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CHINA SEES OBSTACLES TO REPAIRING TIES WITH JAPAN AS ENVOYS MEET
Kono is the first Japanese foreign minister to visit China since April 2016... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS HOPES TO GET JAPAN TIES BACK ON TRACK
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, left, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China Jan. 28, 2018... READ MORE›
BLAZE AT SOUTH KOREAN HOSPITAL KILLS AT LEAST 37; NEARLY 130 INJURED
A 2014 fire at a rural South Korean hospital for chronically ill elderly patients killed 21 people... READ MORE›
NAIL CLIPPERS, SHOVELS BANNED UNDER NORTH KOREAN SANCTIONS AS CHARITY WORK SUFFERS
North Korea sanctions crippling humanitarian work, with nail clippers, shovels on banned items list... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL IN SOUTH KOREA'S HOSPITAL FIRE JUMPS TO 41
The blaze happened at about 7 30 am local time Friday 2230 GMT Thursday at the Sejong Hospital in Miryang city, South Gyeongsang province... READ MORE›
HOW SANCHI'S SPILL COULD SPREAD
According to the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, the collision led to the worst tanker spill in 35 years... READ MORE›
DOZENS KILLED AND INJURED IN FIRE AT SOUTH KOREAN GERIATRIC HOSPITAL
At least 37 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a fire in a geriatric hospital in South Korea... READ MORE›
US, SOUTH KOREA TO RESUME MILITARY EXERCISES AFTER WINTER OLYMPICS
, descriptionText South Korea says the vessel transferred oil to a North Korean ship, violating UN sanctions... READ MORE›
HOSPITAL FIRE KILLS 37, INJURES SCORES IN SOUTH KOREA
The fire started in Sejong Hospital's emergency room and had engulfed the first floor when firefighters arrived... READ MORE›
DESPITE SANCTIONS, NORTH KOREA EXPORTED COAL TO SOUTH AND J
The first used vessels from North Korea via Nakhodka, about 85 km 53 miles east of the Russian city of Vladivostok... READ MORE›
'DEEP GRIEF': SOUTH KOREAN HOSPITAL FIRE KILLS DOZENS
A South Korean city became a scene of horror as flames and toxic smoke swept through a hospital, killing at least 37 people and injuring more than 140... READ MORE›
FIRE AT HOSPITAL KILLS 37, INJURES SCORES IN SOUTH KOREA
The fire started in Sejong Hospital's emergency room and had engulfed the first floor when firefighters arrived... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA EXPORTING COAL TO SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN VIA RUSSIA DESPITE U.N. SANCTIONS
The first used vessels from North Korea via Nakhodka, about 85 km 53 miles east of the Russian city of Vladivostok... READ MORE›
HOSPITAL FIRE IN SOUTH KOREA: PRESIDENT MOON JAE-IN EXPRESSES REGRET OVER BLAZE
The fire started in Sejong Hospital's emergency room and had engulfed the first floor when firefighters arrived... READ MORE›
WAREHOUSE FIRE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 40
Kim Jung-geun said no more bodies were expected to be found at the site of the blaze in Icheon, about 80 kilometres south of Seoul... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA MINISTER SAYS MILITARY OPTION 'UNACCEPTABLE' ON NORTH KORE
South Korea minister says military option 'unacceptable' on North Korea crisis... READ MORE›
CHINA ENVOY SAYS
The reason I've not been to North Korea since being appointed the Chinese government's special envoy for Korean peninsula matters is very complex, Kong told reporters... READ MORE›
FIRE KILLS AT LEAST 41 PEOPLE AT SOUTH KOREA HOSPITAL
The fire in Miryang, about 170 miles southeast of Seoul, was the second major deadly fire in South Korea in recent weeks... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA EXPORTED COAL TO SOUTH AND JAPAN VIA RUSSIA-INTELLIGENCE
The first used vessels from North Korea via Nakhodka, about 85 km 53 miles east of the Russian city of Vladivostok... READ MORE›
DOZENS DIE IN SOUTH KOREA HOSPITAL FIRE
South Korea hospital fire kills at least 37 in Miryang... READ MORE›
BLAZE IN SOUTH KOREAN HOSPITAL KILLS 33, INJURES DOZENS
Firefighters put out a fire at a burning hospital in Miryang, South Korea, January 26, 2018... READ MORE›
