South Korea

TOKYO/SEOUL: North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Thursday, including one that triggered an alert for residents in parts of central and northern Japanto seek shelter, the latest in a record year of missile testing by the…

SEOUL: North Korea fired at least 23 missiles into the sea on Wednesday, including one that landed less than 60 km (40 miles) off South Korea's coast, which the South's President Yoon Suk-yeol described as "territorial encroachment". It…

SEOUL: North Korea fired an "unidentified ballistic missile" on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, a test that follows Pyongyang's warnings over large-scale joint air drills conducted by South Koreaand the US. "North Korea fires an…

SEOUL: South Korean officials admitted responsibility and apologized on Tuesday for failures in preventing and responding to a Halloween crowd surge that killed more than 150 people and left citizens shocked and angry. The government is…

SEOUL: South Korea's police chief admitted "a heavy responsibility" for failing to prevent a recent crowd surge that killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in Seoul, saying Tuesday that officers didn't effectively…

SEOUL: North Korea's Foreign Ministry criticised the United States for expanding joint military exercises with South Koreathat it claims are practice for a potential invasion, and it warned on Tuesday of "more powerful follow-up…

SEOUL: Wiping away tears, Song Jung-hee laid a single white chrysanthemum at a memorial for the 154 victims of a fatal crowd crush in South Korea. What was supposed to be a Saturday night of post-pandemic celebration in Seoul's popular …

SEOUL: A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook a small agricultural county in South Korea's central region on Saturday, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage. South Korea's weather agency said the small earthquake in the…

SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea on Friday, Seoul officials said, as its rival South Korea was wrapping up an annual military drill that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of…

TOKYO: The United States, Japan and South Koreawarned Wednesday that a North Korean nuclear test would warrant an "unprecedentedly strong response", vowing unity after a blitz of missile launches from the hermit state. Following talks…