S Korea removing loudspeakers on border with North
South Korea said Monday it was removing loudspeakers used to blare K-pop and news reports to the North, as the new administration in Seoul tries to ease tensions with its bellicose neighbour.
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Departing Spurs captain Son in tears on emotional evening
Departing Tottenham captain Son Heung-min was in tears and his team-mates threw him in the air on an emotional evening in his native South Korea on Sunday...
South Korea鈥檚 Yoon resists questioning by lying down in underwear
South Korea鈥檚 impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol lay on his prison cell floor in his underwear to resist attempts to interrogate him, prosecutors said Friday.
Prosecutors seek new warrant to question ex-president Yoon
South Korean prosecutors requested a fresh detention warrant on Wednesday to forcibly question former president Yoon Suk Yeol, after he refused to appear at his summons multiple times...
Bangladesh drawn against China, N Korea and Uzbekistan in Women's Asian Cup
Bangladesh were drawn against defending champions China, North Korea and Uzbekistan in Group B of the Women's Asian Cup, scheduled to be played in Australia from March 1-21 next year.
Russia starts direct flights to N Korea
Russia on Sunday began direct commercial flights to North Korea, in a further sign of closer ties with its Asian ally helping its offensive in Ukraine...
S Korea officials to go to US as trade deal deadline looms
South Korea鈥檚 deputy prime minister will meet with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent next week, ahead of Washington鈥檚 deadline to reach a trade deal, Seoul鈥檚 presidential office said Saturday...
Kim urges troops to prepare 鈥榝or real war鈥�
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged his military to be ready 鈥榝or real war鈥� as he observed a firing contest of artillery units, Pyongyang state media said Thursday.
S Korea economy grows in Q2 on exports surge
South Korea鈥檚 economy grew 0.5 per cent in the second quarter, the country鈥檚 central bank said Thursday, as strong demand for semiconductors propelled exports to its biggest gain in nearly five years...
South Korea sees record birth rate growth for January-May
South Korea registered record birth rate growth during the first five months of the year, a statistics agency official told AFP on Wednesday...
North Korea plans to build another 5,000-tonne destroyer
North Korea vowed to build an additional 5,000-tonne destroyer for its navy, state media reported Tuesday, after the nuclear-armed country launched two similar vessels this year...
IUB hosts K-pop World Festival Bangladesh Audition
The embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bangladesh in partnership with the King Sejong Institute, a Korean language institute at the Independent University, Bangladesh, has organised the 2025 Changwon K-pop World Festival 鈥� Bangladesh Global Audition at the IUB auditorium in Dhaka...
South Korea rain kills 17
Heavy rain in South Korea has killed at least 17 people in recent days, government records showed Sunday, while 11 remain unaccounted for in the intense downpours...
South Korea ex-president indicted
Disgraced South Korean ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted for abuse of power Saturday over his declaration of martial law last year, as investigators widened an insurrection probe...
5 dead after torrential rain in South Korea
Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain swept into South Korean villages on Saturday, killing at least five, the national fire agency said...
Three killed as S Korean region hit by most rain in 120 years
At least three people were killed and more than 1,000 evacuated Thursday after South Korea was hit by torrential rains, officials said, with one region pummelled by the most rainfall per hour since full records began.
BGMEA for attracting S Korean investment
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Mahmud Hasan Khan has put emphasis on expanding Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel exports to South Korea and thus attracting Korean investment in non-textile sectors within Bangladesh...
Kim Jong Un offers Russia full support on Ukraine in Lavrov talks
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered Moscow his full support on the war in Ukraine during talks with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, state media in Pyongyang said on early Sunday...
Russia鈥檚 foreign minister meets Kim Jong Un
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to the secretive country and key Moscow ally...
N Korean detained after crossing land border: Seoul
A North Korean civilian voluntarily crossed the heavily mined land border between the two countries, aided by the South鈥檚 military in a delicate 20-hour operation, Seoul鈥檚 Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday.
Kim shown honouring troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war
State media images showed leader Kim Jong Un honouring the flag-draped coffins of North Korean soldiers killed helping Russia fight Ukraine, as Seoul鈥檚 defence ministry said Tuesday it saw no signs of further troop deployments yet...
North Korea sending more troops to Russia for Ukraine war
North Korea will send more troops to Russia to assist in its war against Ukraine, possibly as early as July, a South Korean lawmaker said Thursday, citing information from Seoul鈥檚 spy agency...
North Korea terms US strikes on Iran as violation of UN charter
North Korea condemned on Monday the United States strikes on Iran, calling it a violation of the United Nations charter and blaming the tension in the Middle East on the 鈥榬eckless valor of Israel鈥�...
S Korea counts on shipbuilding to ease US tariff woes
Asia鈥檚 fourth largest economy South Korea is facing gruelling tariffs by US President Donald Trump, but its shipbuilding industry could prove a useful bargaining chip...
Foreign keepers to play in South Korea after 27 years
South Korean football will lift a ban on foreign goalkeepers that has been in place in the domestic game since 1999, officials said on Friday.
North Korea launches repaired destroyer
A North Korean naval destroyer damaged in a botched launch last month was successfully set afloat on a second attempt, with leader Kim Jong Un presiding, state media said on Friday.
South Koreans flock to Blue House ahead of presidential return
The queue stretches all the way down the road. Tens of thousands of people are flocking to South Korea鈥檚 historic Blue House before the new president moves his office back in.
Two S Koreans charged for blackmailing Son
Two South Koreans have been charged with blackmail or attempted blackmail targeting Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min, the prosecution said Wednesday, with one of them reportedly his ex-girlfriend...
Japan, South Korea celebrate World Cup qualification with big wins
Crystal Palace forward Daichi Kamada scored twice for Japan and Paris Saint Germain's Lee Kang-in netted for South Korea as the Asian giants rounded off successful World Cup qualifying campaigns in style on Tuesday.
Yunus congratulates new South Korean president
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunon Wednesady congratulated Lee Jae-myung on his election as the new South Korean president.