S.Korea, US, Japan lambast N.Korea missile tests, urge return to talks
North Korea’s recent missile tests were “serious, unlawful” provocations, senior officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan said on Wednesday, urging Pyongyang to...
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N.Korea fires volley of missiles, South calls it a ‘test’ of new government
North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, likely its largest single test, a day after South...
N.Korea says it will strike with nuclear weapons if South attacks
North Korea opposes war but would use nuclear weapons if South Korea attacked, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said...
Mid-air collision of S.Korean air force trainer planes kills three, media say
Two trainer aircraft of South Korea’s air force collided in mid-air on Friday, authorities said, with media putting the casualties at three pilots killed and...
S.Korea prime minister calls for calm as Covid cases hit new record
South Korea‘s prime minister on Wednesday called on people not to panic about a major increase in coronavirus infections as new daily cases surged past 170,000...
South Korea’s real-life debt trap
Many small business owners in South Korea recognise themselves in the cash-strapped characters of the wildly popular Netflix (NFLX.O) drama ‘Squid Game’, who vie desperately...
US nuclear envoy visits S.Korea amid N.Korea missile tension, stalled talks
The U.S. envoy for North Korea arrived in South Korea on Saturday amid stalled denuclearisation talks and tension over Pyongyang’s recent missile tests. Special Representative...
N.Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile, S.Korea says
North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, pulling Japan’s new prime minister off the...
Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ estimated to be worth about $900 mln
“Squid Game,” Netflix Inc’s (NFLX.O) biggest original series launch, is estimated to be worth almost $900 million for the streaming giant, Bloomberg News reported late...
N.Korea fires missile, accuses U.S. of ‘double standards’
North Korea fired a missile towards the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang called on the United States and South...
