Recent News Headlines : Seoul - South Korea

MOON, KIM TO HOLD SUMMIT AT BORDER NEXT MONTH


Chung led a 10-member South Korean delegation that met with Kim during a two-day visit to Pyongyang, North Korea's capital... READ MORE

7th March, 2018 62

TWO KOREAS TO HOLD SUMMIT, NORTH READY FOR DENUCLEARIZATION TALKS


Possible progress being made in talks with North Korea, Trump tweeted... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 0

KIM JONG UN AND SEOUL ENVOYS DISCUSS POSSIBLE INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT


KCNA said Kim warmly welcomed the South Korean officials, who handed over a letter from Moon... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 0

BUST AFTER BOOM: YOUNG SOUTH KOREANS LOST IN CRYPTO CRAZE


South Korea is not the only country to embrace cryptocurrencies... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 1300

TRUMP SEES SIGN OF PROGRESS IN POSSIBLE NORTH KOREA TALKS WITH U.S.


Trump Sees Sign of Progress in Possible North Korea Talks With U.S... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 3109

TWO KOREAS TO HOLD SUMMIT, NORTH READY FOR DENUCLEARISATION TALKS


Kim Yo Jong's trip was the first to the South by a member of the North's ruling dynasty since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 0

FORMER SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT LEE CALLED IN FOR QUESTIONING IN BRIBERY CASE


South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday summoned conservative former President Lee Myung-bak for questioning as a criminal suspect in a bribery scandal, offici... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 0

FORMER SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL QUITS AFTER RAPE ACCUSATION


A former South Korean presidential contender stepped down as a provincial governor Tuesday and announced his retirement from politics after a secretary acc... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 1

NORTH KOREA IS WILLING TO DISCUSS GIVING UP NUCLEAR WEAPONS SOUTH SAYS


North Korea Is Willing to Discuss Giving Up Nuclear Weapons, South Says... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 58525

NORTH KOREA 'SEEKS CLOSER SOUTH KOREA TIES, REUNIFICATION'


Moon has also remained vigilant against North Korea's weapons ambitions, saying on Tuesday South Korea should bolster its defences in tandem with talks with Pyongyang... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 4438

SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNOR RESIGNS AFTER SECRETARY'S RAPE ALLEGATION


Secretary Kim Ji-eun told the JTBC network she decided to speak up when Ahn assaulted her even after talking about South Korea's MeToo movement... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 15

AFTER PARK, FORMER SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT LEE SUMMONED OVER BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS


After Park, former South Korean President Lee summoned over bribery..... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 96

KIM JONG UN AND SEOUL ENVOYS DISCUSS POSSIBLE INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT


The North's official news agency KCNA said Kim warmly welcomed the South Korean officials, who handed over a letter from Moon... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 0

NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR ACTIVITY: PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION LIKELY RESUMED AMID TALKS WITH SEOUL


North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greets Chung Eui-yong, head of the presidential National Security Office, in Pyongyang, March 6, 2018... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 7

SOUTH KOREAN ENVOYS MEET KIM JONG UN IN PYONGYANG


After returning home from Pyongyang, the South Korean envoys will fly to Washington for follow-up discussions with the Trump administration... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 0

KIM JONG UN AND SEOUL ENVOYS DISCUSS POSSIBLE INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT


KCNA said Kim warmly welcomed the South Korean officials, who handed over a letter from Moon... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 0

KIM JONG UN AND SEOUL ENVOYS DISCUSS POSSIBLE INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT


The North's official news agency KCNA said Kim warmly welcomed the South Korean officials, who handed over a letter from Moon... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 0

NORTH KOREA'S KIM JONG UN, SEOUL ENVOYS HAVE 'OPENHEARTED TALK'


North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front right, meets South Korean National Security Director Chung Eui-yong, front left, in Pyongyang, North Korea... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 0

N KOREA'S KIM 'TO ADVANCE' CLOSER TIES WITH SOUTH


North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he wants to write a new history of national reunification with South Korea, state media says... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 1637

KIM JONG UN, SOUTH KOREA OFFICIALS MEET, BUT IT'S UNLIKELY TO SOLVE ISSUES


North Korea is likely to demand the United States suspend or cancel planned joint military exercises in South Korea... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 425

TRADE WAR FEARS, ITALIAN ELECTION BUFFET WORLD SHARES


That left MSCI's all-country equity index marginally in the red, though emerging equities fell 0.7 percent, near three-week lows... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 238

SOUTH KOREAN ENVOYS IN HISTORIC TRIP TO MEET NORTH'S KIM


In Seoul, Kim Yo Jong invited him to a summit in Pyongyang on her brother's behalf... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 0

