South Korea

This comes after South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung proposed an organisation similar to WikiLeaks.

India Ashok Feb 23, 2017

The state has carried out assassinations, public executions and overseas kidnappings.

Lydia Smith Feb 15, 2017

Estranged for years from his relatives, the 45-year-old gambler and playboy Kim Jong-nam played a key role in the dynasty that has ruled for three generations since North Korea's foundation in 1948.

Alex Wheeler Feb 15, 2017

The unidentified suspect appears to be a middle-aged woman of Asian descent.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 15, 2017

The statement came from South Korean Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho amid reports of alleged retaliatory actions from Beijing.

Ananya Roy Feb 09, 2017

The manufacturers of lithium-ion batteries would now have to go through greater oversight and inspections.

Sarmistha Acharya Feb 06, 2017

Blue House officials said they would provide all documents to the prosecutors, but would not allow them in.

Divya Kishore Feb 03, 2017

Pentagon chief James Mattis set to discuss Thaad deployment with top South Korean lawmakers.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 02, 2017

Seoul has denied all 'abduction' accusations saying the women defected of their own free will.

Lara Rebello Feb 01, 2017

Seoul's defence minister says Pyongyang's missile threats are 'direct and realistic'.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 27, 2017

Former British deputy ambassador, Thae Yong Ho, believes dissenting voices are becoming more common.

William Watkinson Jan 26, 2017

Mattis was sworn into the top job at Pentagon shortly after Donald Trump's inauguration.

Divya Kishore Jan 25, 2017

Park was impeached after being implicated in a corruption scandal involving her aide Choi Soon-sil.

Ananya Roy Jan 25, 2017

A ruling to unseat or reinstate Park requires the approval of six out of the court's nine justices.

Divya Kishore Jan 25, 2017

"We have waited very long and worked very hard to launch Pokémon Go in South Korea," Lim Jae Boem said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 24, 2017

Cho Yoon-sun is the first sitting minister to be arrested amid the political scandal probe.

Divya Kishore Jan 21, 2017

Prosecutors are also preparing to extradite Ban Ki-sang on charges of bribery.

Lara Rebello Jan 21, 2017

Tokyo says the references are against the Olympic charter that opposes the use of sports for political purposes.

Divya Kishore Jan 20, 2017

The test-launch might coincide with the inauguration of Donald Trump on 20 January.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Jan 19, 2017

Lee's arrest would have caused an immediate void in the company's leadership.

Agamoni Ghosh Jan 19, 2017

The Realmeter poll showed ex-liberal opposition party leader Moon Jae-in maintaining his lead.

Divya Kishore Jan 16, 2017

Ban's younger brother and nephew were accused of bribing a Middle Eastern official.

Divya Kishore Jan 12, 2017

The development comes after 2 senior Samsung Group executives were called for questioning on 9 January by the prosecutor.

Divya Kishore Jan 11, 2017

The unnamed monk had set himself ablaze on 8 January during a rally.

Divya Kishore Jan 10, 2017

Earlier, it was reported Samsung Group vice chairman Choi Gee-sung and president Chang Choong-ki might get arrested.

Divya Kishore Jan 10, 2017

There are still 46 South Korean women who were forced to be sex slaves by Japan.

Fiona Keating Jan 08, 2017

Cupertino giant brings iPhones, MacBooks and more to 'Samsung City'.

Oliver Cragg Jan 06, 2017

South Korean government says president-elect's tweets give 'effective insight' into his foreign policy.

Mark Piggott Jan 05, 2017

Park was impeached on 9 December after 234 lawmakers voted against her.

Divya Kishore Jan 05, 2017

Defence chief in Seoul said the move will be part of broader defence measures to thwart increasing nuclear threats.

Ananya Roy Jan 05, 2017