South Korea

S. Korea’s Park tells North to abandon nuclear weapons

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Monday urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapon…

VW Korea head apologises, questioned on emission fraud

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The head of Volkswagen's South Korean unit apologised Thursday as he presented himself to state…

S. Korea MPs defy president with China visit

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A group of South Korean opposition lawmakers defied President Park Geun-Hye and left for China…

Olympics: Taiwanese lifter Hsu demands London gold after Rio win

by Peter HUTCHISON RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil (AFP) -- Taiwanese weightlifter Hsu Shu-ching sensationally grabbed gold at Rio Sunday and…

S. Korea suspends sale of 80 Volkswagen models

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Tuesday banned the sale of 80 Volkswagen AG models and handed down…

N. Korea hacked into emails of Seoul officials: report

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Seoul prosecutors believe North Korea hacked into the email accounts of dozens of South Korean…

N. Korea says missile tests simulated nuclear strike on South

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea said Wednesday its latest ballistic missile tests trialled detonation devices for possible nuclear…

N. Korea test-fires three ballistic missiles: S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea test-fired three ballistic missiles on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, just over a…

Seoul demands N.Korea release arrested defector

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Friday demanded Pyongyang swiftly release a North Korean defector it had arrested…

Korea test-fires submarine-launched missile: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea on Saturday appeared to have test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Seoul's defence ministry…

How one man spread a killer virus in hospital

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A single patient infected 82 people with the deadly MERS virus in an overcrowded South Korean emergency…

Russia issues stern warning over US missiles in S.Korea

MOSKAU, Russia (AFP) -- Russia warned Friday that the US deployment of an advanced missile defense system in South Korea…

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