South Korea's Park apologises, promises cooperation in graft probe
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologised to the country on Tuesday as she arrived at prosecutors` offices for questioning as a criminal suspect in a widening corruption investigation that has already cost her the presidency.
Mar 21, 2017, 09:04 AM IST
South Korea complains to WTO over China's response to anti-missile system: Minister
China says THAAD will do nothing to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Military action against N. Korea an option: US SecretaryTillerson
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday warned Pyongyang that Washington would consider military action against North Korea if it was provoked.
Mar 17, 2017, 17:27 PM IST
Malaysia, North Korea to begin formal talks over return of Malaysians: Minister
Malaysia will in the coming days begin formal talks with North Korea on the return of nine Malaysians stranded in Pyongyang, the Southeast Asian nation`s foreign minister said on Saturday, after they were barred from leaving the country amid a diplomatic spat.
Mar 12, 2017, 00:25 AM IST
South Korea's impeached Park not leaving presidential Blue House ''for now'': Spokesman
Park Geun-hye was impeached over a graft scandal involving South Korea`s conglomerates at a time of rising tensions with North Korea and China.
Mar 10, 2017, 13:23 PM IST
South Korean President Park Geun-hye removed from office
A South Korean court upheld the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye on Friday, removing her from office after a 92-day leadership crisis, the media reported.
Mar 10, 2017, 09:00 AM IST
Malaysia expels North Korean ambassador after Kim Jong Nam murder
Malaysia on Saturday expelled the North Korean ambassador to the country, declaring him "persona non grata" and asking the envoy to leave Malaysia within 48 hours.
Mar 04, 2017, 20:16 PM IST
North Korean government behind assassination of Kim Jong-nam: South Korea
South Korea`s spy agency said on Monday that the North Korean government was behind the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, adding that those involved worked for the country`s foreign ministry and spy body.
Feb 27, 2017, 14:53 PM IST
Use of VX in Kim killing 'blatant violation' of treaty: Seoul
South Korea called it a "blatant violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and other international norms".
Feb 24, 2017, 16:37 PM IST
Malaysia police probe shows North Korea behind Kim murder: Seoul
Malaysia's investigation into the murder of the North Korean leader's half-brother shows that the Pyongyang government was behind the assassination, South Korea said today.
Feb 19, 2017, 15:00 PM IST
North Koreans unaware of Kim Jong-un's half brother's death
North Koreans do not appear to be aware of the death of leader Kim Jong-un`s half brother as Pyongyang has tightened control over the inflow of outside information, sources here said on Friday.
Feb 17, 2017, 13:50 PM IST
North Korean assassination shows regime`s `brutality`: Seoul
Kim Jong-Nam, known as an advocate of reform in the North, once told a Japanese newspaper that he opposed his country`s dynastic system of power.
Feb 15, 2017, 08:51 AM IST
North Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul Defence Ministry
North Korea fired a ballistic missile today, South Korea's defence ministry said, the first since Donald Trump became US president.
Feb 12, 2017, 09:09 AM IST
South Korea culls 33 million poultry amid worst bird flu outbreak
Facing its worst avian influenza outbreak, South Korea has culled over 33 million poultry since the first reported case last November, officials said on Saturday, while observers noted local resources to deal with the deadliest outbreak may have already been stretched too thin.
Feb 11, 2017, 20:47 PM IST
South Koreans abducted by Pyongyang growing: Expert group
The United Nation's working group on enforced disappearances said that its search list for South Koreans believed to have been abducted by North Korea has been growing, the media reported.
Feb 11, 2017, 14:53 PM IST
North Korea could own 45 nuclear arms by 2020'
North Korea could own up to 45 nuclear arms by 2020 owing to an anticipated rise in its reserves of plutonium and enriched uranium and its growing pace of arms development, a South Korean expert said on Thursday.
Feb 09, 2017, 14:28 PM IST
South Korea mall fire kills four, injures 40
A fire in a South Korea shopping mall killed four and injured more than 40 others, authorities said Sunday.
Feb 05, 2017, 10:45 AM IST
North Korea nuke attack would trigger overwhelming response: Mattis
South Korea has enjoyed US security protection since the 1950-53 Korean War, but on the campaign trail, Trump threatened to withdraw US forces from it and Japan if they do not step up their financial support.
Feb 03, 2017, 21:43 PM IST
South Korean prosecutors raid anti-trust body, financial regulator
South Korean prosecutors investigating the scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye on Friday raided the offices of an anti-trust body and a financial regulator, a media report said.
Feb 03, 2017, 13:31 PM IST
Pyongyang likely to launch mid-range ballistic missile: Seoul
North Korea is likely to launch an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), South Korean military officials said on Monday.
Jan 30, 2017, 10:48 AM IST