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South Korea

Criminal case filed against BMW over South Korea car fires
Article
/ 9 August 2018

Criminal case filed against BMW over South Korea car fires

The timing of the recall, which was issued last month, is already the subject of a government probe

By Agency
Seoul requests Interpol warrant over ‘treasure ship’ claims
Article
/ 2 August 2018

Seoul requests Interpol warrant over ‘treasure ship’ claims

Seoul-based Shinil Group announced last month that it had discovered the wreckage of imperial vessel Dmitri Donskoi off South Korea’s east coast

By Agency
Samsung Electronics profit dips as phone sales fall
Article
/ 31 July 2018

Samsung Electronics profit dips as phone sales fall

Samsung, the world’s biggest maker of memory chips, has weathered a series of setbacks, including an embarrassing global recall of its Galaxy Note 7

By Park Chan Kyong
Half the game is lost off the pitch
Article
/ 29 June 2018

Half the game is lost off the pitch

The toxic debates that have dogged former titans demonstrate how national attitudes shape team performance

By Carlos Amato
Hackers steal $30m from top Seoul bitcoin exchange
Article
/ 20 June 2018

Hackers steal $30m from top Seoul bitcoin exchange

This is the second major attack on South Korean virtual currency exchanges in just 10 days

By Agency
Investing in North Korea: Money pit or golden opportunity?
Article
/ 17 June 2018

Investing in North Korea: Money pit or golden opportunity?

Optimists say that with mineral wealth, cheap labour, and a helpful geographical location, the North has huge potential

By Sebastien Berger
Trump and Kim raise summit hopes after days of brinkmanship
Article
/ 27 May 2018

Trump and Kim raise summit hopes after days of brinkmanship

Trump rattled the region on Thursday by cancelling a planned June 12 meeting with Kim in Singapore, citing "open hostility" from Pyongyang

By Jung Hawon
North Korea threatens to cancel US summit
Article
/ 16 May 2018

North Korea threatens to cancel US summit

It is a sudden and dramatic return to the the rhetoric of the past by Pyongyang, after months of rapid diplomatic rapprochement on the peninsula

By Staff Reporter
History and handshakes: Five key takeaways from the Korea summit
Article
/ 27 April 2018

History and handshakes: Five key takeaways from the Korea summit

​It was more than a decade since the last inter-Korean summit and Friday’s meeting in the Demilitarised Zone did not disappoint

By Richard Carter
North and South Korea hold historic summit
Article
/ 27 April 2018

North and South Korea hold historic summit

The leaders of the two Koreas are at the ‘threshold of a new history’

By Sunghee Hwang
Africa’s first woman skeleton racer becomes a global inspiration
Article
/ 20 February 2018

Africa’s first woman skeleton racer becomes a global inspiration

After four months of intensive training, Simidele Adeagbo became the first woman from Africa to compete in the Winter Olympics, ranking 20th overall

By Gemma Ritchie
Sister act: Kim Yo Jong visit dominates South Korea headlines
Article
/ 12 February 2018

Sister act: Kim Yo Jong visit dominates South Korea headlines

Educated in Switzerland like her brother, Kim Yo Jong has risen rapidly up the ranks since he inherited power from their father Kim Jong Il.

By Agency
Winter Games marred by doping cloud
Article
/ 9 February 2018

Winter Games marred by doping cloud

With its lengthy history of drug cheats, the Winter Olympics is working hard to clean up its act

By Peter Stebbings
Key moments in year one of the Trump presidency
Article
/ 15 January 2018

Key moments in year one of the Trump presidency

Here is a look at several key moments in the first year of Donald Trump’s turbulent presidency.

By Staff Reporter
Olympic torch arrives in Seoul ahead of 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games
Article
/ 14 January 2018

Olympic torch arrives in Seoul ahead of 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games

The Olympics torch arrived in Seoul on Saturday for a four-day relay throughout the capital city

By Staff Reporter
Trump’s ‘madman’ rhetoric may have scared North Korea to talks — analysts
Article
/ 11 January 2018

Trump’s ‘madman’ rhetoric may have scared North Korea to talks — analysts

Washington has held several joint exercises with allies South Korea and Japan this year, and deployed three aircraft carriers to the area

By Staff Reporter
North Korea to attend Olympics in rival South
Article
/ 9 January 2018

North Korea to attend Olympics in rival South

Seoul was keen to proclaim the Games in Pyeongchang, just 80 kilometres south of the DMZ, a "peace Olympics" but it needed Pyongyang to attend

By Staff Reporter
South Korea to stick with Japanese ‘comfort women’ deal
Article
/ 9 January 2018

South Korea to stick with Japanese ‘comfort women’ deal

The issue of women forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II is a hugely emotional one that has long marred ties.

