South Korea

North Korea rejects South's calls for declaring end to war in peninsula

North Korea's reaction came after South Korean President Moon Jae-in reiterated his calls for the end-of-the-war declaration that he said could help achieve denuclearisation and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

US, allies search ways to contain North Korea's nuclear programme

Nuclear envoys from Japan, South Korea and the US hold talks a day after Pyongyang tested a long-range missile.

South Korean antitrust agency fines Google $177M

The Korea Fair Trade Commission says the tech giant prevented local smartphone makers from customising its Android OS.

How the world is reacting to North Korea's missile test?

The first such test of long-range missiles in months causes anxiety among South Korean and Japanese officials.

S.Korea in final stages of developing ballistic missile to deter N.Korea

Seoul is developing a new weapon with a flight range of 350-400 km and a payload of up to 3 tonnes, designed to destroy underground facilities such as those North Korea is believed to use to store nuclear weapons, Yonhap reports.

South Korea passes long-awaited law reforming military justice system

All sex crimes and homicides committed by military members will now be tried by civilian courts rather than courts-martial, following multiple scandals and victim suicides.

Ex-K-pop star sentenced to three years in jail over prostitution, fraud

Disgraced former BIGBANG star Seungri has been convicted of arranging prostitution and other charges stemming from a sex and drugs scandal by a military court.

Koreas restore cross border communications, seek improved ties

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reached the agreement during several exchanges of letters since April, the presidential office in Seoul said.

South Korea to establish $2.6B ‘Iron Dome’-style defence system

Project aims to protect population in and around Seoul, which lies within range of North Korea’s artillery.

South Korea failing to tackle digital sex crimes, rights group says

In 2019, almost 45 percent of sexual digital crime cases were dropped by the country’s prosecution, compared to 19 percent of robbery cases and 27.7 percent of homicides, a report by Human Rights Watch says.

South Korea court dismisses slave labour case against Japanese firms

The historic feud includes Japan forcing mostly Korean women to work in its wartime brothels and has long soured bilateral ties between the two important US allies.

US orders intelligence report on Covid-19 origins – latest updates

The coronavirus pandemic has killed nearly 3.5 million people, infecting more than 168.8 million around the world. Here are updates for May 26: