South Korea

US, S.Korea detect another failed N. Korea missile test

SEOUL: North Korea on Thursday conducted what appeared to be its second failed test in… Read More

Man crushed to death behind Seoul subway screen door

SEOUL: A passenger was crushed to death Wednesday after getting stuck between a subway train… Read More

Tour bus crash kills 10 in South Korea

SEOUL: At least 10 people were killed and seven others seriously injured after their tour… Read More

Samsung recovers over 60 percent of recalled Note 7s in South Korea, US

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co said on Tuesday it has got back more than 60 percent… Read More

South Korea orders battery safety measures for Samsung Note 7

SEOUL: South Korea said on Thursday it ordered Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to take additional… Read More

Exploding phone battery: Samsung begins South Korea exchange

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: Samsung rolled out replacements for Galaxy Note 7s plagued by exploding batteries… Read More

Crucial meeting discusses tougher measures against North Korea

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Foreign ministers for the United States, Japan and South Korea met… Read More

5.4-magnitude ‘biggest ever’ quake hits South Korea

SEOL: A powerful 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit the southern region of South Korea Monday evening, the… Read More

North Korea executes vice premier for education: Seoul

SEOUL: North Korea has put to death a vice premier and sent two other officials… Read More

South Korea-US military drill shadowed by North Korea threats

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops began a military… Read More

North Korea stokes Japan fury with missile test

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: North Korea on Wednesday fired a ballistic missile into the sea off… Read More

N Korea test-fires submarine-launched missile: Seoul

SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday appeared to have test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Seoul's… Read More

US to deploy missiles in South Korea as North riled

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: The United States is to deploy an advanced missile defence system in… Read More

North Korea test fires two powerful, mid-range missiles

SEOUL: Nuclear-armed North Korea conducted two back-to-back tests of a powerful new medium-range missile on… Read More

India seeks better LNG deal by teaming up with South Korea and Japan

NEW DELHI: Energy-hungry India has restarted talks on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchasing alliance… Read More

Help! There’s a cockroach: S. Korean emergency services get bizarre requests for help

SEOUL: An emergency call centre in South Korea released a list Tuesday of the most… Read More

White tiger unveiled as 2018 Winter Games mascot

SEOUL: A cheerful white tiger cub was unveiled as the official mascot for South Korea's 2018… Read More

North Korea says Trump wise choice for president

SEOUL: North Korea has backed presumptive U.S. Republican nominee Donald Trump, with a propaganda website… Read More

Four killed in South Korea subway site collapse

SEOUL: Four workers were killed and 10 others injured in a collapse Wednesday at a… Read More

South Korean author says her life won’t change after winning Man Booker Prize

SEOUL: South Korean author Han Kang met the media en masse Tuesday for the first time… Read More