THE KOREAN TENNIS STAR MAKING HISTORY
Chung Hyeon will be the first South Korean to play in the semi-finals of a tennis Grand Slam... READ MORE›
N. KOREA PLANNING MILITARY EVENT ON EVE OF PYEONGCHANG GAMES
North Korea's military parades are closely scrutinized for the unveiling of new missiles or other key weaponry... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREAN HOCKEY PLAYERS CROSS INTO SOUTH FOR 1ST JOINT OLYMPIC TEAM
North and South Korean players plan to practice separately for several days as Murray needs time to learn about the North Koreans... READ MORE›
N KOREA HOCKEY PLAYERS ARRIVE IN THE SOUTH
North Korea's women's ice hockey players have arrived in South Korea to form a joint team for the Pyeongchang Olympics... READ MORE›
JAPAN ACCUSES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TANKER OF PASSING FUEL TO NORTH KOREA
The Japanese government has vowed to take tougher measures to prevent North Korea from circumventing international sanctions... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA MAKES SUICIDE PACTS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE IN EFFORT TO REVERSE WORLDS SECOND HIGHEST RATE
Suicide prevention education will also be required for all soldiers... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA PARTICIPATION TO HIGHLIGHT OPENING CEREMONY
By Jane Chung PYEONGCHANG, South Korea Reuters - North Korea's participation at the next month's Winter Olympics will form an integral part of an opening... READ MORE›
KOREA SKATING UNION KEEN TO RESOLVE ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS
SEOUL Reuters - The Korea Skating Union is urgently investigating allegations that a coach assaulted short track gold medallist Shim Suk-hee and an independent commission... READ MORE›
DPRK ADVANCE TEAM TOURS S.KOREAN PERFORMANCE FACILITIES FOR WINTER OLYMPICS
An advance team of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK toured performance facilities... READ MORE›
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SINGAPORE SOARS UP INNOVATION RANKINGS, U.S. FALLS OUT OF TOP 10
South Korea remained the global-innovation gold medalist for the fifth consecutive year... READ MORE›
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA TO MARCH TOGETHER AT OLYMPICS
A smaller delegation of North Korean athletes and supporters will attend the Paralympics, the ministry said... READ MORE›
KOREAS TO CARRY SINGLE FLAG AT OLYMPICS
But the South's liberal President Moon told South Korean Olympic athletes on Wednesday that the North's participation in the Games would help improve inter-Korean relations... READ MORE›
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREAN TEAMS TO MARCH AS ONE AT OLYMPICS
North Korea missed an Oct. 31 deadline to accept invitations from South Korea and the International Olympic Committee to join the Games... READ MORE›
LAVROV BERATES US FOR 'DESTABILIZING' WORLD
Trump has openly ridiculed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Twitter over Pyongyang's missile and nuclear testing and threatened military intervention... READ MORE›
2 KOREAS TO FORM 1ST JOINT OLYMPIC TEAM, MARCH TOGETHER IN OPENING CEREMONY
South Korean media have predicted only up to 10 North Korean athletes will end up being covered by an additional quota from the IOC... READ MORE›
BITCOIN FALL EXTENDS TO 25% AS FEARS OF CRYPTO CRACKDOWN LINGER
Bitcoin Fall Extends to 25 percent as Fears of Crypto Crackdown Linger... READ MORE›
ZOMBIE NATION? 'EXECUTED' NORTH KOREANS RETURN TO LIFE
Kyong-hui, Kim's father's sister and the wife of uncle Jang Song Thaek, was reportedly executed by poisoning on the leader's orders... READ MORE›
PUSH TO END SOUTH KOREA ABORTION BAN GAINS STRENGTH AND SIGNATURES
Push to End South Korea Abortion Ban Gains Strength, and Signatures... READ MORE›
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA TO FIELD JOINT ICE HOCKEY TEAM
North and South Korea to form first joint Olympics team and march together under one flag at the 2018 Winter Olympics... READ MORE›
FIRST HAWAII, NOW JAPAN SENDS A FALSE ALARM ABOUT INCOMING NORTH KOREAN MISSILE
North Korea fired two missiles over the Japanese island of Hokkaido last year, triggering the expansion of the system... READ MORE›
