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
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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
Smiles mark start of summit between leaders of rival Koreas
The golden doors on the stately North Korean building swung open and leader Kim Jong Un, in a black Mao suit and surrounded by a
NK seeks ‘complete denuclearisation’, US vows continued pressure (Update)
North Korea has expressed its commitment to “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula and is not seeking conditions, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday, as the United
South Korean court jails former president Park for 24 years
A South Korean court jailed former President Park Geun-hye for 24 years on Friday over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders
Researchers to boycott S. Korean university over AI weapons work
Over 50 top artificial intelligence researchers on Wednesday announced a boycott of KAIST, South Korea’s top university, after it opened what they called an AI
N.Korea seen “cautious” in announcing stance over upcoming summits
North Korea’s silence on its upcoming summits with the United States and South Korea is likely due to caution over organising its stance regarding the
S. Korean politician who quit over ‘sexual assault’ apologises
A one-time rising star in South Korea‘s ruling party, who quit his political post this week hours after an aide accused him of sexual assault, apologised
South Korea sees familiar hurdles ahead with North
By Hyonhee Shin With the spectre of two past summits that failed to blunt North Korea‘s nuclear ambitions, South Korean officials planning talks next month now face the
South Korea’s Moon says sanctions on North to stay
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday sanctions on North Korea will not be eased for the sake of a summit between the two
Trump cites progress over N. Korea willingness to talk (Update 2)
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he saw “possible progress” regarding North Korea after South Korea said Pyongyang is willing to hold talks with the United States on
S. Korea closes exhibition by poet, 84, amid harassment claims
South Korea‘s capital has closed an exhibition by poet Ko Un, long the country’s hope for a Nobel Prize in literature, amid allegations of sexual misconduct
