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Officials signed a short-term agreement on Sunday to boost South Korea's contribution toward the upkeep of US troops (Representational Image)

South Korea signs deal to pay more for US troops after Trump's demand

The new deal must still be approved by South Korea's parliament, but it would boost its contribution.

10 Feb 2019 4:15 PM

Kim is making "good technical preparations" for the meeting, the official KCNA news agency said. (File Photo)

Kim expresses 'great satisfaction' over Trump letter: KCNA

North Korea's Kim Jong Un has expressed "great satisfaction" after receiving a letter from US President Donald Trump.

24 Jan 2019 12:14 PM

South Korea’s Shim Suk-hee has alleged she was raped by her coach since she was 17. (Photo: AP)

#MeToo wave hits South Korean sports

The year-long investigation will cover 50 sports and include children competing from primary schools upwards.

23 Jan 2019 8:29 PM

At a summit in Singapore in June, US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un signed a vaguely worded pledge on denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. (Photo: File)

'If US doesn’t keep promise, will change approach': Kim Jon Un’s warning on New Year

Kim was willing to meet Trump again at any time 'to produce a result that will be welcomed by the international community'.

01 Jan 2019 2:06 PM

Behind the North Korean leader glows a neon slogan saying 'The show must go on!' (Photo: AFP)

Kim Jong Un shoots dead Donald Trump in South Korea art satire

The work portrays a film set, with Kim and Trump as friends and quarrelling over money.

20 Dec 2018 2:55 PM

The incident did not trigger any gunfire, unlike last year when a North Korean soldier ran across under a hail of bullets from his own side. (Representational image | AFP)

North Korean soldier defects to South across border

The rare defection came as the two Koreas push ahead with a process of reconciliation in an effort to ease tensions.

01 Dec 2018 7:16 PM

Eight women laid criminal complaints, and the court found Lee raped and molested them 'tens of times' over a long period. (Photo: AFP)

South Korean cult leader gets 15 year jail for raping followers

Lee stood with his eyes closed as the judgement was read, showing no emotion.

22 Nov 2018 2:17 PM

North Korea's official news agency released only one picture to accompany its report on the weapons test, one that gave few clues as to what kind of device was involved. (Photo: AFP)

North Korea successfully tests new 'ultramodern tactical weapon': Report

This is the first official report of a weapons test since N Korea began a diplomatic process with US over its nuclear and missile program.

16 Nov 2018 1:32 PM

At a historic summit in Singapore in June, US President Donald Trump and Kim signed a vaguely-worded statement on denuclearisation. (Photo: File)

Will 'seriously' return to nuclear state policy: North Korea warns US

North's foreign ministry said Pyongyang could revert to its former policy if the US did not change its stance over sanctions.

04 Nov 2018 2:44 PM

Ministry said N Korea could bring back its 'pyongjin' policy of simultaneously advancing its nuclear force and economic development if US doesn't change its stance. (Photo: File)

N Korea threatens to resume nuke development over sanctions

Foreign Ministry statement came amid sense of unease between US and Seoul over use of sanctions to get North to relinquish nuclear program.

03 Nov 2018 3:18 PM

Moon later suggested that the trip was likely to happen this year, and told lawmakers Thursday that the peninsula was approaching 'the historic starting line' for peace. (Photo: AP | File)

Kim Jong-Un to visit Seoul soon, says South Korea President

In September, the leaders of the two Koreas agreed Kim would visit Seoul 'in the near future' without giving a specific date.

01 Nov 2018 3:06 PM

'Chairman Kim said he’s ready to allow them to come in' and see the dismantled Punggye-ri nuclear test site, Pompeo said. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong Un ready to invite inspectors to nuclear site, says Pompeo

Pompeo met with North Korean leader in Pyongyang on Sunday to rekindle stalled denuclearisation talks.

08 Oct 2018 3:46 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right center, talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left center, during their summit at the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (Photo: AP)

South Korean leader Moon Jae-in, North's Kim Jong Un hold summit talks

Kim and Moon embraced at Pyongyang's international airport -- where North Korean leader had supervised missile launches last year.

18 Sep 2018 7:40 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and his wife Kim Jung-sook, second from left, walk with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju upon their arrival in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 18. (Photo: AP)

Moon Jae-in arrives in Pyongyang for third summit with Kim Jong-Un

'Let’s open an era of peace and prosperity with the solidarity of one people,' read a hoarding displayed outside the terminal.

18 Sep 2018 1:41 PM

'The complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula is an issue that should fundamentally be resolved between the US and North Korea through negotiation,' Moon told a cabinet meeting. (Photo: File)

South Korea's President urges 'bold decision' from Trump, Kim Jong Un

Moon, who brokered June's historic Singapore summit between Trump and Kim, will fly to Pyongyang next week.

11 Sep 2018 2:52 PM

The pledge comes after Trump, frustrated with a lack of progress on disarmament, last month cancelled Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to Pyongyang after the North reportedly sent a belligerent letter to the US leader. (Photo: File)

Aim to achieve denuclearisation in Trump's first term: Kim Jong Un

The third summit between the North's leader Kim Jong-Un and South Korean President Moon Jae has been announced for September 18-20.

06 Sep 2018 2:31 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in sent Chung and other envoys to the North Korean capital on Wednesday to set the timing and agenda for the third inter-Korean summit this year, and to break the impasse in talks between Washington and Pyongyang over dismantling the North's nuclear programme. (Photo: File)

North, South Korea to hold summit on September 18-20: Seoul

Kim Jong Un and Trump held a watershed summit in June in Singapore and pledged to work toward denuclearisation of the peninsula.

06 Sep 2018 10:59 AM

Ju oversaw the launch of North Korea's Unha 2 long-range rocket in 2009, which he watched alongside then leader Kim Jong Il, Yonhap news agency said. (Photo: AFP)

Developer of North Korea missiles, nuclear weapons dies

Ju was a former minister of the North's defence ministry, which was in charge of developing the country's nuclear weapons and missiles.

04 Sep 2018 3:01 PM

Students and teachers in South Korea will need to find new ways of staying alert through the long school day, after the government said Friday it will ban coffee sales in schools.

South Korea bans coffee in schools

Selling highly caffeinated drinks to students in schools has already been banned since 2013.

31 Aug 2018 1:39 PM

It added that signing a declaration to end the 1950-53 Korean War would be the first step towards achieving regional and global peace and security. (Photo: ANI)

North Korea urges US to sign end-of-war declaration

North Korea's media also urged US to lift the sanctions on Pyongyang, adding that improvement of ties and sanctions can't go together.

23 Aug 2018 3:09 PM

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