Japan, S Korea to boost ties amid challenges
Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to boost cooperation bilateral cooperation in the face of a 鈥榗hallenging鈥� environment, as they met in Tokyo on Saturday.
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South Korea president vows to build 鈥榤ilitary trust鈥� with North
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung vowed Friday to 鈥榬espect鈥� North Korea鈥檚 political system and build 鈥榤ilitary trust鈥�, a day after Pyongyang said it had no interest in improving relations with Seoul...
South Korea migration aspirants besiege Probashi Kallyan Bhaban
South Korea migration aspirants on Wednesday besieged Probashi Kallyan Bhaban demanding speedy migration for the estimated 21,000 aspirants on a seniority basis...
Bangladesh qualify for Women's U-20 Asian Cup
Bangladesh Under-20 women鈥檚 football team鈥檚 qualification hopes for the 2026 finals were in serious doubt after they suffered a crushing 6-1 loss to South Korea in their final Group H fixture of the AFC U-20 Women鈥檚 Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Lao National Stadium KM16 in Vientiane on Sunday.
North Korea removing border speakers
North Korean troops have started removing propaganda loudspeakers used to blare unsettling noises along the border, South Korea鈥檚 military said Saturday, days after Seoul鈥檚 new administration dismantled ones on its side of the frontier.
Arrest warrant sought for South Korea鈥檚 ex-first lady Kim
South Korean prosecutors on Thursday requested an arrest warrant for former first lady Kim Keon Hee, a day after questioning her over a litany of allegations, including bribery and stock manipulation.
S Korean co to invest $8.06m in Mongla EPZ
OCF Company Limited, a South Korean company, is set to invest $8.06 million in Mongla Export Processing Zone, said a press release...
South Korean prosecutors question ex-first lady accused of graft
South Korean prosecutors questioned former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Wednesday over a litany of allegations, including stock manipulation and bribery...
Son draws fans to airport as LAFC calls Wednesday news conference
South Korean star Son Heung-min has not even been officially announced as joining Los Angeles FC of MLS, but excited fans are already waiting to welcome him.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
South Korea鈥檚 new leader vows to 鈥榟eal wounds鈥� with North
SOUTH Korea鈥檚 president Lee Jae-myung vowed to reach out to the nuclear-armed North and heal wounds鈥� as he took office Wednesday, after winning a snap election triggered by his predecessor鈥檚 disastrous martial law declaration...
South Korea鈥檚 Lee on course to win presidency by landslide
Centre-left Lee Jae-myung was set Tuesday to win South Korea鈥檚 presidential election by a landslide, capping months of political chaos in a vote which drew the highest turnout in nearly three decades.
South Korea on cusp, Uzbeks eye historic World Cup spot
European club trophy winners Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in will hope to fire South Korea to the World Cup in the coming days with four remaining automatic spots from Asia up for grabs.
