Korea 03/02/2017 "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
no comment 06/10/2016 South Korea: typhoon Chaba causes severe flooding Typhoon Chaba has hit the southern South Korean city of Ulsan, causing heavy flooding and widespread damage.
North Korea 20/09/2016 North Korea successfully tests high-powered rocket engine North Korea has announced the testing of a new high-powered rocket engine for a geo-stationary satellite.
Korea 05/04/2016 North Korea videos imagine destruction of Seoul and Washington The North Korean propaganda machine is at it again. And the least that can be said is that Steven Spielberg has nothing to worry about. Pyongyang’s
North Korea 01/01/2016 North Korea: Kim Jong Un warns Seoul in New Year message North Korean leader delivers New Year message Talks of “ruthless holy war” No mention of nuclear arms or programme The leader of North Korea has
no comment 24/11/2015 North Korea protesters beat effigy of Kim Yong-un Conservative protesters in South Korea held an anti-North Korea rally, including beating an effigy of Kim Yong-un. It was held in Seoul to mark the
Korea 02/11/2015 Japan-South Korea to step-up efforts to resolve "comfort women" dispute South Korea and Japan will seek to move past the bitter wartime dispute over “comfort women” as soon as possible. The term refers to the mainly
no comment 12/06/2015 South Korean acts to smoke out MERS South Korean authorities fumigate hundreds of school classrooms and transport venues in Seoul, as new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
South Korea 10/06/2015 South Korea's President cancels planned US visit as more deaths from MERS are announced The President of South Korea has cancelled this weekend's planned visit to the US as two more deaths from MERS are announced.
Korea 22/05/2015 Ex-Korean Air executive Heather Cho freed in 'nut rage' case The woman at the centre of the so-called “nut rage” case in South Korea has been freed after nearly five months in jail. Heather Cho, a former Korean
South Korea 17/04/2015 {Watch} Attempt at world's largest candlelit vigil in S Korea As part of commemorations for the victims of South Korea’s sunken ferry Sewol, an attempt has been made to create a new world record for a candlelit
focus 16/04/2012 Expo 2012 aims to boost tourism in Yeosu The Vox Maris is the loudest pipe organ as certified by the Guinness of World Records and it was heard across Yeosu in South Korea as it prepared to
focus 30/05/2011 South Korea unveils world's biggest floating island The South Korean capital Seoul is now home to the world’s largest artificial floating island, recently opened on the Han river. It is made up of
