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South Korea To Launch First Lunar Orbiter As Space Bid Gathers Pace
South Korea is set to launch its first lunar orbiter on Friday as it doubles down on its space programmes, aiming to land a probe on the moon by 2030.
Aug 04, 2022
Pelosi Vows Support To Denuclearise N.Korea, Plans To Visit Korea Border
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her South Korean counterpart vowed on Thursday to support deterrence against North Korea and achieve its denuclearisation.
Aug 04, 2022
K-pop's BTS May Still Be Able To Perform While Doing Military Service - Minister
K-pop boy band BTS might still be able to perform oversees while serving in the military, South Korea's defence minister said on Monday, as the country debates shortening mandatory military service for K-pop stars to three weeks from about two years.
Aug 01, 2022
S.Korea Teachers, Parents Protest Plan To Lower School Entry Age To 5
South Korean parents and teachers groups protested on Monday against a plan to bring forward school enrolment by one year to age five, saying such young kids were intellectually unprepared and the change would increase difficulty in finding childcare.
Aug 01, 2022
Indonesia And South Korea Expand Cooperation On New Capital City Project
Indonesia expanded a cooperation agreement with South Korea on Thursday relating to the construction of a new capital city on Borneo island to replace overcrowded Jakarta, paving the way for Korean firms to participate in building digital infrastructure.
Jul 28, 2022
South Korea Says North To Face Cyber Sanctions If It Conducts Nuclear Test
North Korea is likely to face stronger sanctions including measures aimed at curbing its cyberattack capabilities if it conducts a nuclear test that it has been preparing, South Korea's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Jul 27, 2022
N.Korea Holds Mask-free Veterans Event After Flagging Near End Of COVID Crisis
North Korea has held a large mask-free public event for the first time since declaring a COVID-19 emergency in May, honouring veterans of the 1950-53 Korean war just days after saying its coronavirus crisis was nearly over.
Jul 26, 2022
South Korean Government, Police Clash On Oversight
A bid by South Korea's government to increase police oversight has sparked a protest by some officers, which drew criticism on Monday from a top minister who referred to the role the security forces played in the past to support authoritarian rule.
Jul 25, 2022
South Korea Forcibly Deported Only Two Of 200 North Korean Fishermen Since 2010 - Ministry
South Korea has repatriated nearly 200 North Koreans who came to the South via the sea border since 2010 but two fishermen sent back in 2019 were deported against their will, data from Seoul's Unification Ministry showed on Friday.
Jul 15, 2022
North Korea Says Ukraine Can't Talk About Sovereignty While Aiding U.S.
North Korea's foreign ministry said on Friday that Ukraine has no right to raise sovereignty issues after joining the United States' "unjust, illegal" actions that breached Pyongyang's sovereignty.
Jul 15, 2022
South Korea Seeks To Kickstart Talks To Resolve Historical Feuds With Japan
South Korea hopes a high-level visit to Tokyo next week will kickstart talks aimed at a breakthrough in historical disputes despite concerns the death of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe could change Japan's policy priorities, Seoul officials said.
Jul 14, 2022
U.S. Envoy Sees 'Consequential Shift' In NATO, Asia Ties Amid China Challenges
The recent attendance by four Asia Pacific leaders at the NATO summit reflects a "consequential shift" in the U.S.
Jul 11, 2022
South Korea's Yoon Warns At NATO Summit Of Threat To 'Universal Values'
South Korea's president warned a NATO summit of the threat to universal values at a time of new conflict and competition, a reference to Russia's aggression in Ukraine and China's engagement with Russia, a South Korean official said.
Jun 30, 2022
North Korea Says U.S. Is Setting Up Asian NATO; Vows Stronger Defence
North Korea has accused the United States of setting up a military alliance like NATO in Asia, saying the unwavering U.S.
Jun 27, 2022
Pressure Mounts On S.Korea To Reopen Case Of Deported N.Korean Fishermen
South Korea's ruling party members and rights activists are calling on the government to reopen a 2019 case of the repatriation of two North Korea fishermen, blaming the previous government of trying to curry favour with Pyongyang.
