ARTICLES RELATING TO SOUTH KOREA

S Korean girl killed by suicide jumper

2013-05-23 09:05

A seven-year-old South Korean girl has been killed instantly after being struck by the body of a man as he plunged from his tenth-floor apartment in an apparent suicide, a report says.

North Korea missiles land in Sea of Japan

2013-05-18 14:00

North Korea has launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, South Korea's defence ministry says.

S Korea wants talks with North on Kaesong

2013-05-14 10:02

The South Korean President has said she wants talks with North Korea on removing raw materials and finished products from a joint industrial complex closed by military tensions.

Park apologises for sex assault scandal

2013-05-13 10:00

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has personally apologised for an "unsavoury" incident during her US summit visit that led to the dismissal of her chief spokesperson.

S Korea to free dolphin Jedol

2013-05-11 14:44

A 13-year-old dolphin is being taken to an ocean pen off a South Korean island for training to prepare it for release back into the wild.

N Korea taunts Park over US visit

2013-05-09 10:02

North Korea has taunted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye over what it called her humiliating US summit trip, saying she had been like a "bride dumped by her husband" on their wedding day.

S Korea rejects list of North demands

2013-05-06 09:05

South Korea on has dismissed an "incomprehensible" list of North Korean demands for reviving suspended operations at a jointly-run industrial park.

Girl gets windpipe made from stem cells

2013-04-30 20:24

A South Korean 2-year-old has become the youngest ever to get a lab-made windpipe from her own stem cells.

N Korean soldiers down arms, plant crops

2013-04-25 15:01

As South Korea remains on guard for a missile launch or nuclear test that officials say could take place at any time, North Korea's focus is on planting rice, cabbage and soybeans.

S Korea offers North talks, with warning

2013-04-25 08:22

South Korea has formally offered North Korea talks on suspended operations at their joint Kaesong industrial zone, and hinted it might pull out entirely if Pyongyang declines.

Suspect letter act of 'terror': S Korea

2013-04-23 09:01

South Korea's defence minister has received a package containing a threatening letter and suspicious powder, in what his ministry described as an attempted act of "terror".

N Korea missile test could take months

2013-04-22 10:01

The wait for North Korea's expected missile test, which has kept South Korean and US forces on heightened alert, may stretch to July, the South's defence ministry says.

Psy's Gentleman video banned

2013-04-18 13:15

Psy has been praised by South Korea's president and slammed all on the same day as his new song Gentleman was banned by the state broadcaster.

Lose 'nuclear stick' N Korea tells US

2013-04-17 12:01

North Korea says it is open to talks, but not as long as the United States is "brandishing a nuclear stick," while Washington insisted that negotiations depend on Pyongyang.

Kerry visit prioritises US-Asia dialogue

2013-04-16 11:06

Secretary of State John Kerry has offered the first signs of his priorities in Asia by offering dialogue to ease a crisis with North Korea, while vowing to keep a strong US interest in the region.

US helicopter crashes near N Korea border

2013-04-16 07:55

A US military helicopter has crashed near the North Korean border, a South Korean defence official says, with no reported casualties.

US urges talks amidst N Korea threat

2013-04-15 07:55

Secretary of State John Kerry has said the US will talk with North Korea if it takes "meaningful steps" towards peace, as the world anticipates a missile launch.

North Korea rejects South's talks call

2013-04-14 16:47

North Korea has rejected South Korea's offer to resolve rising nuclear tension through dialogue.

South Korea stops anti-North leaflet launch

2013-04-13 10:00

South Korean police have stopped a planned launch of anti-North Korea leaflets across the border, an activist says, as Seoul seeks to open dialogue and defuse soaring tensions with Pyongyang.

N Korea in holiday mode amid missile fears

2013-04-12 12:01

North Koreans seem to be in full holiday swing crowding a Pyongyang flower show and packing cinemas ahead of a key national holiday, while the Korean Peninsula simmers in tension.

US presses China to rein in ally N Korea

2013-04-12 07:51

The US has slammed North Korea's belligerence and pressed China to rein in its ally, as US officials downplay a chilling spy agency report that Pyongyang has a nuclear-armed missile.

N Korea keeps world on edge over launch

2013-04-11 15:55

North Korea is keeping the world on edge over an expected missile launch while it turns its own energies to celebrating leaders past and present amid soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula.

Nukes? What nukes? Life goes on in South Korea

2013-04-11 09:00

While North Korea fires off threats to the South, it's business as usual in the country that knows the North's mind games too well, says resident Lebogang Mogashoa.

S Korea blames North for computer crash

2013-04-10 10:00

North Korea was responsible for a cyberattack that shut down tens of thousands of computers and servers in South Korea in March, officials in Seoul say.

N Korea urges foreigners to evacuate South

2013-04-09 15:01

North Korea has said the Korean peninsula was headed for "thermo-nuclear" war and advised foreigners to consider leaving South Korea.

