Korea’s Moon: ‘too early to be optimistic’ on North
Seoul March 7 (TNS): South Korean President Moon Jae-in sounded a note of caution Wednesday over the North's offer of denuclearisation talks, saying it...
Samsung vice-chairman jailed for five years on corruption charges
SEOUL, Aug 2 (TNS): Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong has been sentenced to five years in prison for bribery, perjury and other crimes.
The Seoul Central...
North Korea makes ‘agreement’ with South Korea after historic meeting: KCNA
Seoul March 6 (TNS): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met senior South Korean government officials for the first time and said it is...
North Korea to send Olympic delegation to South Korea
SEOUL Jan 09 (TNS): South Korea says North Korea has agreed to send a delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics in the South.
South Korea’s...
S Korea willing to meet North’s leader
SEOUL Jan 10 (TNS): South Korea’s president says he’s willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un under certain conditions, after their countries...
37 killed, dozens wounded in S. Korea hospital fire incident
Seoul, Jan. 26 (TNS): At least 37 people were killed and more than 70 injured in a fire at a hospital in South Korea,...
Five killed in arson attack on Seoul motel
SEOUL Jan 20 (TNS): Five people were killed and four others were hospitalised Saturday in an arson attack on a motel in downtown Seoul,...
More than 1000 people killed in Myanmar. UN
SEOUL, SEP 09 (TNS): UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar Yang Hee Lee on Friday has said that more than 1,000 people may...
Korea to smash all challenges against reunification
SEOUL Jan 25 (TNS): North Korea sent a rare announcement addressed to “all Koreans at home and abroad” on Thursday, saying they should make...
North Korea, South Korea hold official talks
SEOUL Jan 09 (TNS): North and South Korea kicked off their first formal talks in more than two years on Tuesday, brought together by...
