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North Korea denies apologising for mine attack and warns South Korea

Pyongyang warns not to misinterpret hard-won inter-Korean deal, else it would lead to confrontation.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 02, 2015

North Korea: Kim Jong-un fires party officials days after deal with South Korea

The dictator said North's nuclear deterrence and military muscle, and not negotiations, secured the deal.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 28, 2015

South Korea to maintain military readiness despite agreement with North Korea

Seoul agrees to stop loudspeaker broadcasts and seeks further talks with Pyongyang.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 25, 2015

North Korea deploys amphibious landing craft amid Panmunjom talks

North Korea reported to be moving naval craft and other military assets to frontline.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 24, 2015

One million volunteers for North Korean military, claims state media

Claims follow escalation in tensions between North Korea and neighbouring South Korea.

Tom Porter Aug 23, 2015

North Korea 'deploys' 50 submarines as talks continue with South

BREAKING: Pyongyang has reportedly moved 70% of submarines from bases amid rising tensions.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 23, 2015

North Korea and South Korea hold talks over Kim Jong-un's latest threats of war

North and South Korean military leaders meet at 'truce' village to discuss peace deal.

Mark Banham Aug 22, 2015

Rival Koreas to hold surprise high-ranking talks amid tensions

Talks come as North Korean deadline for the South to end its propaganda blitz looms.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 22, 2015

Korea crisis: China urges calm as border tensions rise

After cross-border shelling North Korea suffers internet outages and warns South of possible surprise operations.

Umberto Bacchi Aug 21, 2015

North Korea resumes loudspeaker propaganda warfare with South Korea

Move comes amid ratcheting tensions between neighbours.

Tom Porter Aug 17, 2015

North Korea threatens US attack over miliary war games

The Ulchi Freedom Guardian training exercise will include US allies with thousands of troops.

Mark Banham Aug 16, 2015

South Korea: Man sets himself alight at anti-Japan rally in support of 'comfort women'

An elderly South Korean man set himself on fire on 12 August at a protest in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul.

Adam Justice Aug 12, 2015

South Korean military on high alert as Seoul demands apology from Pyongyang for DMZ blast

South Korean military says it will be in a position to retaliate immediately.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 11, 2015

South Korea and UN blame North Korea for DMZ mine blast

While Seoul calls it a provocation, UN says it violates Armistice Agreement.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 10, 2015

North Korea's Kim Jong-un's brother spotted

North Korea sets its clock back by 30 minutes with Pyongyang Standard Time

Pyongyang switches to pre-colonial time zone to pull back from time zone imposed by Japan.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 07, 2015

North Korea setting up large launchpad near China border to fire long-range missile

South Korean reports say Pyongyang preparing launchpad at Dongchang-ri in North Pyongan province.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 22, 2015

North Korea: Remarkable 99.97% turnout recorded in elections

North Koreans made a remarkable turnout to vote for the only standing candidate in the nation's elections.

Maria Khan Jul 20, 2015

South Korean spy denies eavesdropping on civilians in suicide note

Case comes after former spy chief was convicted for attempting to fix election.

Tom Porter Jul 19, 2015

South Korean professor made student eat faeces and drink urine in campaign of cruelty

The professor also allegedly beat the student with a variety of instruments, including a baseball bat.

Callum Paton Jul 14, 2015

Tropical storm Chan-hom heads for Korea

Super typhoon Chan-hom slammed into eastern China on 11 July, displacing over a million people.

Yasmin Kaye Jul 12, 2015

North Korea: Paranoid Kim Jong-un requires experts to examine every lettuce leaf for 'germs' and 'toxins'

Paranoid North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has university-educated medical experts analysing each leaf of lettuce he eats for "germs, toxins and other harmful elements".

William Watkinson Jul 11, 2015

North Korea's Kim Jong-un executes farm manager over terrapin deaths

Kim Jong-un ordered the execution after an official visit to the facility in May, South Korean media say.

Karthick Arvinth Jul 09, 2015

Double-muscled pigs created through gene editing by South Korean and Chinese scientists

Genetically engineered pig breed could be first approved for human consumption.

Hannah Osborne Jul 02, 2015

Kia on course for record year as Brits warm to Korean car maker

South Korean manufacturer has seen a period of solid growth in recent times.

Ravender Sembhy Jun 22, 2015

Mers virus claims first victim in Europe as death toll rises in South Korea

65-year-old man died in Ostercappeln hospital, in Lower Saxony after contracting the virus in Abu Dhabi.

Umberto Bacchi Jun 17, 2015

North Korea soldier defects to South as new defence chief appears in Pyongyang

A North Korean troop member, thought to be a teenager, has fled his country to present himself to South Korean forces.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jun 15, 2015

South Korea: Quarantine tent set up for suspected MERS patients

Quarantine tent set up for suspected cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outside Seoul National University Hospital.

Adam Justice Jun 10, 2015

WHO: Total number of MERS cases rises to 1,244

South Korea's health ministry said on Tuesday (June 9) there were eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), bringing total in country to 95 with seven fatalities.

Adam Justice Jun 09, 2015