Hyundai Motor to invest $52 billion over six years
Hyundai Motor said on Wednesday it planned to invest $51.81 billion ( 61.1 trillion won) between 2020 and 2025.
The South Korean carmaker unveiled … Read more
Japan and South Korea scramble planes to shadow Russian bombers
Japan and South Korea scrambled jets to shadow two Russian strategic bombers over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan and the East … Read more
Warning shots fired toward North Korean merchant vessel
South Korea’s military fired warning shots toward a North Korean merchant boat with engine trouble that violated their sea border on Wednesday, South Korean officials … Read more
Photo Story: Lamborghini Day in Seoul
Models show off a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ roadster at the 2019 Lamborghini Day Seoul 20 November 2019.
Only 800 units of the limited-edition automobile were … Read more
US says South Korea wealthy enough to pay more for US troops
U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Friday pressed Washington’s case that longtime ally South Korea must pay a bigger share of the cost of having … Read more
Japanese, South Korean lawmakers agree to repair bilateral ties
Japanese and South Korean lawmakers agreed on Friday to work toward easing tensions and mending bilateral ties that have sunk to their lowest point in … Read more
Photo Story: The 2019 Seoul Lantern Festival
Photos of lantern figures on display prior to the Seoul Lantern Festival in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday 31 October 2019.
The Seoul Lantern Festival … Read more
Photo Story: Funeral of South Korean President Moon’s mother
South Korean President Moon Jae-in sits adjacent to the funeral altar for his mother, Kang Han-ok, at the Namcheon Catholic Cathedral in Busan, South Korea.… Read more
Photo Story: Protest against illegal fishing in South Korea
Greenpeace activists stand next to a piece of sand art featuring a giant whale during a protest against illegal fishing, on Haeundae Beach in Busan, … Read more
South Korea grounds nine Boeing 737 NG planes with cracks
South Korea’s transport ministry on Friday said nine Boeing Co 737 NG planes in the country had been grounded after checks found structural cracks requiring … Read more
S.Korea’s top convenience store chain stops selling flavoured liquid e-cigarettes
South Korea’s top convenience store chain GS25 has stopped selling flavoured liquid e-cigarettes, the parent company GS Retail said on Thursday.
The sales suspension came … Read more
South Korea urges public to stop using liquid e-cigarettes
South Korea’s health minister said on Wednesday he “strongly advised” the public to stop using liquid e-cigarettes amid a global backlash against vaping over growing … Read more
Photo story: Schwarzenegger presents latest Terminator movie in Seoul
Austrian-American actor Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives at a media event for the movie ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday 21 October 2019.
The … Read more
Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition kicks off in South Korea
South Korean army’s E-737 Peace Eye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft and F-16 fighters fly during the opening ceremony of the Seoul International … Read more
EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Sinan, South Korea
Colourful grasses cover a salt marsh on a mudflat amid deepening autumn in Sinan off South Korea’s southwestern coast.
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Photo Story: The Haemieupseong festival in South Korea
A horseman wielding a sword demonstrates his mounted martial arts skills at the Seosan Haemieupseong Festival which is underway in the well-preserved Joseon Dynasty (1393-1910) … Read more
Anti-government protest in Seoul
On Wednesday, South Korean protesters gathered for a rally against government in downtown Seoul, South Korean.
The protest, organized by conservative groups the Liberty Korea … Read more
Typhoon Mitag makes landfall in South Korea
A view of submerged cars in a flooded street in the aftermath of Typhoon Mitag, in Samcheok, South Korea, 03 October 2019.
Seoul was expected … Read more
Typhoon Mitag approaches South Korea
A handout satellite image made available by the Korea Meteorological Administration shows Typhoon Mitag, the season’s 18th, moving toward South Korea (issued 02 October 2019).… Read more
Photo Story: Cargo ship catches fire in South Korea
A fire burns on a cargo ship after an explosion, in the port city of Ulsan, South Korea, 28 September 2019.
All crew members … Read more
Photo Story: Typhoon Tapah approaches South Korea
A yacht is pushed to shore by strong tides in Ulsan, South Korea, 22 September 2019, as Typhoon Tapah approaches the country.
In Japan, the … Read more
Media preview of the US Air Force ‘Air Power Day 2019’ in South Korea
Highlight from the media preview of the US Air Force Air Power Day that is being held at Osan Air Base in Osan-city, South … Read more
South Korean military drills around disputed island
South Korea’s military began two days of drills on Sunday around a tiny island also claimed by Japan, prompting a protest from Tokyo just days … Read more
North Korea rejects peace talks with South Korea, fires two more missiles into the sea
North Korea has rejected any further talks with South Korea, calling its decision “completely the fault of South Korea’s actions”.
It issued a statement in … Read more
Japan drops South Korea as a preferred trading partner
Japan removed South Korea from its list of trusted trade partners, deepening a bitter row between the two countries.
The decision to strike South Korea … Read more
North Korea shoots another missile
North Korea has fired another short-range missile twice, in the country’s third weapons test in just over a week.
The launches happened in an area … Read more
North Korean diplomat who defected has left Italy
National Intelligence Service (NIS) officials, South Korea’s spy agency, told lawmakers in Seoul on Thursday that a North Korean diplomat who went into hiding in … Read more
Photo Story: Sinkhole in Seoul
Officials inspect a sinkhole on a road in Jung Ward of Seoul, South Korea on the 01 August 2019. It is believed that torrential … Read more
North Korean soldier defects across the DMZ
South Korea has detained a North Korean soldier who crossed the heavily guarded demilitarised zone (DMZ) that divides the two Koreas.
According to the South … Read more