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North Korea

North Korea: Warning of 'millions of casualties' in event of war

As tensions mount, alarm bells are ringing about the catastrophic consequences of conflict

11/08/2017

North Korea

North Korea readies Guam missile strike plan

10/08/2017

North Korea

North Korea details plans of a missile strike on Guam

War of words intensifies as North Korea says its plan to strike the US Pacific territory of Guam will be ready by mid-August.

10/08/2017

South Korea

Prosecutors seek 12-year jail term for Samsung boss Lee Jae-yong

The electronic giant's vice-chairman denies bribery in a scandal that brought the downfall of South Korea's ex-President Park Geun-hye.

07/08/2017

North Korea

North Korea denounces latest UN sanctions

Pyongyang has vowed to take action over sanctions approved at the weekend, reportedly rejecting calls for talks over its nuclear programme.

07/08/2017

North Korea

North Korea TV shows ballistic missile launch

North Korea's state television has broadcast pictures of the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile with leader Kim Jong Un personally supervising the midnight launch of the rocket.

29/07/2017

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Mud festival kicks off in South Korea

Revellers danced and wrestled in South Korea's capital of mud as a nine-day festival in the quaint coastal city of Boryeong kicks off.

21/07/2017

North Korea

South Korea proposes talks with the North

South Korea pushes for talks with the North in a bid to use dialogue rather than sanctions to curb Pyongyang's missile tests

17/07/2017

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South Korean barista takes coffee art to a new level

Replications of famous paintings take coffee art to a whole new level.

05/07/2017

North Korea

Tensions rise on Korean Peninsula

US and South Korea conduct drills in show of force after N.Korea missile test

05/07/2017

North Korea

North Korea launches suspected ballistic missile into Sea of Japan

North Korea launches yet another missile test off its coast. This one comes ahead of a G20 meeting in Berlin plus July 4 celebrations in the USA

04/07/2017

Korea

Jail for close confidante of ex-South Korean president

Choi was at the centre of an influence-peddling scandal that rocked the country's business and political elite

23/06/2017

Cinema

Shahira Fahmy relives her Cannes fairytale

Cannes is a factory of dreams, and sometimes they come true. This was the case for Shahira Fahmy, an Egyptian architect.

22/06/2017

North Korea

Latest North Korean missile test sparks Western fury

The latest test-firing by North Korea of a intermediate range missile has provoked a furious reaction from the West, South Korea and other regional powers.

22/05/2017

Korea

North Korean test missile 'capable of carrying nuclear warhead'

North Korea has claimed that the new type of ballistic missile it launched on Sunday is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

15/05/2017

North Korea

North Korea: latest missile flies 700km

North Korea has fired a missile which landed in the Sea of Japan 30 minutes after being launched.

14/05/2017

South Korea

South Korea orders Hyundai-Kia to recall 240,000 vehicles

South Korea’s transport ministry has ordered the compulsory recall of some 240,000 vehicles, following a tip off from a whistleblower.

12/05/2017

Korea

South Korea: New President Moon prepared to visit Pyongyang

The newly-elected South Korean leader hopes to defuse tensions by visiting the North 'if the conditions are right'

10/05/2017

South Korea

Liberal Moon Jae-in set for South Korean presidency

Exit polls suggest Moon, who favours talks with Pyongyang, has won the election

09/05/2017

South Korea

South Korea: 'Moon Jae-in to win presidential vote' - exit polls

Moon Jae-in, who is tipped to win the South Korean presidency, is a liberal who favours a moderate stance on neighbouring North Korea.

09/05/2017