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South Korea government websites hit by cyber attack

South Korea has issued a cyber alert after a hacking attack on government websites. The website of the presidential office…

11 years ago

Asian markets fall for second day after Fed stimulus comments

Most Asian markets have fallen again as investors continue to react to news that the Federal Reserve could begin to…

11 years ago

North Korea high-level talks offer receives cool response from US and South Korea

The United States and South Korea have responded coolly to North Korea's offer of high-level talks with Washington. North Korea…

11 years ago

North Korea blames South Korea for canceling high-level talks

North Korea has blamed the South for "arrogant obstructions" that led high-level talks to be cancelled. South Korea's "deliberate disturbance"…

11 years ago

North Korea and South Korea holding first government-level talks in more than two years

North Korean and South Korean officials are holding their first government-level talks in more than two years. The talks are…

11 years ago

North Korea to restore hotline with South Korea at Kaesong Industrial Complex

North Korea has announced it will restore the key hotline with South Korea at Kaesong Industrial Complex, as the two…

11 years ago

North Korea proposes official talks with South Korea on Kaesong and Mount Kumgang joint projects

North Korea has proposed official talks with South Korea on normalizing commercial projects, weeks after operations at the joint Kaesong…

11 years ago

North Korea allows South Korean businessmen to enter Kaesong Industrial Complex

Pyongyang has announced it is willing to allow South Korean managers to visit the suspended jointly-run Kaesong Industrial Complex. In a…

11 years ago

South Korea suspends operations at Shin Kori Reactor 2 and Shin Wolsong Reactor 1

South Korea has decided to suspend operations at two more nuclear reactors over the use of unauthorized parts. The Nuclear…

11 years ago

South Korea’s presidential office apologizes for Yoon Chang-jung US scandal

South Korea's presidential office has apologized after official Yoon Chang-jung was sacked during a US visit over "shameful" sexual harassment…

12 years ago

No more rewards for North Korea, says Barack Obama at joint news conference with Park Geun-hye

North Korea will no longer be rewarded for provocative behavior, said President Barack Obama at a joint news conference with…

12 years ago

North Korea removes two medium-range missiles from east coast launch site

A US official said North Korea has removed two medium-range missiles from a coastal launch site, indicating a lowering of tension…

12 years ago

LG curved OLED TV set goes on sale in South Korea next month

LG Electronics has announced it will begin deliveries of curved OLED television sets in May, making it the first to…

12 years ago

Last South Korean workers leave North Korea’s Kaesong Industrial Complex

South Korea has decided to pull the last of its workers out of Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, as…

12 years ago

North Korea fails to respond to South Korea’s calls for Kaesong talks

North Korea has not responded to South Korea's calls for formal talks on resuming operations at the joint Kaesong Industrial…

12 years ago

South Korea’s economy growth rate hits two-year high in Q1 2013

South Korea's economy growth rate hit a two-year high in the first quarter of 2013, boosted by a rebound in…

12 years ago

North Korea sets conditions of talks with US and South Korea

North Korea has announced it is ready to talk if UN sanctions against it are withdrawn and if the US…

12 years ago

South Korea unveils $15.3 billion stimulus plan

South Korea is the latest Asian country to try and boost economic growth by spending hard, unveiling a 17.3 trillion…

12 years ago

John Kerry warns North Korea over further isolation risk

John Kerry has called on North Korea's leaders to "come to the table in a responsible way" to end regional…

12 years ago

US and China committed to Korean peninsula denuclearization

US Secretary of State John Kerry has hailed China for being "very serious" about a pledge to help resolve tensions…

12 years ago

PSY Gentleman dance launched at Seoul concert

PSY performed his new single Gentleman and its accompanying dance at a concert in Seoul on Saturday as he spoke…

12 years ago

John Kerry arrives in Beijing to press China over North Korea’s action

US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Beijing to urge China's leaders to use their influence on North…

12 years ago

US urges China to help rein in North Korea’s actions

The US has urged China to use all its leverage to help rein in North Korea's "destabilizing" actions. US Secretary…

12 years ago

North Korean female soldiers in heels pictured patrolling border

Images of four North Korean female soldiers in heels and Soviet-style hats were released in the latest act of bravado…

12 years ago

North Korea’s nuclear moves condamned by G8 foreign ministers at London meeting

North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes have been condemned by the G8 foreign ministers in the "strongest possible…

12 years ago