SOUTH KOREAN ENVOYS FLY TO NORTH KOREA TO MEET KIM JONG-UN


Mr. Moon saw an opening when Mr. Kim agreed to send North Korean envoys, as well as athletes and cheerleaders, to the Pyeongchang Olympics... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 272

HIGH-LEVEL SEOUL OFFICIALS TO HEAD TO NORTH KOREA FOR TALKS


They will be the first known South Korean special envoys to travel to Pyongyang in about 10 years... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 18

SOUTH KOREAN ENVOYS TO VISIT NORTH KOREA FOR HISTORIC MEETING


A high-level delegation of South Korean officials will travel to North Korea on Monday to discuss improving relations on the peninsula... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 0

CLONING DOGS AND CATS IS NOT JUST FOR CELEBRITIES ANYMORE


MIAMI - After photographer Monni Must's 28-year-old daughter Miya committed suicide while in an abusive relationship, she adopted Miya's spunky black Labrador, Billy Bean... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 3

SOUTH KOREA NAMES ENVOYS TO NORTH KOREA IN BID TO LOWER TENSIONS AND POSSIBLY ARRANGE TALKS WITH U.S.


North Korea reiterated on Saturday that it was willing to talk to the United States but said it would never sit with any precondition... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 5

'DENUKE AND WE WILL TALK', TRUMP TELLS PYONGYANG AS SOUTH KOREA HEADS TO THE NORTH


Donald Trump suggests he will talk to Pyongyang as South Korea sends envoy to North Korea... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 78

SOUTH KOREA NAMES 2 ENVOYS TO MEET WITH KIM JONG-UN


South Korean officials said they have been in close consultations with their allies in Washington even as they have pursued talks with the North Koreans... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 160

SOUTH KOREA SENDS ENVOYS TO NORTH KOREA AS TRUMP HINTS AT POSSIBLE TALKS


North Korea reiterated on Saturday that it was willing to talk to the United States but said it would never sit with any precondition... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 10

Trending News Headlines : Seoul

JAPAN WARNS CITIZENS THEY MIGHT HAVE ONLY 10 MINUTES TO PREPARE FOR A NORTH KOREAN MISSILE


In 1998, North Korea fired a Taepodong-1 missile -- ostensibly for launching a satellite -- over Japan and into its economic zone on the Pacific Ocean side... READ MORE

25th April, 2017 19616

NORTH KOREA BLAMES TRUMP AND HIS 'AGGRESSIVE' TWEETS FOR TENSIONS


North Korea could react to Trump's tougher rhetoric with new provocations of its own... READ MORE

14th April, 2017 18181

PUTIN, BEFORE VOTE, UNVEILS 'INVINCIBLE' NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO COUNTER WEST


Putin, before vote, unveils 'invincible' nuclear weapons to counter..... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 3957

NORTH KOREA CLAIMS IT COULD WIPE OUT MANHATTAN WITH A HYDROGEN BOMB


North Korea's making a lot of threats these days... READ MORE

13th March, 2016 3313

U.S. IMPOSES MORE NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS, TRUMP WARNS OF 'PHASE TWO'


In January, Washington announced a round of sanctions and urged China and Russia to expel North Koreans raising funds for the programs. The U.N... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 3009

U.S. IMPOSES MORE NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS, TRUMP WARNS OF 'PHASE TWO'


In January, Washington announced a round of sanctions and urged China and Russia to expel North Koreans raising funds for the programs. The U.N... READ MORE

25th February, 2018 2562

'I NEVER EXPECTED CANADA IS NEAR THE UNITED STATES,' NORTH KOREAN DEFECTOR SAYS


'i never expected canada is near the united states,' north korean defector says... READ MORE

21st February, 2018 2358

U.S. IMPOSES MORE NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS, TRUMP WARNS OF 'PHASE TWO'


In January, Washington announced a round of sanctions and urged China and Russia to expel North Koreans raising funds for the programs. The U.N... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 2247

IVANKA TRUMP, US CHARMER-IN-CHIEF, TOUCHES DOWN IN SOUTH KOREA


, descriptionText President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump heads to South Korea to lead the US delegation for the closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 2156

TRUMP LEVELS 'HEAVIEST SANCTIONS EVER IMPOSED' AGAINST NORTH KOREA


According to South Korea and Japan's officials, North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile off its east coast early Aug 3, 2016... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 2064

U.S. BANKS ON DIPLOMACY WITH NORTH KOREA, BUT MOVES AHEAD ON MILITARY PLANS


They looked at a number of pitfalls that could hamper an American assault on North Korea's well-entrenched military... READ MORE

