South Korea

South Korea's defence minister said his country will not drop its guard despite signs of improving ties with the Kim Jong-un regime.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 29, 2018

North Korea will build a "world level" beach resort in the southeast of the country in a bid to attract more tourists to Kim Jong-un's nation.

James Hetherington Jan 26, 2018

Seoul has hinted that the strength of the joint military exercises will not be scaled down - a move that is likely to anger North Korea.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 26, 2018

The blaze engulfed major sections of the Sejong Hospital in the southeastern city of Miryang early on Friday, 26 January.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 26, 2018

North Korea's state media has said Pyongyang would 'smash' challenges against reunifying the Korean peninsula.

Brendan Cole Jan 24, 2018

Suicide rate in South Korean twice as high as other OECD countries. K-pop singer Jonghyun and actor Jun Tae-soo both took own lives.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 23, 2018

A Canadian health body has warned that Chronic Wasting Disease could spread to humans via meat.

Kashmira Gander Jan 23, 2018

Seoul authorities urged conservative critics to not provoke the North Korean leadership as they hope to improve inter-Korea relations through the Olympics.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 23, 2018

North Korea will send about 400 people south of the border to compete in the Winter Olympics. Speaking to reporters and foreigners is strictly forbidden.

James Hetherington Jan 22, 2018

Hyon has been subject to much speculation over the years including her suspected execution which later proved to be false.

Jordan Bhatt Jan 22, 2018

Despite a rapid rise in value over the past year, the price of bitcoin could fall to $1,000 per coin in the next 12 months, a major Wall Street investment chief has warned.

Jason Murdock Jan 22, 2018

The protests broke out as a North Korean delegation, led by pop diva Hyon Song-wol visited ahead of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 22, 2018

Pyongyang has not made it clear whether the visit is permanently cancelled or temporarily suspended.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 20, 2018

As speculation about South Korea's stance on crypto shifts markets, it has emerged that at least one government official in the region is under investigation for insider trading.

Jason Murdock Jan 19, 2018

As the price of a single bitcoin tumbled for the first time in months, Reddit's cryptocurrency community started posting links to global suicide hotlines.

Jason Murdock Jan 17, 2018

North Korean hackers have increasingly targeted cryptocurrency firms and users to generate funds for a country squeezed by sanctions and trade restrictions.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 17, 2018

North and South Korea plan to send joint ice hockey team to Winter Olympics in Seoul. North Korean delegation also includes an orchestra.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 15, 2018

Donald Trump asked several times where a US member of staff was born, despite her insisting she was born in New York.

Jordan Bhatt Jan 13, 2018

Speculation has swirled for decades that everyone from North Korean footballers to coaches are punished for not dominating international sporting championships.

Kashmira Gander Jan 09, 2018

Relations between North Korea and South Korea have been strained for many years, but one moment in 2000 shows another future is still possible.

Neil Murphy Jan 09, 2018

South Korean foreign minister announces Seoul would allocate funds from its own money and would not seek renegotiation with Tokyo.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 09, 2018

Hackers targeting February's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, using a booby-trapped Microsoft Word document to infect computers.

Jason Murdock Jan 08, 2018

In a rare gesture, North Korea has agreed to hold high-level talks with rival South Korea to discuss participation in upcoming winter Olympics.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 05, 2018

If things go according to plan, this will be the first time in two years that the rival Koreas will hold direct talks between each other.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 03, 2018

More than 200,000 women from Korea, Taiwan, China and other nationalities were forced to work at wartime brothels by the Japanese Imperial Military during the Second World War.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 31, 2017

South Korean authorities say the Hong Kong vessel supplied 600 tonnes of refined petroleum to a North Korean ship in the East China Sea waters.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 29, 2017

A North Korean soldier who defected is said to have anthrax antibodies in his system, raising fears in Seoul over its weapons capabilities.

Brendan Cole Dec 26, 2017

South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the defecting soldier appeared in front of a guard post on the mid-western front at around 8.04am local time.

Divya Kishore Dec 21, 2017

During the pregnancy, doctors informed the mother that it was extremely unlikely the child would survive

Aristos Georgiou Dec 19, 2017

Alongside the rest of the world, experts warn that North Korea is likely profiting from the rise of bitcoin, a cryptocurrency the regime has been hacking, stealing and mining.

Jason Murdock Dec 13, 2017