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Incheon 2014: North Korea to send cheerleaders to Asian Games in South Korea

For the first time in nearly a decade, North Korea will send cheerleaders to South Korea for the Asian Games,…

10 years ago

Xi Jinping arrives in South Korea for two-day visit with focus on North Korea

China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in South Korea for a two-day visit set to focus on North Korea. It…

10 years ago

North Korea fires two more short-range missiles into sea

According to South Korean reports, North Korea has fired two more short-range rockets into the sea, the latest in a…

10 years ago

North Korea launches two short-range Scud missiles

According to reports from South Korea, North Korea has fired two missiles into the sea from its east coast. A…

10 years ago

Sgt Im: South Korean killer soldier captured after failed suicide attempt

The South Korean soldier who killed five members of his unit in Goseong has been captured after a failed suicide…

10 years ago

Sgt Lim: South Korean troops engaged in shootout with killer soldier

South Korean soldiers are engaged in a shootout with a sergeant who shot dead five colleagues and fled his post…

10 years ago

South Korean soldier kills five comrades near North Korean border

Five South Korean soldiers have been shot dead by one of their comrades. The 19-year-old injured five more soldiers and…

10 years ago

South Korea hospice fire kills 20 patients and a nurse in Janseong

At least twenty patients and a nurse have been killed in a fire at a South Korean hospice in Janseong…

10 years ago

South Korea bus terminal fire kills at least seven people in Goyang

At least 7 people have been killed and 20 others injured in a fire at a bus terminal in Goyang…

10 years ago

North Korea fires shells into disputed waters near South Korean warship

North Korea has fired shells into disputed waters near a South Korean warship. This happened near Yeonpyeong island, on the…

11 years ago

Seoul subway trains collision injures 170 people at Sangwangsimni Station

At least 170 people have been injured after two subway trains collided in the South Korean capital Seoul. A number…

11 years ago

North Korea begins live-fire drill near disputed Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong islands

North Korea is holding a live-fire drill near the disputed inter-Korean western maritime border, South Korean officials say. It is…

11 years ago

Barack Obama arrives in Seoul amid North Korea nuclear test fears

President Barack Obama arrived in Seoul for a visit that comes amid concern that North Korea may be planning a…

11 years ago

North Korea increases activity at Punggye-ri nuclear site ahead of Obama’s visit to South Korea

North Korea has increased the activity at its Punggye-ri nuclear test site ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to South…

11 years ago

South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye apologizes for spy agency’s evidence fabrication

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has issued an apology to the nation after three officials of the country’s intelligence agency…

11 years ago

North Korean crew missing after cargo capsizes off South Korea

A Mongolian-flagged cargo ship carrying North Korean sailors has sunk off South Korea, killing at least two people. Sixteen sailors…

11 years ago

South Korean Residents in Shelters as Two Koreas Exchange Fire Across Western Sea Border

Residents of five front-line South Korean islands have been forced to evacuate to shelters as the two Koreas fired artillery…

11 years ago

North Korea makes insulting attack on South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye

North Korea has made an insulting attack on South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye, following her recent comments on its nuclear…

11 years ago

North Korea test-fires two Nodong missiles

Two medium-range ballistic missiles have been test-fired by North Korea, just hours after the US, South Korea and Japan met…

11 years ago

North Korea test fires dozens of rockets in 24h

South Korea military officials say North Korea has tested dozens of short-range rockets in the past 24 hours in an…

11 years ago

Caesars to open foreigner-only casino in South Korea

South Korea has granted approval to Caesars Entertainment to open a "foreigner-only" casino with Indonesian conglomerate Lippo. The first phase…

11 years ago

North Korea fires four short-range missiles into the sea

North Korea has fired four short-range missiles towards the sea off the country's east coast on Thursday, according to a…

11 years ago

Kim Jong-uk: Detained South Korean missionary in North Korea public apology

South Korean missionary Kim Jong-uk, who is detained in North Korea, has appeared before media to read from a statement…

11 years ago

North Korean patrol boat violates sea border with South Korea amid military drills

According to South Korean officials, a North Korean patrol boat violated a sea border with the South several times late…

11 years ago

South Korea and US annual military drills begin amid family reunions in North Korea

South Korea and US joint military drills have begun, amid rare family reunions between North and South Korean relatives separated…

11 years ago