In-form Hwang calms injury fears after Brisbane strike
SYDNEY: Prolific South Korea striker Hwang Ui-jo eased fears about a leg injury after being taken of the field on a stretcher during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Australia in Brisbane. Hwang scored…
Koreas to seek talks with IOC on joint 2032 Olympics bid
SEOUL: The two Koreas on Friday agreed to seek talks with the International Olympics Committee to discuss a joint bid for the 2032 Summer Games, Seoul said, as cross-border reconciliation gathered pace. The…
Yemeni asylum seekers denied refugee status in South Korea
SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday denied asylum to hundreds of Yemeni immigrants who had fled their war-torn country, allowing them to stay only for one year on the humanitarian visa, reported The…
Two Koreas, UN Command hold first talks on disarming border
SEOUL: North Korea, South Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC) held their first three-way talks on Tuesday to discuss demilitarising the border as the two Koreas push for peace, Seoul’s defense…
North Korea seeks ‘substantive outcome’ in economic cooperation talks with South
SEOUL: North and South Korea met on Monday to discuss the next steps in their pact to renew economic cooperation, with the North saying it wanted a “substantive outcome” from the talks,…
North Korea joins South Korean protest over Japan’s ‘Rising Sun’ flag
SEOUL: Japan should refrain from flying the “Rising Sun” flag on a warship in a fleet review planned in South Korea next week, a North Korean propaganda website said on Friday, joining…
North Korea says war’s end can’t be bargaining chip for denuclearisation
SEOUL: North Korea said on Tuesday that declaring the end of the 1950-53 Korean War “can never be a bargaining chip” for getting North Korea denuclearised, and said the country “will not…
North Korea, South Korea begin removing landmines along fortified border
SEOUL: Troops from North and South Korea began removing some landmines along their heavily fortified border on Monday, the South’s defense ministry said, as part of a pact to reduce tension and…
North Korea to invite foreign experts to permanently scrap missile sites
SEOUL: North Korea has agreed to “permanently” abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, and is willing to close its main nuclear complex if the United States takes…
Leaders of two Koreas parade through Pyongyang ahead of nuclear talks
SEOUL: Tens of thousands of North Koreans chanted “Unification!” and waved flowers as their leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in paraded through Pyongyang on Tuesday, ahead of a…
South Korean envoys meet Kim in North to prepare for third summit
SEOUL: South Korea said its envoys met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Wednesday to prepare for a third inter-Korean summit later this month, with hopes of putting…
South Korea sending special envoy to North to prepare for summit
SEOUL: South Korea said on Friday it will dispatch a special envoy to the North Korean capital on September 5 to discuss the timing of a summit between the two countries’ leaders…
US military says no plans to suspend more major exercises on Korean peninsula
WASHINGTON: The US military has no plans yet to suspend any more major military exercises with South Korea, the defense secretary said on Tuesday, in the middle of a breakdown in diplomacy…
South Korea says Pompeo’s canceled visit impacts North Korea liaison office plans
SEOUL: South Korea said on Monday the abrupt cancellation of United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s trip to North Korea is having an “effect” on a controversial inter-Korean liaison office it…
South Korean court raises ex-president Park’s jail term to 25 years
SEOUL: A South Korean appeals court sentenced former President Park Geun-hye to 25 years in jail on Friday in a case arising from a far-reaching corruption scandal that toppled her from power…
South Korea seeks progress on denuclearisation at September summit
SEOUL: A third summit of Korean leaders planned for next month will be a further step toward denuclearisation of the peninsula and a peace treaty to end the Korean War, South Korea’s…
South Korea marks first ‘comfort women’ day, seen drawing Japan’s protest
SEOUL: South Korea’s government plans to unveil on Tuesday a new monument as part of the first official day marking Japan’s wartime use of “comfort women”, a euphemism for girls and women…