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Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar only solution: South Korea

South Korean ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun on Wednesday said the repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland with safety and dignity is the only solution to the crisis and this ...

US and South Korean marines participate in a US-South Korea joint landing operation drill in Pohang 31 March, 2014

S Korea, US begin largest military drills in years amid N Korea backlash

South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military drills in years on Monday with a resumption of field training, officials said, as the allies seek to tighten readiness over North ...

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam on 2 March, 2019

North Korea tells South Korea president to ‘shut his mouth’ after offer of aid

North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Friday South Korea’s president should “shut his mouth” after he reiterated that his country was willing to provide ...

In this file photo taken on 2 October 2019 house speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference in the House Studio of the US Capitol in Washington, DC

Pelosi to visit inter-Korean border area: AP

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to visit an inter-Korean border area that is jointly controlled by American-led UN Command and North Korea later on Thursday, Associated Press ...

This file picture taken on March 24, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 25 March, 2022 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) walking near what a state media report says was a new type inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) before its test launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea

North Korea's Kim says 'ready to mobilise' nuclear weapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was "ready to mobilise" its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday

Samsung Electronics says operating profits up 12.18pc in Q2

Samsung Electronics says operating profits up 12.18pc in Q2

South Korean chip powerhouse Samsung Electronics said Thursday that second-quarter operating profits were up 12.18 per cent, with record profits in its system semiconductor division despite global ...

Flags of USA and South Korea

US helicopters hold live-fire drills in South Korea

US Army Apache attack helicopters stationed in South Korea are holding live-fire drills with guns and rockets, the US military said Monday, as Seoul looks to boost deterrence against the ...

The centuries-old mines stirring Japan-South Korea tensions

The centuries-old mines stirring Japan-South Korea tensions

Under a split-top mountain on the Japanese island of Sado lies a network of centuries-old mines that have sparked a new diplomatic row with South Korea

This picture taken on 19 October, 2021 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 20, 2021 shows test fire of a new type submarine-launched ballistic missile in an undisclosed location in North Korea

North Korea fires suspected rocket launchers: Seoul

South Korea's military said on Sunday it had detected the trajectories of what appeared to be shots fired by North Korea, possibly from multiple rocket launchers (MLRs).

Emmy nominations to be revealed as 'Squid Game' eyes history

Emmy nominations to be revealed as 'Squid Game' eyes history

Netflix's dystopian South Korean smash hit is expected to compete with returning heavy hitters such as HBO's "Succession," as TV productions delayed by early-pandemic lockdowns returned to our ...

South Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri blasts off from the Naro Space Centre in the southern coastal village of Goheung on 21 June, 2022

South Korea space rocket launch puts satellites in orbit

South Korea said Tuesday it had successfully launched its homegrown space rocket and placed a payload into orbit in a "giant leap" for the country's quest to become an advanced space-faring nation

South Korean firm to collect toll from Dhaka-Mawa expressway for 5 years

South Korean firm to collect toll from Dhaka-Mawa expressway for 5 years

The South Korean firm Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) will collect the toll from Dhaka-Mawa Expressway which was named "Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Highway"

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, South Korea Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup and others chat before the ministerial working lunch during the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore 11 June, 2022.

South Korea says to boost defence capacity to counter North Korean threat

South Korean defence Minister Lee Jong-sup said the situation on the Korean peninsula posed a global threat and urged North Korea to immediately end its nuclear weapon and missile programmes.

This file picture taken on March 24, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 25 March, 2022 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) walking near what a state media report says was a new type inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) before its test launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea

North Korea's missile tests cost up to $650 million: report

North Korea has spent up to $650 million on missile tests this year -- enough money to pay for a Covid-19 vaccination for the impoverished country's entire population, a government-affiliated think ...

This handout picture taken on 7 June, 2022 and provided by the South Korean Defence Ministry in Seoul shows South Korean warplanes, including F-35 stealth fighters

US, South Korea fly warplanes after North's missile tests

South Korea and the United States flew warplanes including stealth fighter jets over waters around the Korean peninsula Tuesday in a fresh show of force following recent missile tests by the North, ...

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