SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands...
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North Korea has fired more than 200 rounds of artillery shells off its west coast, towards the South's Yeonpyeong island, Seoul's military has said. Afterwards, South Korea ordered civilians to seek shelter on the island before holding li...
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has crossed the border into Russia for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. They are likely to discuss an arms deal as Russia faces a Ukrainian counter offensive, a US official said. South K...
A man has been arrested for opening the emergency door of an Asiana Airlines flight as it was landing in South Korea. All 194 passengers survived the flight, which landed safely but with its door still open at Daegu International Airport...
Electronics giant Samsung says it plans to invest around 300tn won ($230.8bn; £189.6bn) over 20 years in the South Korea government's push to develop a mega semiconductor hub in the country. This will be put towards building five ch...
Investigators in the South Korean capital of Seoul have raided 55 offices as they continue to search for answers after the deadly Halloween crush. The crowd crush in Seoul's nightlife district of Itaewon on 29 October killed 156 people and injured a...
North Korea says it is dealing with an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal sickness, adding to the strain caused by the spread of Covid-19. The country's leader, Kim Jong-un, has ordered quarantine measures be implemented, the offici...
North Korea is grappling with the spread of Covid in an unvaccinated population, without access to effective anti-viral drugs. In early 2020, the country sealed its borders to try to insulate itself from the pandemic. Its leade...
North Korea said 42 people had died as it entered its fourth day of nationwide lockdown, days after saying it was battling an ‘explosive’ COVID-19 outbreak....
North Korea has confirmed its first death from Covid-19, with state media adding that tens of thousands more are experiencing fever symptoms. Six people died after suffering a fever with one testing positive for Omicron, state me...
North Korea has ordered a strict national lockdown after confirming its first official Covid infections. State media have reported an Omicron outbreak in the capital, Pyongyang, but did not state the number of cases. KCN...
North Korea has fired at least one projectile in waters off Japan, according to South Korea's military. It was launched early Tuesday morning and landed in the Sea of Japan also known as the East Sea. Earlier this month ...
North Korea has tested a new long-range cruise missile capable of hitting much of Japan, state media said on Monday. The weekend tests saw missiles travelling up to 1,500km (930 miles), the official KCNA news agency said. ...
North Korea has announced it will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics this year, saying the decision is to protect its athletes from Covid-19. The decision puts an end to South Korea's hopes of using the Games to engage with the ...
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North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, says the US and Japan - the first such test since Joe Biden became US president. Pyongyang is banned from testing ballistic missiles, considered threatening weap...
Typhoon Haishen is making its way towards South Korea after slamming through southern Japan. The storm is headed towards Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, said the country's weather agency. More than 300 flights from 10 airports wer...
Health officials in South Korea believe the country is going through a second wave of coronavirus, despite recording relatively low numbers. The country had been a success story in dealing with Covid-19, but now expects the pandemic to conti...
The US has seen its cases spike dramatically in recent days and these graphs show what could be in store....