Better than expected trade data from China, a positive close in the U.S. markets Tuesday and an uptick in oil prices made for positive triggers.
The incident came at a time of increased tension between Pyongyang and Seoul after the North claimed it tested a hydrogen bomb last week.
The South Korean president asked for China’s intervention after propaganda leaflets, allegedly sent by North Korea, came across the border.
Russia President Vladimir Putin has for many years described NATO's efforts to develop defenses against ballistic missiles as a move to "neutralize" Moscow.
Experts may doubt North Korea's claim to have recently tested a hydrogen bomb, but the country's nuclear ambitions are no laughing matter.
GM’s answer to mass-produced, fully electric cars will have a South Korean battery, drive unit and motor.
The United States has reportedly been talking with South Korea about sending bombers and submarines.
U.S. forces in South Korea were put on their highest level of alert Monday in preparation for any provocation from Pyongyang.
The move is a response to North Korea's widely doubted claim to have detonated a hydrogen bomb.
Comments by a senior North Korean official at a propaganda rally constitute the country’s first official response to recent broadcasts across its border.
The footage’s legitimacy came under suspicion as South Korean media said the video, released Friday, is a compilation of various tests.
Jeena Lee-Walker said she thought the civil rights material stemming from the racially charged 1980s case was important.
Pyongyang’s move follows South Korea’s propaganda broadcasts, which began Friday in response to North Korea's claim to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb.
South Korea is on high alert following a supposed hydrogen bomb test from North Korea.
The front page of the country's main newspaper featured a large picture Thursday of its dictator signing the order to approve a nuclear test.
Hundreds took to the streets of Seoul to denounce North Korea's claim that it had successfully tested its first hydrogen bomb.
America and South Korea are also discussing ways to deploy U.S. strategic assets on the Korean peninsula.
Beijing expressed grave concerns after Pyongyang said it tested a hydrogen bomb, but it will not yet give up on the reclusive country, analysts said.
The United Nations, which has passed resolutions on the reclusive country’s nuclear program before, is meeting Wednesday to consider options.
North Korea has long threatened to start a war against the United States, South Korea and its other enemies, and it's unclear what the reclusive nation will do next.
Investors failed to shrug off lingering concerns over China’s economy, and news of a possible nuclear test in North Korea dampened risk appetite.
Analysts say Beijing, North Korea’s only ally, is increasingly frustrated at the unpredictable behavior of leader Kim Jong Un.