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North Korea blasts U.S.-South Korea summit deal for escalating tension
North Korea criticised a recent U.S-South Korea agreement to bolster the deployment of American strategic assets in the region for escalating tension to the "brink of a nuclear war," state media KCNA said on Monday. → Read More
Exclusive: Seoul mayor calls for South Korean nuclear weapons to counter threat from North
South Korea should build nuclear weapons to bolster its defences against North Korea, even at the risk of international repercussions, the mayor of its capital city said, arguing that the country cannot be bound by the goal of denuclearisation. → Read More
North Korea's Kim demands more farmland to boost food production
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered improvements to infrastructure and expansion of farmland to ramp up food production, state media said on Thursday, amid warnings of an impending food crisis. → Read More
South Korea's BTS member j-hope begins process to join military
A second member of Korea's BTS - the first K-pop band nominated for a Grammy - has begun the enlistment process for mandatory military service, a management official confirmed on Monday, two months after the group's oldest member began his service. → Read More
North Korea may try to pressure U.S. with ICBM, nuclear tests
North Korea could test-fire intercontinental ballistic missiles on a lower, longer trajectory and conduct its seventh nuclear test this year to perfect its weapons capabilities, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday, citing intelligence officials. → Read More
North Korea paper calls outside aid 'poisoned candy', urges self-reliance
North Korea's official newspaper said on Wednesday that relying on external aid to cope with food shortages would be equal to taking "poisoned candy", urging economic self-reliance despite deepening hardships amid sanctions and coronavirus lockdowns. → Read More
North Korea threatens military action as South, U.S. plan drills
North Korea threatened on Friday an "unprecedentedly persistent, strong" response as South Korea and the United States gear up for annual military exercises as part of efforts to fend off the North's growing nuclear and missile threats. → Read More
In South Korea, free subway rides for the elderly become a political headache
Every day, 71-year-old Park Gyung-sun delivers flowers, documents and other packages around Seoul - a job popular among senior citizens who are entitled to ride the city's subways for free. → Read More
South Korea defence paper calls North 'enemy', estimates plutonium stockpile at 70 kg
The biennial white paper offers a glimpse into the reclusive North's growing arsenal of nuclear weapons and missiles, as well as its conventional military capabilities. → Read More
North Korea seen launching new ICBM military unit amid troop refurbishment
North Korea may have launched a military unit tasked with operating new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in line with its recent restructuring of the military, state media video footage suggested. → Read More
South Korea court orders first compensation for Vietnam war victim
A South Korean court ordered the government on Tuesday to compensate a Vietnamese victim of atrocities during the Vietnam War in the 1970s, when about 300,000 South Korean troops fought alongside U.S. forces. → Read More
Disgraced ex-South Korea minister gets two years jail over graft scandal
A disgraced former South Korean politician, Cho Kuk, was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for forging documents to facilitate his children's school admissions in a scandal that has deepened political divides and frustrated many young voters. → Read More
Austin in South Korea as Yoon seeks greater U.S. nuclear assurances
The defence chiefs of the United States and South Korea will hold talks on Tuesday in Seoul as Washington seeks to reassure a key Asian ally over its nuclear commitment amid growing threats from North Korea. → Read More
South Korea to double energy vouchers amid soaring bills, cold wave
South Korea plans to double energy vouchers and a discount of gas prices for underprivileged families to cope with spiralling heating bills amid a prolonged cold wave, officials said on Thursday. → Read More
Hundreds evacuated as blaze erupts in slum next to Seoul's posh Gangnam district
Fire swept through part of a shanty town in the South Korean capital, Seoul, on Friday, destroying 60 homes, many constructed from cardboard and wood, and forcing the evacuation of around 500 people. → Read More
South Korea, Iran summon each other's envoys as spat over Yoon remarks deepens
Iran and South Korea summoned each other's envoys in a deepening spat over comments by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol that described the Islamic republic as the enemy of the United Arab Emirates. → Read More
North Korea calls for normalising factories, economy after COVID 'upheaval'
North Korea's parliament has outlined plans to normalise industrial production and meet its economic goals this year, despite the "worst-ever upheaval" amid the coronavirus pandemic in 2022, state media said on Thursday. → Read More
South Korea, U.S. plan February nuclear tabletop drills to deter North
South Korea and the United States will hold tabletop exercises next month as the allies move to better counter the North's nuclear threats, South Korea's defence minister said on Wednesday. → Read More
South Korea calls China's visa suspension 'deeply regrettable'
China's recent decision to suspend the issue of short-term visas in South Korea was "deeply regrettable", the South's Foreign Minister Park Jin said on Wednesday. → Read More
North Korea drone entered no-fly zone near Yoon's office, South says
A North Korean drone briefly entered a no-fly zone surrounding South Korea's presidential office when it intruded into the South's airspace last week, Seoul's military said on Thursday, fuelling criticism over its air defences. → Read More