Tag: South Korea
South Korea suggests North’s suspension from UN over airport killing
South Korea called for "collective measures" to punish North Korea for using chemical weapons to kill the estranged half-brother of its leader Kim Jong...
China reacts with anger, threats after South Korean missile defence decision
Chinese state media have reacted with anger and boycott threats after the board of an affiliate of South Korea's Lotte Group approved a land...
South Korea’s President Park faces historic impeachment vote
South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye faces an impeachment vote in parliament on Friday over an influence peddling scandal that could lead to her becoming...
S. Korea elite in hot seat at historic scandal hearings
South Korea lawmakers on Monday kicked off an unprecedented series of hearings that will see the country's business elite grilled over a corruption scandal...
North Korea ready for another nuclear test any time: South Korea
North Korea is ready to conduct an additional nuclear test at any time, South Korea's Defence Ministry said on Monday, three days after the...
S Korea-US military drill shadowed by N Korea threats
Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops began a military exercise simulating an all-out North Korean attack Monday, as Pyongyang issued bellicose...
The world’s tallest people are from these countries
Dutch men and Latvian women are the planet’s tallest people but Iranian men and South Korean women have grown the fastest in the last...
Pakistan gets a legendary Korean ambassador in South Korea
Outgoing envoy Dr Song Jong-hwan says his heart will always have a special place for Pakistan, its people
Senior politicians, diplomats, journalists and people from...
Korea to establish biggest advanced IT Park in Pakistan to promote...
Ambassador of South Korea Dr Song Jong-Hwan said that Korea would establish one of the biggest and most advanced IT Parks in Islamabad at...
US deploys more Patriot missiles in South Korea in response to...
The United States temporarily deployed an additional Patriot missile battery in South Korea in response to North Korea's nuclear test and a long-range rocket...
US missile shield spotlights divisions on handling North Korea
Official moves towards the deployment of a US missile defence system in South Korea in the wake of Pyongyang’s latest rocket launch will increase...
South Korea calls for ‘bone-numbing’ sanctions on North for nuclear test
South Korea warned North Korea on Wednesday that the United States and its allies were working on sanctions to inflict "bone-numbing pain" after its...
Korea to support Pakistan achieving economic miracles
Ambassador Republic of Korea Song Jong-hwan assured his country’s full support to Pakistan for achieving economic miracles and overcoming its socio-economic problems.
He held out...
North, South Korea hold top-level talks to ease military tensions
North and South Korea sat down to urgent top-level talks Saturday, seeking some way out of an escalating crisis that has pushed both their...
South Korea shells North after rocket attack
South Korea on Thursday fired dozens of shells into North Korea after detecting a rocket fired across the heavily-militarised border, pushing already elevated cross-border...
South Korea reports 32nd MERS death
South Korea on Sunday reported its 32nd death from MERS as the virus’s mortality rate continued to rise even as the pace of the...
South Korea reports seven new MERS cases
South Korea reported Sunday seven new cases of the MERS virus in an outbreak that has killed 14 people, as one citizen was hospitalised...