1st March, 2018 1876

IF SANCTIONS ON NORTH KOREA WON'T WORK, WE'LL GO TO 'PHASE TWO' - TRUMP


Tensions between Pyongyang and Washington have remained tense while North Korea has made rapid progress in its nuclear program... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 1733

'DARK CLOUDS OF A WAR': NORTH KOREA WILL 'COUNTER US' IF IT HOLDS DRILLS WITH SEOUL


North Korea has threatened to counter the US if Washington holds joint military exercises with Seoul while still enforcing sanctions against Pyongyang... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 1498

SOUTH KOREA WARNS IT CAN DESTROY NORTH BEYOND RECOVERY AFTER MISSILE LAUNCH


South Korea detected North Korean launch preparations on Thursday, and President Moon ordered a live-fire ballistic missile drill if the launch happened... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 1485

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO WATCH WOMEN'S HOCKEY IN SOUTH KOREA?


On a wooded hill, on the path to the Olympic hockey stadium in Gangneong, South Korea, Mike Schofield and his girlfriend are selling sausages... READ MORE

15th February, 2018 1413

NORTH KOREA WILLING TO HOLD TALKS WITH U.S.


Kim Yong Chol, who Seoul believes masterminded two attacks in 2010 that killed 50 South Koreans, was in South Korea for the end of the Olympics... READ MORE

25th February, 2018 1351

SOUTH KOREA UNION SAYS GM PLANT CLOSURE MOVE IS 'DEATH SENTENCE', THREATENS STRIKE


The main gate to GM Korea's Gunsan factory is seen in Gunsan, South Korea February 13, 2018... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 1334

SOUTH KOREA ENVOYS TO VISIT NORTH FOLLOWING OLYMPIC DETENTE


The trip is in response to an invitation offered by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister for South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 1059

SEX SLAVE ISSUE: SOUTH KOREA'S MOON CRITICISES JAPAN


South Korea's President Moon Jae-in has once again criticised Japan over its wartime use of comfort women, calling it a crime against humanity ... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 1056

'YOUNG MEN ARE REALLY INTO THEIR EYEBROWS, INTO THEIR HAIR, AND THEY'LL ALWAYS PUT ON BB CREAM'


The de rigueur look in South Korea, literally translated as a dewy glow, has long been associated with femininity... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 1054

A DIRECTORS APOLOGY ADDS MOMENTUM TO SOUTH KOREAS #METOO MOVEMENT


Still, a fresh reminder of the obstacles victims have faced in South Korea came only minutes before Mr. Lee held his news conference on Monday... READ MORE

19th February, 2018 937

KIM YO-JONG AND NORTH KOREA'S SECRET WEAPON


This kind of idolisation of a leader is alien to South Korea's younger generation who are not so easily seduced by North Korea's arrivals... READ MORE

13th February, 2018 616

LUNAR NEW YEAR: WILL YEAR OF THE DOG MEAN MORE BABIES IN SOUTH KOREA?


Will the Year of the Dog mean more babies in South Korea?... READ MORE

17th February, 2018 608

IS NORTH KOREA'S OVERTURE A PATH TO PEACE OR SIMPLY A PLOY?


Protestors shadowed the North Korean delegation throughout its visit to the South, shouting insults and defacing posters of Kim... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 520

BULLYING SCANDAL ON SPEED-SKATING TEAM UNSETTLES SOUTH KOREAN FANS


The South Korean ladies' speed skating team crossed the line on Wednesday night... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 512

SOUTH KOREA TO PAY FOR NORTH AT OLYMPICS


South Korea also paid the expenses when more than 600 North Koreans visited the South during the 2002 Asian Games in Busan... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 497

'WHO IN THEIR RIGHT FREAKING MIND SAYS, "LET'S PUT THE OLYMPICS IN THE SAME WINDOW AS THE LUNAR NEW YEAR?"'


'Standing seats' On a Thursday train bound for Gangneung, one Korean man said he wasn't able to get seating seats, just standing seats... READ MORE

16th February, 2018 475

SOUTH KOREA EXEMPTS WOMEN FROM THE DRAFT. IS THAT FAIR?


Growing North Korean threat sparks debate over expanding South Korean draft to women... READ MORE

18th September, 2017 448

A NORTH KOREAN'S UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES IN THE SOUTH


Some South Koreans may view North Koreans as uneducated, uncouth or untrustworthy... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 431

IN THIS SOUTH KOREAN UNIVERSITY COURSE, DATING ISN'T JUST FOR FUN -- IT'S COMPULSORY


There are lots of people against dating and against relationships these days in Korea, Jang said... READ MORE

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