HAWAII FALSE ALARM: JAPAN TV ALSO SENDS ERRONEOUS ALERT OVER MISSILE LAUNCH
Patterns of North Korean missile launch is erroneous, the correction notice said... READ MORE›
TRUMP ASKED MOON TO GIVE HIM PUBLIC CREDIT FOR PRESSURING NORTH KOREA INTO TALKS
Read more Will this North Korean band bring hits like 'Our Comrade Kim Jong Un' to South Korea?... READ MORE›
BURNING IRANIAN OIL TANKER SINKS AFTER JANUARY 6 ACCIDENT
Burning Iranian oil tanker sinks after January 6 accident Chinese state TV... READ MORE›
WHIRLPOOL SAYS IT'S ADDING JOBS AFTER TRUMP TARIFF DECISION
Whirlpool, based in Benton Harbor, Michigan, renewed allegations last year that its South Korean rivals illegally undercut prices on washing machines... READ MORE›
EX-NORTH KOREAN SPY RECOUNTS OLYMPIC PLOT TO BLOW UP PLANE
, descriptionText South Korea says the vessel transferred oil to a North Korean ship, violating UN sanctions... READ MORE›
CHINA ABSENCE LOOMS OVER CANADA MEETING ON HOW TO PRESSURE NORTH KOREA
Another challenge in Vancouver will be the absence of China, which has significant influence in North Korea... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA IMPOSES MORE DEMANDS ON SOUTH KOREA OVER THE OLYMPICS
Despite an agreement to send a delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea, North Korea's demands put a pall on talks with the South... READ MORE›
MEET HYON SONG-WOL, NORTH KOREA'S 'SPICE GIRL' WHOSE EXECUTION WAS GREATLY EXAGGERATED
Critics fear handing kim jong-un propaganda victory over north korea's luxury ski resort... READ MORE›
'PYONGYANG OLYMPICS?' BACKLASH REVEALS CHANGING ATTITUDES IN SOUTH KOR
South Korean President Moon Jae-in signs an autograph on a ice hockey stick during his visit to Jincheon National Training Center in Jincheon, South Korea January 17, 2018... READ MORE›
CHINA WOULD BACK A UNIFIED KOREA IF ATTAINED THROUGH PEACE, AMBASSADOR SAYS
The Treasury Department published photographs of ships apparently transferring oil to North Korean tankers in the Yellow Sea between China and South Korea... READ MORE›
TWO KOREAS FORM SINGLE ICE HOCKEY TEAM IN SHOW OF OLYMPIC UNITY
Thomas Bach, center, Kim Il Guk of North Korea, left and Do Jong-hwan of South Korea on Jan. 20... READ MORE›
HAWAII CHANGES PROTOCOLS FOR ALERTS AFTER MISSILE FALSE ALARM
North Korea has participated in every Summer Games since 1972, except the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Games, which it boycotted... READ MORE›
HERE'S WHAT TRUMP'S TARIFFS ON U.S. IMPORTS ARE DOING TO MARKETS
The solar tariffs are lower than the 35 percent the U.S. International Trade Commission recommended in October after finding that imported panels were harming American manufacturers... READ MORE›
IRANIAN OIL TANKER SINKS AFTER EXPLOSION SHOOTS FLAMES UP TO 1KM HIGH
The Sanchi, owned by National Iranian Tanker Co, was carrying almost 1 million barrels of condensate, an ultra-light crude oil, to South Korea... READ MORE›
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA DISCUSS TROUPE'S OLYMPICS VISIT
Just ahead of Monday's meeting, North Korea issued a statement criticising South Korea's President Moon Jae-in for praising Trump's role in helping restart talks... READ MORE›
UNDER TRUMP, FATE OF ASIA REBALANCE A QUESTION
As President Trump welcomes India's Prime Minister Modi and South Korea's President Moon to DC, he should affirm the Asia rebalance strategy, says Samantha Vinograd... READ MORE›
AS TRUMP FOCUSES ON NORTH KOREA, CHINA PUSHES INTO WEST PACIFIC
There is an attempt to alter the present status in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, Abe told the publication... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA SIGNALS IT MIGHT HOLD MILITARY PARADE ON EVE OF OLYMPICS
A team of North Korean officials finished a similar trip to the South on Monday, to review potential venues for performances by North Korean artists... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREAN POP SINGER LEADS PRE-OLYMPIC DELEGATION TO SOUTH
In South Korean media, it was the North Korean singer, Hyon Song-wol, who stole the show... READ MORE›