Now playing Next Korea Defiant North Korea says missile tests are self-defence Defiant in the face of international condemnation, North Korea said on Tuesday that its recent missile tests are a legitimate act of self-defence by a “fully-fledged nuclear… 23/05/2017
Now playing Next Korea UN: North Korea is a 'threat to peace' The United Nations Security Council has condemned North Korea’s ballistic missile testing in recent months as a “threat to peace”. 16/05/2017
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Korea "The world is moving closer to nuclear annihilation" - Ban Ki-moon Speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School in Massachusetts, Ban said the international community must maintain the pressure of sanctions on North Korea to stop its advancing nuclear and missile threats. 26/04/2017
Now playing Next Korea US moves anti-missile system to South Korea amid tensions with North The US military has started moving parts of the controversial THAAD anti-missile defence system to a deployment site in South Korea. 26/04/2017
Now playing Next Business Series Samsung says S8 pre-orders show it is on track to recover from fire-prone S7 Samsung says pre-orders for its new flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone are better than those of the discontinued and dangerous S7. 13/04/2017
Now playing Next Korea US warships are sent to the Korean peninsula An aircraft-carrier led navy strike group was rerouted towards the western Pacific amid concerns about Pyongyang's weapons programme. 09/04/2017
Now playing Next Sport Fencing's number ones take gold at the Seoul Grand Prix Double Olympic champion and world number one Yana Egorian convincingly won the women's sabre final in the International Fencing Federation's Seoul Grand Prix. 01/04/2017
Now playing Next Korea South Korea prosecutors seek arrest warrant for ousted President Park If a court decides there is enough evidence for the warrant, the 65-year-old could spend up to 20 days in a cell, while being investigated on criminal charges including bribery and corruption. 27/03/2017
Now playing Next Korea Fighting talk from the US for North Korea The US secretary of state has used a visit to South Korea to warn that Washington is toughening its stance towards Pyongyang. 17/03/2017
Now playing Next Korea Fears of confrontation in Seoul amid turmoil over president's ousting Tension is high after the constitutional court confirmed impeachment and removed Park Geun-hye from office 11/03/2017
Now playing Next Economy Samsung boss Jay Y Lee denies corruption charges as trial starts Jay Y Lee, the head of South Korea's Samsung Group, is denying all the bribery, embezzlement and other charges in a corruption scandal. 09/03/2017
Now playing Next Korea South Koreans take to the streets to protest Park presidency Hundreds of thousands of demonstraters took to the streets in Seoul as part of a candlelit rally to demand the resignation of President Park Geun-hye. 25/02/2017
Now playing Next Korea "The strongest warning to North Korea" - Seoul welcomes US support The new US Defence Secretary has warned North Korea there will be an "effective and overwhelming" response if it chooses to use a nuclear weapon. Speaking at the start of a two-day visit to South Kore 03/02/2017
Now playing Next Korea North Korea faces ''overwhelming'' response if it uses nuclear weapons, warns US defence chief Mattis Donald Trump’s defence secretary has warned North Korea that it will face an “effective and overwhelming” response if it choses to use a nuclear weapon. 03/02/2017
Now playing Next Korea Ex-UN boss Ban Ki-moon won't run for South Korea presidency Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that he would not be standing for the presidency of his native South Korea, despite once being considered the front-runner for the… 01/02/2017
Now playing Next Korea Top North Korean defector says Kim Jung-un's days "are numbered" North Korea's most highly-ranked defector in years says Kim Jung-un's regime is crumbling 26/01/2017
Now playing Next Business Series Note 7 disaster barely dents Samsung's profit Samsung says its fourth-quarter profit likely leapt 50 percent from a year earlier to its highest level in more than three years. 06/01/2017
Now playing Next Korea Park snubs impeachment hearings as South Korea's highest court begins scrutiny South Korea's President Park stayed away from the Constitutional Court's first day of hearings into her possible impeachment. 03/01/2017
Now playing Next Korea South Korea's ex-health minister detained in widening corruption probe South Korea’s former health minister Moon Hyung-pyo was detained on Wednesday as part of a widening investigation into the corruption scandal that already brought down President Park… 28/12/2016
Now playing Next no comment Underwater Santa treats fish A South Korean scuba Santa held an underwater performance on Saturday to bring Christmas cheer to the residents of the Coex Aquarium in Seoul. 18/12/2016
Now playing Next Korea Pro- and anti- Park rallies staged in Seoul Supporters of South Korean President Park Guen-hye have rallied to call for her reinstatement.Opponents have gathered to repeat their demands that the leader, impeached over a corruption scandal, shou 17/12/2016
Now playing Next Korea South Korea: the woman at the heart of President Park's impeachment Choi Soon-sil is the woman at the heart of the political scandal that has rocked South Korea and ensnared Park Geun-hye. 09/12/2016
Now playing Next Korea South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Park Guen-hye South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach president Park Guen-hye over a corruption scandal, immediately suspending her powers. 09/12/2016