ‘complete’ denuclearisation, summit with...
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his commitment to “complete” denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and to a planned meeting with US...
