South Korea

South Korea

North Korea thanks the South for its Olympic welcome

Pyongyang says it intends to maintain warming of relations with Seoul after the winter games are done.

13/02/2018

South Korea

Canadian snowboarder wins bronze medal at Pyeongchang after near-death

Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris won bronze in the men’s slopestyle category. McMorris suffered serious injuries last year when he crashed into a tree during a miscalculated jump.

12/02/2018

South Korea

Pyeongchang 2018: what happened on day three of the Winter Olympics?

Here is our at-a-glance round-up of what you need to know from South Korea.

12/02/2018

South Korea

Stong winds causing havoc at Winter Olympics

Two Alpine events were cancelled after the gondola taking skiers to the top of the mountain stopped running

12/02/2018

South Korea

Olympic diplomacy earns gold for North Korea

Pyongyang walks off with the diplomatic prizes after its Winter Olympics charm offensive.

12/02/2018

South Korea

Koreas hold 'frank and candid' talks

North Korea reports talks with the South were frank and candid, but no further mention has been made of Pyongyang's summit invitation to President Moon Jae-in.

11/02/2018

South Korea

'Never give up': drama on day two at the Winter Olympics

Several athletes turned misfortune into medals and there were one or two shocks on Day Two at Pyeongchang 2018.

11/02/2018

South Korea

Winter Olympics: day one at Pyeongchang 2018

Success for Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands and hosts South Korea: the main news and images from the first full day of competition at the Winter Olympics.

10/02/2018

South Korea

Kim Jong Un invites South Korean president to visit him in Pyongyang

North Korean leader's invitation could lead to the first summit between Korean leaders in over a decade

10/02/2018

South Korea

Winter Olympics kicks off with historic handshake

The Winter Olympics started with a colourful ceremony, though the diplomacy was tougher to predict.

09/02/2018

South Korea

Winter Olympics opening ceremony starts

The opening ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics kicks off in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

09/02/2018

South Korea

Euroviews. From peaceful Pyeongchang Olympics to lasting Olympic peace: View

The goodwill and meeting opportunities generated by the Olympic deal should be utilised to bring about peace, argue professors Chung-in Moon and Timo Kivimaki.

09/02/2018

South Korea

CAS rejects olympic appeals from 47 Russian competitors & coaches

Doping ban bars them from taking part in 24th Winter games in South Korea.

09/02/2018

South Korea

Norwegian Olympics team orders 15,000 eggs by mistake

The chefs accidentally added an extra zero to their food order

08/02/2018

World

Insight: Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games

92 nations, 15 sports, 16 days - the South Korean city of Pyeongchang gets ready to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.

08/02/2018

South Korea

Curling opens competition at Winter Olympics

Mixed doubles curling is one of four new events at PyeongChang 2018

08/02/2018

South Korea

Olympic athletes change tracks for Pyeongyang

When the Winter Olympics open this week, one athlete sure to break records is cross-country skiier Pita Taufatofua. He's set to become the first person from Tonga to participate in both Winter and Summer Games.

06/02/2018

South Korea

Winter Olympics hit by virus and freezing temperatures

Organishers of the Winter Olympics in South Korea say everything is on track despite a virus spreading among staff that causes vomiting and stomach cramps.

06/02/2018

South Korea

What to look out for at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea

Here’s our quick guide to help you pick your way through a packed programme of sport in PyeongChang.

05/02/2018

Economy

South Korean court decision allows Samsung Group heir to leave prison

Samsung Group heir J Y.Lee walked free after judges in South Korea suspended his sentence over corruption charges. The news sent shockwaves through business and political circles.

05/02/2018

South Korea

Olympics step up anti-doping measures

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says the upcoming games will offer the most comprehensive and independent anti-doping measures in Olympic history.

04/02/2018

Sport

South Korea steps up security at Winter Games

Thousands of soldiers and state-of-the-art security equipment are being used by South Korea to ensure safety at what it says will be the biggest-ever Winter Olympics.

02/02/2018

Sport

Unity amid war: North Korean athletes arrive in South Korea

A delegation of North Koreans has arrived in neighbouring South Korea ready for this month's Winter Olympics.

01/02/2018

Economy

Samsung branches out into cryptocurrency mining

The decision could pile pressure onto the competition.

01/02/2018

South Korea

More than 40 killed in South Korea hospital blaze

The cause of the fire in the city of Miryang is not yet known

26/01/2018

South Korea

"Comfort women" deal with Japan failed to meet victims' says S.Korea

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha apologised for the controversial deal as a panel appointed by her in July to investigate the negotiations leading up to the 2015 agreement unveiled its results.

27/12/2017