South Korea is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia under Gwanggaeto the Great. Its capital, Seoul, is a major global city and half of South Korea's over 51 million people live in the Seoul Capital Area, the fourth largest metropolitan economy in the world.
South Korean forces began two days of expanded drills on Sunday around an island also claimed by Japan, prompting a protest from Tokyo only days after Seoul said it would scrap an intelligence-sharing.. Reuters - Published
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) â North Korea said Sunday leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a "newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher," another demonstration of its expanding.. WorldNews - Published
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States has a really good relationship with North Korea and that the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, has been "pretty straight" with him. Mia..
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said Pyongyang is ready for dialogue and confrontation with the U.S. According to Reuters, he warned Washington that continued sanctions wouldnât be the right..
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President Trump is expected to meet with his top national security advisers on Friday. The meeting is to review a US-Taliban peace plan that could end America's longest running war. However, it could..
North Korea fires two projectiles into the sea on Friday and announces that talks with South Korea are over. The launch is the latest in a string of tests over the past month. Eve Johnson reports.
On the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, South Korea's president on Thursday (August 15) urged Japan to contemplate its wartime past and offered to engage in talks to repair strained..
A look at the new facial that has been nicknamed the zombie mask as it contorts the skin during the treatment. The South Korean brand Hanacure ironically makes you look years older. However, once..
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South Korea said on Monday it plans to drop Japan from its "white list" of countries with fast-track trade status from September, a tit-for-tat move that deepens a diplomatic and trade rift between the..
South Korean boy band, BTS, will take their first long holiday in six years after a series of global hits, their managers said, asking fans to respect the band's privacy if they see them in "a chance..
North Korea recently tested a new weapon and leader Kim Jong Un reportedly inspected it. A senior diplomat dismissed the possibility of inter-korean talks in protest of the military drills. According..
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Kim Jong Un told him North Korea was ready to resume talks on its nuclear and missile program as soon as U.S.-South Korea military exercises ended...
21-year-old Kang Na-ra fled to South Korea from the North in 2014 and is now a beauty and cosmetics social media influencer in Seoul. She said while the South Korean products still triumph, North..
Stocks bounced-back Tuesday from the worst day of the year but the escalating trade war between the United States and China showed little sign of a major de-escalation. Conway G. Gittens reports.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country's latest launch of tactical guided missiles was a warning to the United States and South Korea over their joint military drills this week. Eve Johnson..
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently spoke out about his countryâs latest launch of tactical guided missiles. According to Reuters, he said the missile were a warning to the U.S. and South korea...
In the latest escalation of the trade war, Chinese companies have halted purchases of US agricultural products, CNN reports. The halt in purchases comes in response to the Trump administration's..
The âBrother Number Twoâ of Cambodiaâs Khmer Rouge died on Sunday at the age of 93. Nuon Chea was the chief ideologist and 'Brother Number One' Pol Pot's right hand man. Chea was among a small..
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently criticized China after meeting with his Chinese counterpart. According to Reuters, Pompeo spoke out against Chinese âcoercionâ of Southeast Asian..
South Korean soccer fans take legal action against the organisers of a Juventus pre-season friendly following the non-appearance of Cristiano Ronaldo despite him being contracted to play at least 45..
Japan's foreign ministry said on Sunday that South Korean navy drills around Takeshima island, which is called Dokdo in Korean, were unacceptable and issued a protest demanding an end to the.. Reuters - Published
North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a month, South Korea's military said. France 24 - Published
Japan's Coast Guard said it detected suspected ballistic missile launches from North Korea on Saturday, while the South Korean military said North Korea had fired two projectiles into the sea off its.. Reuters - Published
The United States is aware of reports of a North Korean missile launch and is consulting with Japan and South Korea, a senior administration official said on Friday. Reuters - Published
âSouth Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches were made from the North's northeastern Hamgyong province CBS News - Published Also reported by •Reuters
Japan's Coast Guard said it detected a suspected ballistic missile launch from North Korea on Saturday, while Yonhap news agency quoted the South Korean military as saying North Korea had fired two.. Reuters - Published
The head of a broad coalition of Japanese, German and South Korean automakers warned on Friday that renewed punitive Chinese tariffs on U.S. autos would hurt U.S. vehicle exports to China and put U.S... Reuters - Published
South Korea's decision to scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan could harm efforts to understand threats from North Korea, and potentially weaken the ability to monitor its missile launches,.. Reuters - Published
Japanese Minister of Defence Takeshi Iwaya said on Friday South Korea's decision to end an intelligence-sharing pact was regrettable and showed it failed to appreciate the growing security threat posed.. Reuters - Published
South Korea has officially notified Japan that it is ending their intelligence-sharing pact, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the Japanese foreign ministry. Reuters - Published
TOKYO (AP) â Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday said South Korea's decision to cancel a deal to share military intelligence is damaging mutual trust, and he vowed to work closely with the.. WorldNews - Published
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) â North Korea's foreign minister on Friday called U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a "poisonous plant of American diplomacy" and vowed to "shutter the absurd dream" that.. WorldNews - Published
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday Japan still expects South Korea to keep its promises on the contentious issue of wartime forced labor and to work to rebuild trust. Reuters - Published
Japanese Minister of Defence Takeshi Iwaya said on Friday South Korea's decision to end an intelligence-sharing pact was regrettable and showed it failed to appreciate the growing national security.. Reuters - Published
Japanese Minister of Defence Takeshi Iwaya said on Friday South Korea's decision to end an intelligence-sharing pact between the East Asian neighbors was extremely regrettable. Reuters - Published
As the foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea gathered for trilateral talks in Beijing on Wednesday to improve relations, a stark reminder came of the perilous situation South Koreaâs.. WorldNews - Published
South Korea said on Thursday it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift protest from Tokyo and deepening a decades-old dispute over history that has hit trade and undercut.. France 24 - Published Also reported by •Reuters
Britain signed a trade agreement with South Korea on Thursday, clinching its third-largest deal that will allow continued free trade after Brexit. The government said the deal will protect annual trade.. WorldNews - Published
South Korea's move prompted immediate concern from U.S. military officials and comes in the wake of repeated North Korean missile tests.
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By Sudarshan Varadhan and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - With India's auto sales declining for the ninth straight month in July, more automotive manufacturers are laying off workers and.. WorldNews - Published
Three South Korean citizens died in Hungary in an accident late on Wednesday, when the car in which they were traveling was hit by a train, local police said on Thursday. Reuters - Published
Japan on Thursday summoned the South Korean ambassador to protest Seoul's decision to scrap an intelligence-sharing agreement with Tokyo, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said, as relations between.. Reuters - Published
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Thursday criticized South Korea for terminating an intelligence agreement between the two countries, calling it a "completely mistaken response" and extremely.. Reuters - Published
Washington and Pyongyang are expected to reopen denuclearization negotiations soon, a senior South Korean official said on Thursday. Deputy national security adviser, Kim Hyun-chong, gave his upbeat.. WorldNews - Published
Japan's government has protested against South Korea's scrapping of an intelligence-sharing pact between them, national broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday. Reuters - Published
South Korea said Thursday it will pull out of a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan that helps the neighboring countries counter... WorldNews - Published
The United States and North Korea are expected to reopen denuclearization talks soon and it would "go well," a senior South Korean official said on Thursday, boosting hopes for progress in negotiations.. Reuters - Published
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