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Sewol ferry disaster: President Park Geun-hye promises to raise ship

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has promised to raise the Sewol ferry, as the Asian country marks a year since…

10 years ago

The Interview DVD’s sent into North Korea with balloons

South Korean activist Lee Min-bok has flown thousands of copies of controversial Sony film The Interview over the North Korean…

10 years ago

North Korea test-fires four short-range missiles into sea

According to South Korean military officials, North Korea has test-fired four short-range missiles into the sea off its west coast.…

10 years ago

South Korea, China and Japan hold first trilateral meeting in three years

China, Japan and South Korea’s foreign ministers are meeting for their first talks since 2012. The meeting in Seoul is…

10 years ago

North Korea fires 7 ground-to-air missiles into sea

On the last day of the annual US-South Korea military exercise, North Korea has fired seven ground-to-air missiles into the…

10 years ago

Mark Lippert: US ambassador to South Korea attacked with knife at Seoul meeting

US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert is in a stable condition after being slashed on the face by a…

10 years ago

North Korea fires two short-range missiles as US-South Korea annual drills begin

The North Korean army fired two short-range missiles into the sea as annual US-South Korea drills got under way, officials…

10 years ago

Kim Jong-un urges North Korean army to prepare for war with US

Kim Jong-un has urged the North Korean army to prepare for war with the US and its allies, state media…

10 years ago

South Korea revokes adultery law after 62 years

South Korea's top court has revoked a 1953 law under which cheating spouses could be jailed for up to two…

10 years ago

Park Geun-hye prepared to hold talks with Kim Jong-un

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has announced she is prepared to hold talks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un without…

10 years ago

North Korea rejects South Korea’s proposal for new talks

North Korea has rejected South Korea’s call for resuming bilateral talks, after Kim Jong-un made a surprise New Year call…

10 years ago

North Korea makes progress in creating deliverable nuclear weapons

North Korea has made progress in creating deliverable nuclear weapons, South Korea's defense ministry has speculated. In a white paper,…

10 years ago

Kim Jong-un offers to hold high level talks with South Korea in New Year address

In his New Year address, Kim Jong-un has offered to hold talks at the highest level with South Korea. The…

10 years ago

South Korea’s Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae offers to resume high-level talks with North Korea

South Korea’s Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae has offered to resume high-level talks  with North Korea in January 2015. The talks…

10 years ago

South Korea dissolves pro-North Korea political party

For the first time in decades, South Korea has banned a political party with a court ordering the organization accused…

10 years ago

South Korea demolishes Christmas tree border tower

South Korea has taken down a tower used to construct a Christmas tree at the border with North Korea. The…

10 years ago

North Korea and South Korea hold first high level talks in seven years

North Korea and South Korea have held talks for the first time in seven years, South Korean Yonhap news agency…

10 years ago

North Korea and South Korea agree to resume formal high-level talks

North Korea and South Korea have agreed to resume formal high-level talks, the South Korean media reported. The talks between…

10 years ago

Asian Games 2014: Senior North Korean officials arrive in South Korea for closing ceremony

A delegation of three senior North Korean officials arrived in South Korea for the closing ceremony of this year’s Asian…

10 years ago

American detained in South Korea after attempt to swim to North Korea

An American man has been detained by the South Korean authorities as they believe he was trying to swim to…

10 years ago

Pope Francis urges for reconciliation between North Korea and South Korea

Pope Francis has urged for reconciliation between the two Koreas, on the final day of his visit to South Korea.…

10 years ago

Pope Francis beatifies 124 of South Korea’s first Catholics

Pope Francis has beatified 124 of South Korea's first Catholics at a large open-air Mass in Seoul on Saturday. The…

10 years ago

Pope Francis leaves Seoul airport in boxy Kia Soul

Pope Francis left Seoul airport in a compact black Kia that many South Koreans would consider too humble a conveyance…

10 years ago

Pope Francis arrives in South Korea on first Asia trip

Pope Francis has arrived in South Korea, beginning his first visit to Asia since he took over the papacy in…

10 years ago

North Korea launches two short-range missiles into sea

Two suspected short-range missiles have been launched by North Korea, South Korea says, in the fourth such test in two…

10 years ago