South Korea

North and South Korea begin destroying border guard posts

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The two Koreas began destroying 20 guard posts along their heavily-fortified frontier Sunday under a…

S. Korea’s Moon sacks finance minister, policy chief

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in sacked his top two economic officials Friday, the government said,…

Seven killed in Seoul studio complex fire

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Seven tenants were killed and 11 others injured early Friday when a blaze ripped through…

Seoul says N. Korea asked to delay Pompeo talks: report

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea asked the United States to delay planned high-level talks in New York this…

Japan denounces South Korean court ruling on wartime forced labor

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's top court on Tuesday ordered a Japanese steel giant to pay compensation…

Two Koreas agree to withdraw some border guard posts

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The two Koreas on Friday agreed to remove 11 guard posts along the heavily-fortified border…

Koreas remove guns from Cold War truce village

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The two Koreas were removing the last remaining firearms and guard posts on Thursday from…

S. Korea’s last polar bear dies ahead of British retirement

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The last polar bear kept in South Korea has died of old age only weeks…

Koreas and UN Command discuss demilitarizing border

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The two Koreas and the US-led United Nations Command held talks Tuesday on demilitarizing…

Koreas and UN Command begin talks on demilitarizing border

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The two Koreas and the US-led United Nations Command began talks Tuesday on demilitarising a…

S. Korea begins naval event without Japan after ‘Rising Sun’ flag row

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Wednesday kicked off an international fleet review involving 13 nations after Japan…

S. Korea court releases Lotte chairman from jail

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The chairman of South Korean retail giant Lotte Group was released from jail on…

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