Jun 24, 2022
S.Korea Says No Evidence Of Defection From Official Shot Dead By N.Korea
There was no evidence that the South Korean fisheries official shot and burned by North Korean troops in 2020 intended to defect, South Korea's maritime and military authorities said on Thursday, reversing its earlier announcement.
Jun 16, 2022
South Korea Trucker Strike Poses Early Test For New President
A strike by South Korean truckers poses an early test for President Yoon Suk-yeol after a month in office, with the dispute threatening to distract from his agenda while raising the risk of long-term antagonism with powerful trade unions.
Jun 10, 2022
S.Korea, U.S. Stage Rare Drills With Air Carrier
South Korea and the United States staged their first combined military exercises involving an American aircraft carrier in more than four years, Seoul's military said on Saturday, amid reports that North Korea was preparing for a nuclear test.
Jun 04, 2022
S.Korea Holds Key Election For City, Province Chiefs In Early Test For Yoon
About 44 million South Koreans headed to polls to elect mayors and provincial governors on Wednesday, in races seen as an early test for new President Yoon Suk-yeol and his drive for fuelling an economic recovery and tackling inequality.
Jun 01, 2022
North Korea Hails Progress In Fight Against Drought Despite COVID Wave
North Korea has made progress in its fight against drought, and rice planting is under way nationwide even as the country ramps up efforts to tame its unprecedented coronavirus wave, state media said on Wednesday.
May 31, 2022
Analysis-As N.Korea Gears Up For Potential Nuclear Test, Missiles Get Little Domestic Fanfare
North Korean state media has kept quiet about a recent flurry of missile tests amid an unprecedented coronavirus wave - perhaps to avoid overshadowing a potential nuclear test, analysts say.
May 26, 2022
South Korea To Call At Davos For COVID Aid For North - Envoy
South Korea will issue a call this week at the World Economic Forum for COVID-19 vaccines and other medical help for North Korea, even if that means exemptions from U.N.
May 24, 2022
N.Korea Boosts Production Of Drugs, Medical Supplies To Battle COVID
North Korea is ramping up production of drugs and medical supplies including sterilisers and thermometers as it battles an unprecedented coronavirus outbreak, state media KCNA said on Thursday.
May 18, 2022
N.Korea Mobilises Army, Steps Up Tracing Amid COVID Wave
North Korea has mobilised its military to distribute COVID medications and deployed more than 10,000 health workers to help trace potential patients as it fights a sweeping coronavirus wave, state media outlet KCNA said on Tuesday.
May 16, 2022
North Korea Mobilises Army, Steps Up Tracing Amid COVID Wave
North Korea has mobilised its military to distribute COVID medications and deployed more than 10,000 health workers to help trace potential patients as it fights a sweeping coronavirus wave, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.
May 16, 2022
N.Korea Reports 6 New COVID Deaths As Military Mobilised For Supplies
North Korea reported six new deaths amid a COVID-19 wave, as the country's military was mobilised to distribute medical supplies, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.
May 16, 2022
North Korea Fires 3 Ballistic Missiles After Reporting COVID Outbreak
North Korea fired three ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea and Japan said, in the latest such move as the isolated country races to advance its weapons programmes on the day it first reported a COVID-19 outbreak.
May 12, 2022
N. Korea Reports COVID Cases, Fires 3 Ballistic Missile Tests
North Korea fired three ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea and Japan said, in its latest tests aimed at advancing its weapons programmes, even as it reported a COVID-19 outbreak for the first time.
May 12, 2022
S.Korea's Yoon Faces Early Challenge Amid Hints Of N.Korea Nuclear Test
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's plans to offer economic aid in return for denuclearisation could face an early challenge amid signs of an imminent North Korean nuclear test - and such proposals have been rebuffed before, analysts say.
May 11, 2022
S.Korea's Yoon Faces Early Test As It Braces For N.Korea Nuclear Test
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's plans to offer economic aid in return for denuclearisation could face an early challenge amid signs of an imminent North Korean nuclear test - and such proposals have been rebuffed before, analysts say.
May 11, 2022
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