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Koreans in unified team: N Korean Olympic ice hockey players arrive in South

Thu Jan 25, 2018 08:50:44

A dozen North Korean female ice hockey players entered the South Thursday to form a unified team -- the Koreas' first for nearly three decades -- at next month's Winter Olympics.

S.Korea's Dec Iranian crude oil imports drop over 30 pct y/y

Mon Jan 15, 2018 08:25:55

South Korea’s imports of Iranian crude oil dropped 30.6 percent in December from the year before, while inbound shipments from the Middle Eastern nation over the whole of 2017 jumped by 29.1 percent, customs data showed on Monday.

Iranian oil tanker burns for third day after collision off China coast

Tue Jan 9, 2018 08:39:31

A tanker carrying Iranian oil that collided with a Chinese freight ship in the East China Sea was still on fire on Tuesday morning, the Chinese government said, as dozens of rescue boats struggled to control the blaze for a third day.

Seoul: NKorea says it'll reopen cross-border communications

Wed Jan 3, 2018 09:16:34

North Korea announced Wednesday that it will reopen a cross-border communication channel with South Korea, officials in Seoul said, another sign of easing animosity between the rivals after a year that saw the North conduct nuclear bomb and missile tests and both the Koreas and Washington issue threats of war.

North Korea says 'open to dialogue' with South Korea

Mon Jan 1, 2018 08:42:05

Kim Jong Un on Monday warned the United States that he has a "nuclear button" on his desk ready for use if North Korea is threatened, but offered an olive branch to South Korea, saying he was "open to dialogue" with Seoul.

South Korea, U.S. kick off largest air exercise amid North Korean warnings

Mon Dec 4, 2017 11:40:52

South Korea and the United States launched their largest-ever joint aerial drills on Monday, officials said, a week after North Korea said it had tested its most advanced missile as part of a weapons program that has raised global tensions.

13 killed in South Korea maritime accident

Sun Dec 3, 2017 12:22:55

Thirteen people were killed and two were missing after a fishing boat collided with a tanker off South Korea's west coast and capsized early Sunday, the country's coastguard said.

Russia calls on U.S., S.Korea not to hold military drills in December

Thu Nov 30, 2017 08:11:50

Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia called on North Korea on Wednesday to stop its missile and nuclear tests and for the United States and South Korea not to hold military drills in December as it would "inflame an already explosive situation."

On a divided peninsula, South Koreans split over Trump

Tue Nov 7, 2017 08:12:20

On the divided Korean peninsula, Seoul has seen protests both for and against President Donald Trump, with Southerners split over his aggressive handling of Pyongyang's provocations.

S. Korea to restrict anti-Trump rallies: report

Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:25:05

South Korean police will restrict public rallies near the country's presidential palace during Donald Trump's first visit as head of state, a report said Thursday, reducing his chances of being exposed to opposition.

N.Korea not ready to hold talks with S.Korea in Russia - agencies

Sun Oct 15, 2017 13:16:10

Politicians from North and South Korea will not hold direct talks in Russia on Monday about Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programme despite attending the same event, Russian news agencies said on Sunday.

S Korean, Iranian banks sign agreement to bolster relations

Sun Sep 10, 2017 10:48:30

Korea Federation of Banks (KFB) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iran's Association of Private Banks (IAPB) to deepen bilateral cooperation.

Japan, S Korea hold drills after North’s missile launch

Tue Aug 29, 2017 14:01:11

South Korea and Japan conduct separate military drills after the North launched a ballistic missile that traveled over northern Japan, sparking a fresh wave of global condemnations and warnings.

N.Korea Ballistic Missile Flew 2,700 km-S.Korea Military

Tue Aug 29, 2017 07:53:41

A North Korean ballistic missile launched on Tuesday from near the capital of Pyongyang flew about 2,700 km (1,677 miles) and reached an altitude of about 550 km, South Korea's military said.

North Korea tests short-range missiles as South Korea, U.S. conduct drills

Sat Aug 26, 2017 07:58:23

North Korea fired several short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast early on Saturday, South Korea and the U.S. military said, as the two allies conducted annual joint military drills that the North denounces as preparation for war.

U.S., South Korea begin computer-simulated drills amid North Korea tensions

Mon Aug 21, 2017 09:28:48

South Korean and U.S. forces began computer-simulated military exercises on Monday amid tensions over North Korea's missile and nuclear programs, amid reports that Pyongyang has generated at least $270 million since February despite U.N. sanctions.

S. Korea's Moon: There will be no war on Korean peninsula

Thu Aug 17, 2017 08:43:29

There will be no war on the Korean peninsula, South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Thursday, saying Seoul effectively had a veto over US military action in response to the North's nuclear and missile programmes.

South Koreans protest THAAD deployment, joint military drills with US

Tue Aug 15, 2017 15:00:48

Thousands of South Koreans have taken to the streets of the capital to protest against joint Washington-Seoul military drills as well as the deployment of a controversial US missile system amid tensions with the neighboring North.

South Korean People Protest against US THAAD Deployment

Tue Aug 1, 2017 10:20:53

South Korean people held banners during a rally to protest against the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system near the presidential Blue House in Seoul on July 31, 2017.

Iran, South Korea private sectors ink cooperation agreement on July 24, 2017

Tue Jul 25, 2017 20:30:26

Iran, South Korea private sectors ink cooperation agreement on July 24, 2017