South Korea

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Uncalled for stronger effort to overcome hardships and challenges facing his country as he opened a key political meeting after carrying out a record number of missile tests this year.A plenary…

SEOUL: South Koreasays it fired warning shots after North Korean drones violated the South's airspace.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said several unmanned North Korean drones crossed the inter-Korean border and were detected in the…

SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the Korean Peninsula's east coast on Sunday, South Korea's military said. The North's missile launch comes just days after the country tested a high-thrust solid-fuel engine that…

WASHINGTON: The US government is sending its first high-level delegation to China since a pledge made last month by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden to repair frayed relations. Assistant Secretary of State for East…

SEONGNAM (SOUTH KOREA): The new workers zipped around the office completing mundane tasks like fetching coffee, delivering meals and handing off packages. They did not get in anyone's way. They waited unobtrusively for elevators with…

SEOUL: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday said that he and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol have reaffirmed that their countries will work towards a swift resolution of the wartime labour issue. At stake is an…

PHNOM PENH: United States President Joe Biden said on Sunday that his country, Japan and South Korea were "more aligned than ever" on North Korea, which he added has continued its "provocative behaviour". Speaking in Cambodia after a…

SEOUL: Candlelight vigils and rallies were expected in South Koreaon Saturday to commemorate the 156 people killed in a Halloween crowd crush, with public anger growing over one of the country's deadliest peacetime disasters. The…

SEOUL: South Korea's military said it has scrambled fighter jets after detecting some 180 North Korean warplanesnear the border on Friday. "Our military detected around 180 North Korean warplanes" mobilised in Pyongyang's airspace,…

TOKYO/SEOUL: North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that triggered an alert for residents in parts of central and northern Japanto seek shelter.…