South Korea

Samsung says second-quarter operating profit fell 95%

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported a more than 95 percent plunge in operating profits in…

What we know after 70 years of the Korean War armistice

SEOUL, July 27, 2023 (AFP) - South and North Korea remain technically at war 70 years after fighting ended on…

Seoul says North Korean nuclear attack would mean ‘end’ of regime

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Seoul told North Korea Friday that using its nukes would mean the "end" of Kim…

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, Yonhap news agency reported…

Rescuers recover last body from flooded S. Korean tunnel

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Rescue workers recovered the last body and ended search operations at a flooded underpass in…

North Korea says conducted new test of solid-fuel ICBM

  By Kang Jin-kyu Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the…

Crashed North Korean spy satellite had ‘no military utility’: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's first spy satellite had "no military utility" at all, South Korea said Wednesday…

South Koreans get younger as traditional age system dropped

By Cat BARTON Agence France-Presse SEOUL, June 28, 2023 (AFP) -- Lee Jung-hee was set to turn 60 next year…

South Korea celebrates 10 years of K-pop megastars BTS

By Claire LEE Agence France-Presse SEOUL, June 12, 2023 (AFP) -- Fans of K-pop megastars BTS flocked to hotspots around…

North Korea says spy satellite ‘crashed into sea’

By Claire LEE Agence France-Presse SEOUL, May 31, 2023 (AFP) -- North Korea launched a military spy satellite Wednesday, but…

North Korea launches claimed ‘spy satellite’, Seoul says

By Claire LEE Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea launched its purported spy satellite Wednesday, the South's…

Passenger opens plane door mid-air on Asiana flight

SEOUL, South Korea, May 26, 2023 (AFP) -- A passenger opened an emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight as…

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