South Korea to criminalise suicide pacts
The criminalisation of suicide pacts was among a series of measures approved by the cabinet today.
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Meanwhile, state media in North Korea has called on all Koreans to ‘remove mutual misunderstanding and distrust’.
View ArticleWitnesses describe mass panic as dozens killed in huge hospital blaze in...
More than 130 were hurt in the fire, the country’s worst for 15 years.
View ArticleIran's Winter Olympians demand apology after mobile phone controversy
Games organisers had refused to give certain athletes the Galaxy Note 8 devices from sponsor Samsung.
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South Korean president Moon Jae-in has been invited to Pyongyang.
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Kim Yong Chol is heading to the closing ceremony but is accused of war crimes.
View ArticleNorth Korea's Kim Jong-un plays host to South Korean envoys for historic talks
It is the first time the North Korean leader has met with officials from the South since taking office in 2011.
View ArticleNorth and South to hold inter-Korean summit - only the 3rd of its kind since...
South Korea also claims that Pyongyang said it would consider abandoning nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees.
View ArticleDream debut for 18-year-old supersub as Northern Ireland snatch late victory...
As international debuts go…
View ArticleKim Jong-un was treated to some K-pop during a rare concert in Pyongyang
It was the first concert by South Korean performers in North Korea for more than a decade.
View ArticleDisgraced former South Korea president jailed for 24 years for corruption
The trial lasted more than 10 months and highlighted shady links between big business and politics in South Korea.
View ArticleSouth Korean actress kidnapped by Kim Jong-Il dies aged 91
Jong-Il forced Choi Eun-hee to make movies for the North Korean regime.
View ArticleNorth Korean nuclear test site has 'partially collapsed' after massive bomb...
Researchers have said the site is now unusable.
View Article'No more war' - North and South Korean leaders commit to complete...
Kim was flanked by his sister and close adviser Kim Yo Jong.
View ArticleNorth Korea says 'historic meeting' with the South opens 'new era for peace'
Tweeting today, Trump said he had had a “very good talk” with South Korea president Moon Jae-in.
View ArticleNorth Korea promises to shut nuclear test site next month
Kim Jong Un said he “would soon invite experts of South Korea and the US as well as journalists”.
View ArticleWhite House reacts to threats by North Korea to cancel summit - but no word...
Pyongyang has cancelled high-level talks due with Seoul over military exercises.
View ArticleUS and South Korea to 'work closely' after North Korea threatens to pull out...
North Korea’s sudden shift in attitude followed a weeks-long charm offensive.
View ArticleTrump to meet South Korean leader in Washington as Kim Jong Un summit hangs...
Moon Jae-in jets into Washington on a mission to salvage a rare diplomatic opening.
View ArticleIt's looking very likely that Trump and Kim Jong Un will end up meeting after...
Donald Trump seemed to have put an end to the meeting planned for 12 June last Thursday. But now the situation has flipped once more.
View ArticleSummit back on? Kim Jong Un's right-hand man is heading for New York
General Kim Yong Chol is a controversial figure and some South Koreans blames him for war crimes.
View ArticleTrump says meeting with North Korea is back on after Kim's 'very nice' letter
The announcement came after unprecedented Oval Office talks with a top envoy from Pyongyang.
View ArticleTrump says he'll know 'within a minute' if Kim is serious
The US President is finally set to meet Kim Jong Un this week.
View Article'We can actually be one nation again' - For Koreans in Ireland the Singapore...
It’s more about the personal than the politics.
View ArticleSleeping too much or not enough may have bad effects on health
Fewer than six and more than 10 hours of sleep per day are associated with conditions such as increased blood pressure.
View ArticleSouth Korean players swapped shirt numbers to try to confuse opposition scouts
“It’s very difficult for Westerners to distinguish between Asians,” Shin Tae-yong said.
View ArticleVAR proves spot on for Swedes as they make strong start in Group F against...
Veteran Swedish skipper Andreas Granqvist scored the only goal of the game.
View ArticleUS suspends military training exercises with South Korea
The move comes in a bid to support diplomatic negotiations with North Korea.
View ArticleChicharito and Vela on the scoresheet as impressive Mexico make it two wins...
Javier Hernandez scored his 50th international goal as Mexico defeated South Korea 2-1 on Saturday.
View ArticleSouth Korea celebrated like they had qualified for last 16 as players weren't...
Cho Hyun-woo says the players didn’t know the score in the other Group F game this afternoon.
View Article'We did not play like world champions. Therefore, we deserved to be eliminated'
The German Football Association has apologised to the nation.
View Article'We did not have the leaders' - Former star savages Germany flops
Lothar Matthaus was left unimpressed by Joachim Low’s team.
View Article'That's not the real Ozil!' - Wenger on why Arsenal star flopped for Germany
The attacking midfielder was largely anonymous in Russia as the world champions crashed out in the group stages.
View ArticleSecretly filmed 'spycam porn' sparks record protests in South Korea
The number of spycam crimes in the country surged to 6,500 last year.
View ArticleSouth Korean swaps bitcoins for €2 million in fake notes
Once the transaction was completed in a hotel in the city of Nice, the South Korean realised the 500-euro notes he had been handed were photocopied fakes.
View Article'I never imagined this day would come': South Koreans meet relatives in North...
The three-day reunion is the first for three years and follows a diplomatic thaw on the peninsula.
View ArticleTottenham forward can still avoid military service as South Korea reach Asian...
Son Heung-Min helped South Korea win 4-3 against Uzbekistan today.
View ArticleSpurs forward Son Heung-min avoids military service as South Korea claim...
The Spurs star provided the assists for both South Korea’s goals as they defeated Japan in a tense final.
View ArticleSon thanks 'special' Spurs as Asian Games gold medal spares forward two years...
Son Heung-Min will join back up with his Tottenham team-mates after winning gold at the Asian Games.
View ArticleNorth and South Korea will bid to host the Olympic Games together
It’s an unprecedented plan that would have been unthinkable not long ago.
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