South Korea

Report says ¥100m could be paid out to South Korean women forced into sexual slavery during World War II.

Karthick Arvinth Dec 25, 2015

Kim Gu-Hyeon, 88, was able to see his hometown after 68 years thanks to a virtual reality campaign.

Alice de la Chapelle Dec 20, 2015

European scientists develop new vaccine to suppress the Mers pathogen in Arabian camels.

Karthick Arvinth Dec 18, 2015

South Korean companies try to make employees realise the value of life.

Sanskrity Sinha Dec 14, 2015

Eight members of the K-pop group flew back to South Korea after being held for 15 hours in customs.

Fiona Keating Dec 12, 2015

Vice-ministers of the 2 countries expected to discuss border tensions and reunion of families.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 11, 2015

Five relatives of the 41-year-old victim were arrested.

Tom Porter Dec 10, 2015

Kim Jong-un claims his country has developed hydrogen bombs for its nuclear arsenal.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 10, 2015

Ko Yong-suk has enacted lawyers based in Seoul after remarks were made on South Korean TV

William Watkinson Dec 03, 2015

South Korean government source says there was no sign of successful launch of ballistic missile.

Jigmey Bhutia Nov 29, 2015

The South Korean government has also raised spending on information security by almost 50%

Agamoni Ghosh Nov 28, 2015

North Korean men told they must emulate Kim's swept-back hair style.

Callum Paton Nov 27, 2015

Artillery drill to be held on fifth anniversary of North Korea's deadly shelling of Yeonpyeong Island.

Karthick Arvinth Nov 23, 2015

The arrest comes a month after the arrest of 5 Isis sympathisers for trying to smuggle bomb making materials.

Agamoni Ghosh Nov 18, 2015

If confirmed, Ban would become the third UN Secretary-General to visit the isolated nation.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 16, 2015

British forces were involved in the first major conflict to break out after the end of the Second World War

Shane Croucher Nov 09, 2015

South Korean media had said the dictatorial regime in north was planning another test in the Punggye-ri area.

Agamoni Ghosh Nov 07, 2015

Sex slaves used by Japan during its occupation of Korea has been a major obstacle to better ties.

Agamoni Ghosh Nov 02, 2015

US secretary of state's visit seen as a show of solidarity with American ally.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 02, 2015

Congress seen as an attempt by Kim Jong-un to tighten grip on power.

Agamoni Ghosh Oct 31, 2015

US undertaking military exercise with South Korea when carrier buzzed by Russian Tu-142 bombers.

Mark Piggott Oct 29, 2015

Incident took place when Seoul's naval personnel were on the lookout for illegal Chinese fishing vessels.

Jigmey Bhutia Oct 25, 2015

South Koreans crossed the border with North Korea to meet family members they had not seen in 65 years.

Adam Justice Oct 20, 2015

Pyongyang reacts to Barack Obama-Park Geun-hye statement.

Jigmey Bhutia Oct 18, 2015

Yeonmi Park, who fled North Korean as a 13-year-old, has said that the dictator has complete control over the country.

Jigmey Bhutia Oct 12, 2015

Supermarket says profit in UK and Ireland were down more than 69% to £166m.

Bauke Schram Oct 07, 2015

Video footage shows owner destroy his $500,000 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG.

Alfred Joyner Sep 16, 2015

New laboratory at the Mammoth Museum of the Institute of Applied Ecology announced.

Hannah Osborne Sep 05, 2015

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

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 02, 2015

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

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 28, 2015