Tag: South Korea
Trump abandons unannounced visit to DMZ between North, South Korea
SEOUL: US President Donald Trump abandoned an unannounced visit to the heavily fortified demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea due to bad...
South Korea agrees to buy US weapons worth ‘billions of dollars’
SEOUL: South Korea has agreed to buy US weapons worth “billions of dollars” to guard against threats from nuclear-armed North Korea, US President Donald Trump...
South Korea blacklists 18 North Koreans, a day before Trump visit
SEOUL: South Korea imposed unilateral sanctions on 18 North Koreans on Monday, barring any financial transactions between those sanctioned and any South Koreans, as...
US bombers fly through South Korean airspace in drill
WASHINGTON: Two US B-1B bombers flew through South Korean airspace and over the country’s Pilsung Range on the latest exercise there on Thursday, Air...
South Korea’s Moon says will not recognise North Korea as nuclear...
SEOUL: South Korea will never recognise or tolerate North Korea as a nuclear state, nor will Seoul have nuclear weapons, the South’s President Moon...
2018 Winter Games chief dismisses N. Korea attack fears as ‘exaggeration’
Pyeongchang (South Korea): With little more than 100 days to go before the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, chief organiser Lee Hee-Beom has...
US will not accept a nuclear North Korea: Defence Secy Mattis
SEOUL: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis issued a stern warning to North Korea on Saturday and said that despite North Korea’s ongoing missile and...
Hockey Asia Cup: Pakistan outclass S Korea to finish third
DHAKA: In what was their best display of the event, Pakistan outplayed South Korea 6-3 in the 3rd-place match of 10th Hockey Asia Cup...
New film shines spotlight on South Korea church scandals
Busan: Catholic corruption and sex abuse allegations have made global headlines for years. Now a new film shines a spotlight on scandals at South...
South Korea police seek arrest warrant for Hanjin Group chief
SEOUL: South Korean police are seeking an arrest warrant for Cho Yang-ho, chairman of Hanjin Group, the parent of Korean Air Lines Co Ltd,...
Pakistan, South Korea to carry forward message of peace, development: Ambassador...
ISLAMABAD: Acting ambassador of South Korea Jin Wook Kim on Sunday said that friendly relations between Pakistan and South Korea were intertwined in the...
US flies bombers over Korean peninsula with South Korean, Japanese fighter...
SEOUL: The US military flew two Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force late on Tuesday amid...
Missile test fears as N. Korea marks key party anniversary
SEOUL: South Korea said Tuesday it was maintaining full military readiness following intense speculation of a possible ballistic missile test by the North as...
North Korea seen moving missiles from development center: South Korean broadcaster
SEOUL: Several North Korean missiles were recently spotted moved from a rocket facility in the capital Pyongyang, South Korea’s Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) reported...
South Korea, Saudi Arabia qualify for World Cup 2018
Syria earn Australia playoff
South Korea booked their place at a ninth straight World Cup finals on Tuesday evening as a 0-0 draw with...
South Korea says North Korea preparing another missile launch
Pyongyang on Sunday triggered global alarm with by far its most powerful test to date, after it claimed it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb that could be mounted onto a long-range missile, which analysts say is a major advancement in its nuclear programme.
Pyongyang ‘sentences’ four South Korean journalists to death
It is not the first time Pyongyang has declared a death sentence on South Korean citizens.
