South Korea
South Korea is aiming to join the ranks of advanced spacefaring nations on Thursday when it attempts to put a one-tonne payload into orbit using its first fully homegrown rocket. The country has risen to become the world's 12th-largest economy..
North Korea is willing to consider another summit with South Korea if mutual respect between the neighbours can be assured, state news agency KCNA said on Saturday, citing Kim Yo Jong, the sister of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. South Korea..
REUTERS Nearly 400 evacuated Afghans arrived on Thursday in Seoul, where the government said it was amending the law to allow long-term stays for those who worked on South Korean projects in Afghanistan before the Taliban seized power th..
SEOUL- Jin-hui, a cream-colored Pomeranian, was buried alive and left for dead in 2018 in the South Korean port city of Busan. No charges were filed against its owner at the time, but animal abusers and those who abandon pets will soon face harshe..
REUTERS The short haircut of South Korean archer An San, who has won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, has attracted anti-feminist sentiment at home. Online abuse, calling her hairstyle "feminist", comes against a backd..
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Yeo Jia Min was knocked out of the women’s singles badminton competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday (Jul 28). The 22-year-old lost against South Korea’s Kim Ga-eun, ranked 18th in the world, 21-..
The United States, Japan and South Korea are sending a clear message with their coordination on policy towards North Korea, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, despite some recent friction between the two Asian allies. "That close coord..
SEOUL: South Korea reported 1,100 new coronavirus cases for Sunday (Jul 11), the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Monday, as the country's toughest anti-coronavirus curbs take effect i...