South Koreans no longer need masks outdoors if vaccinated against Covid-19
South Korea on Wednesday said masks will no longer be required outdoors from July for those vaccinated with at least one COVID-19 shot. The move...
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North Korean troops killed missing South Korean official
North Korean troops shot dead a South Korean fisheries official who went missing earlier this week, before dousing his body in oil and setting it on fire...
S.Korea running out of sickbeds in Covid-19 resurgence
South Korea reported more than 300 infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the 16th day of three-digit rises, fanning concerns about a worsening shortage...
Mayor of S.Korean capital found dead after writing apology to ‘everyone’
One of South Korea’s most prominent elected officials and longtime mayor of the capital Seoul was found dead on Friday after he was reported missing...
N.Korea rejects South’s offer of envoys, vows to redeploy troops to border
North Korea on Wednesday rejected South Korea’s offer to send special envoys to ease escalating tensions over defector activity and stalled reconciliation efforts and vowed...
N.Korea blows up liaison office on its side of border with South (updated)
North Korea blew up and destroyed an inter-Korean liaison office in its border city of Kaesong on Tuesday, South Korea said, after Pyongyang threatened to...
Spurs’ Son to ‘self-isolate’ on return from South Korea
Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min will self-isolate, in line with government recommendations over the coronavirus, on his return to London after travelling home to South...
Coronavirus deepens Iran’s isolation, tests Italy and South Korea
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rose to 16 on Tuesday, the most outside China, increasing its international isolation as countries as far apart as South Korea...
Typhoon knocks out power in S.Korea, North braces for storm
A powerful typhoon slammed into South Korea early on Saturday, killing at least one person and disrupting power to 57,000 households before turning toward North...
S.Korea fires hundreds of warning shots at Russian military plane
South Korean warplanes fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that entered South Korean airspace on Tuesday, defence officials said, while Russia...
Like a son but cheaper: South Koreans pamper pets instead of having kids
By Hayoung Choi and Minwoo Park SEOUL, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Kang Sung-il buys Sancho, his Pomeranian, a toy every business trip and this Lunar...
North Korea intends to abolish all nuclear weapons, South says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un intends to abolish all nuclear weapons, materials and facilities to achieve “complete” denuclearisation, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who held his...
Trump hails Kim, sees no need to resume US-South Korea war games
Days after canceling a planned visit to North Korea by his top diplomat citing insufficient progress in denuclearisation talks, US President Donald Trump hailed his personal relationship...
N. and S. Koreans hold emotional reunions after 65 years
Some 90 families from the two Koreas were reunited in the North on Monday, weeping and embracing each after being torn apart for more than six...
North, South Korea agree on third summit
North and South Korea agreed to hold a summit in Pyongyang in September, the latest step forward in cross-border ties this year after more high-level talks on...
Mattis says US troop commitment to South Korea is ‘ironclad’
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday assured South Korea of an “ironclad” commitment to its security, including keeping US troop levels unaltered, even as diplomats seek an...
US forces in S. Korea ‘not subject’ to N. Korea-US talks
US military forces in South Korea are not subject to negotiations between North Korea and the United States because they are a matter for the US-South Korean alliance, a senior...
Philippines’ Duterte stirs controversy by kissing woman on lips
A kiss by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on a Filipino woman’s lips while on an official visit in South Korea sparked anger and jokes on...
N. Korea shakes up top military brass ahead of Trump summit – US
North Korea‘s top three military officials have been removed from their posts, a senior US official said, a move analysts said on Monday could support efforts...
S. Korea to remove border loudspeakers, North to shift clocks
In initial small steps toward reconciliation, South Korea said on Monday it would remove loudspeakers that blared propaganda across the border, while North Korea said it would shift its...