By Agence France Presse
South Korea proposes high-level talks with the North
Article
/ 2 January 2018

South Korea proposes high-level talks with the North

In his speech Monday, Kim said the Olympics could provide a reason for officials from the neighbours "to meet in the near future".

By Agence France Presse
Kim Jong-Un: North Korea could participate in the South’s Winter Olympics
Article
/ 1 January 2018

Kim Jong-Un: North Korea could participate in the South’s Winter Olympics

Seoul and organisers have billed the Winter Games which begin on February 9 as a "peace Olympics" and have been keen for the North to take part.

By Agence France Presse
South Africa must do more to keep teachers from seeking ‘greener pastures’
Article
/ 16 November 2017

South Africa must do more to keep teachers from seeking ‘greener pastures’

Policy needs to focus on making the teaching profession stable and more appealing so teachers have more reason to stay in the country

By Rian De Villiers
Trump warns time for ‘patience’ on North Korea is over
Article
/ 6 November 2017

Trump warns time for ‘patience’ on North Korea is over

North Korea’s nuclear programme is "a threat to the civilised world" said Trump on the second day of his Asian tour dominated by the crisis.

By Agence France Presse
Samsung’s explosive earnings see it overtake Apple
Article
/ 27 July 2017

Samsung’s explosive earnings see it overtake Apple

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posted record-breaking earnings Thursday, putting it on course to better rival Apple’s quarterly profits.

By Staff Reporter
‘Equestrian princess’ arrested in Denmark over South Korea graft scandal
Article
/ 2 January 2017

‘Equestrian princess’ arrested in Denmark over South Korea graft scandal

The scandal has drawn hundreds of thousands of protesters onto the streets of Seoul for weekly demonstrations

By Staff Reporter
North Korea defies UN ban by launching Scud missiles
Article
/ 29 June 2014

North Korea defies UN ban by launching Scud missiles

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into seas east off its coast, defying a UN ban on the isolated country testing such weapons.

By Reuters
Four S Korea ferry disaster crew charged with murder
Article
/ 15 May 2014

Four S Korea ferry disaster crew charged with murder

South Korea has indicted for homicide the captain and three crew members of a ferry that killed more than 280 passengers when it capsized.

By Ju-min Park
More bodies retrieved from capsized South Korean ferry
Article
/ 10 May 2014

More bodies retrieved from capsized South Korean ferry

The death toll from last month’s capsized ferry off South Korea’s coast has now climbed to 275- at least 29 still unaccounted for.

By Sapa Afp
South Korean prime minister resigns over response to ferry disaster
Article
/ 27 April 2014

South Korean prime minister resigns over response to ferry disaster

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won has stepped down after the ferry disaster in which more than 300 have died or are presumed dead.

By Staff Reporter
Sunken ferry recovery operation temporarily halted
Article
/ 26 April 2014

Sunken ferry recovery operation temporarily halted

Bad weather has forced authorities to temporarily call off the search for more than 100 bodies from a capsized South Korean ferry.

By Staff Reporter
‘No response’ as crew asked for orders to abandon Korea ferry
Article
/ 22 April 2014

‘No response’ as crew asked for orders to abandon Korea ferry

Several crew members, including the captain, left a sinking Korean ferry before many of the passengers, say witnesses.

By Staff Reporter
Vice-principal commits suicide as ferry disaster search continues
Article
/ 18 April 2014

Vice-principal commits suicide as ferry disaster search continues

The vice-principal of a high school whose pupils were on a capsized South Korean ferry has committed suicide as hopes fade of finding survivors.

By Ju-min Park
Hundreds missing, four dead in South Korea ferry disaster
Article
/ 16 April 2014

Hundreds missing, four dead in South Korea ferry disaster

A ferry carrying 462 people, mostly high school students, has sank off South Korea’s coast, leaving more than 280 people missing.

By Sapa Ap
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