 

N Korea fires fifth missile in three days

2013-05-20 10:02

North Korea has fired another short-range missile into the Sea of Japan, the latest in a series of missile drills that have been condemned by South Korea and UN chief Ban Ki-Moon.

S Korea 'regrets' North's response to talks

2013-05-16 10:03

South Korea has voiced regret at North Korea's decision to spurn an offer of formal talks on removing goods from a joint industrial complex closed by military tensions.

Cyber spies embarrass South Korea

2013-05-13 14:41

The scandal shaking up South Korea's main spy agency is not cloak-and-dagger stuff, but the kind of low-grade trickery anyone with an internet connection could pull off.

N Korea angered by US nuclear carrier

2013-05-13 08:07

South Korea and a US strike force led by a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has kicked off a joint naval drill slammed by North Korea as a "wanton" provocation and rehearsal for war.

S Korea's 'disgraceful' spokesperson fired

2013-05-10 21:11

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has fired her chief spokesperson because of what her office says is a "disgraceful incident" during Park's trip to the United States.

N Korea removes missiles from launch site

2013-05-07 08:26

North Korea has moved two missiles primed for imminent test firing from a launch site, American officials say, as North Asia tensions ease slightly on the eve of a US-South Korea summit.

Aus smashes S Korean spy ring – report

2013-05-02 08:02

A South Korean spy ring has been uncovered in Australia trying to cultivate public servants to obtain trade secrets, a report says.

US, South Korea wrap up military drills

2013-04-30 08:50

The United States and South Korea have wrapped up joint military drills that infuriated North Korea, raising hopes for an easing of cross-border military tensions.

S Korean mogul wins parliamentary seat

2013-04-25 10:09

Popular South Korean software mogul and former presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-Soo has finally won elected office with a thumping by-election victory in Seoul.

Japan threatens China in island dispute

2013-04-23 11:02

Japan has vowed to "expel by force" any Chinese landing on islands at the centre of a territorial row, after eight government vessels from China sailed into the disputed waters.

Japan war shrine visits anger S Korea

2013-04-22 11:07

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made donations and three Cabinet ministers prayed at Tokyo's militarist shrine over the weekend, sparking South Korean anger.

N Korea sets preconditions for talks

2013-04-18 19:59

North Korea has demanded the lifting of UN sanctions and the end of US - South Korea military drills as conditions for resuming talks meant to defuse tension on the Korean Peninsula.

N Korea lays out talks pre-conditions

2013-04-18 10:35

North Korea has laid down rigid pre-conditions for any talks with Seoul or Washington, including the withdrawal of UN sanctions and a guaranteed end to South Korea-US joint military drills.

North Korea bars delegation

2013-04-17 07:56

North Korea has barred a delegation of South Korean businessmen from delivering food and supplies to 200 of their staff inside the closed Kaesong joint industrial zone.

N Korea threatens South for 'monstrous' act

2013-04-16 10:00

North Korea has threatened the South with imminent "sledge-hammer" retaliation, unless Seoul apologised for anti-Pyongyang protestors burning effigies of its revered leaders.

North Koreans oblivious to tensions

2013-04-15 13:09

Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents have spilled into the streets to celebrate the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il-Sung.

US ready to 'reach out' to North Korea

2013-04-14 18:41

US Secretary of State John Kerry has stressed that the United States is willing to engage with North Korea.

North Korea denies cyberattack on South

2013-04-13 14:15

North Korea has denied involvement in a cyberattack that shut down nearly 50 000 computers and servers at South Korean broadcasters and banks last month.

Kerry hits back as N Korea threatens Japan

2013-04-12 14:02

US Secretary of State John Kerry has demanded that North Korea abandon an expected missile launch as the communist state threatens a nuclear strike on Japan.

Kerry in S Korea amid missile test fears

2013-04-12 09:00

US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in South Korea, travelling into a region bracing for a possible North Korean missile test and risking that his presence could spark another provocation.

Kerry heads to S Korea as tensions soar

2013-04-11 22:20

US Secretary of State John Kerry has headed for South Korea on his maiden trip to Asia in a show of US support for regional allies as tensions soar over a feared new missile test by the North.

US radar to counter N Korea threat

2013-04-11 10:10

A powerful US military sea-based radar is now in place to detect any possible missile launches by North Korea, says a senior US defence official.

S Korea, US raise alert status

2013-04-11 00:54

South Korean and US forces have raised their alert status to "vital threat" before an expected North Korean missile test.

SA concerned about Korean tensions

2013-04-09 15:32
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South Africa is concerned about rising tensions in the Korean Peninsula, Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim says.

N Korean workers 'no-show' at Kaesong

2013-04-09 09:03

North Korean workers have failed to report to work at the joint Kaesong industrial zone with South Korea after Pyongyang suspended operations, upping the pressure on Seoul.

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