South Korea

S. Korea PM apologizes for gaffe on unified team

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - South Korea's prime minister apologized Friday for suggesting the country's women's ice hockey team had no chance…

S. Korea’s Incheon airport opens new terminal before Olympics

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's main international gateway Incheon airport opened its second terminal on Thursday, significantly increasing…

S. Korea ex-president Lee denounces graft probe as ‘revenge’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - Former South Korean president Lee Myung-Bak on Wednesday denounced as "political revenge" a corruption probe into allegations…

S. Korea’s ‘kimchi deficit’ hits record high

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's trade deficit in kimchi, its proud traditional side dish of fermented cabbage, reached…

South Korean soldiers’ wages almost doubled

(AFP) -- South Korea nearly doubled wages for its rank-and-file conscripted soldiers on Tuesday but their pay will remain just…

Olympic flame stops in Seoul on journey to Pyeongchang

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Cheering crowds welcomed the Olympic flame to a freezing Seoul on Saturday, where the torch…

S.Korea planning to close cryptocurrency exchanges, bitcoin dives

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea is preparing to shut down cryptocurrency exchanges in the country, its justice minister…

Olympics: Winter sports explained

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A record 102 gold medals will be awarded in 15 sports disciplines at the Winter Olympic…

Clouds lift as North Korea boosts Pyeongchang Olympics

by Park Chan-Kyong Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Pyeongchang Winter Olympics organizers are entering their final preparations…

North Korea’s ‘army of beauties’ set to invade South

by Hwang Sunghee Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- With their good looks and sharp moves, North Korea's female…

Trump, Moon signal openness for talks with N. Korea

by Thomas Watkins with Hwang Sunghee in Seoul Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump is…

S. Korea’s Moon: Denuclearization is path to peace

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Denuclearization of the Korean peninsula is "the path to peace and our goal," South Korean President…

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