South Korea

Former South Korean president Roh Tae-woo dies

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Former South Korean president and general Roh Tae-woo, who was instrumental in crushing the Gwangju…

South Korea rocket launch fails to put payload in orbit: Moon

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's first domestically-developed space rocket failed to put its dummy payload into orbit after…

South Korea seeks space race entry with first homegrown rocket

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea is aiming to join the ranks of advanced spacefaring nations on Thursday when…

Sweet taste of Squid Game success for South Korean candy couple

by Yelim LEE / Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Simple, sweet, and fictionally fatal: the stallholder who makes…

Squid Game: South Korea’s latest cultural phenomenon

by Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A dystopian vision of a polarised society, Netflix smash hit "Squid Game"…

North Korea fires ‘missile’, insists on right to weapons tests

  by Claire LEE Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a presumed short-range missile…

North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’: South’s military

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea fired an 'unidentified projectile' into the sea off its east coast, the…

N.Korea leader’s sister demands South drop ‘hostile policies’: KCNA

SEOUL, South (AFP) -- The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday said it was "admirable"…

N.Korea says US submarine deal, alliance could trigger ‘nuclear arms race’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's foreign ministry on Monday said a new US alliance in the Indo-Pacific and…

BTS issued diplomatic passports for UN session

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- K-pop sensation BTS have been granted diplomatic passports ahead of the United Nations General Assembly…

South Korea fires first submarine-launched ballistic missile

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday, the presidential Blue House said,…

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: South’s military

by Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea on Wednesday, according…

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