South Korean authorities said on Tuesday they will proceed with steps to extradite Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of a central figure in a South Korean political scandal that has led to a parliament vote to impeach President Park Geun-hye.
Danish police have arrested the daughter of South Korean President Park Geun Hye’s friend, Choi Soon Sil, who is at the centre of an influence-peddling scandal that has engulfed her presidency, police and prosecutors said on Monday (Jan 2).
DPRK leader Kim Jong-un is determined to complete development of nuclear weapons by the end of 2017 and has no plans to give up the country's nukes even if he is offered huge sums of money, a high-profile DPRK diplomat who recently defected to South Korea said Tuesday.
First train departing new South Horizons station packed with local residents and railway enthusiasts
A rising South Korean presidential hopeful in the opposition bloc raised doubts about the capability of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and the possibly hidden aim behind the agreed-upon deployment of the U.S. missile defense system in South Korean soil.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on the UN Security Council to "act now" to halt South Sudan's "trajectory towards mass atrocities" as growing tensions and increasing despair were reported among the people of the world's youngest country.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a rare criticism of South Korea's Park Geun-hye administration last week over a corruption scandal involving the chief executive and her longtime friend, voicing concerns over the country's "complete lack of good governance."
Three ships of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) drifting along in waters off South Korea's east coast have recently been rescued by South Korean coast guard, Seoul's unification ministry said Thursday.
South Korea accused DPRK this week of being behind the first-ever infiltration of the intranet of its cyberwarfare command in August, noting that the Internet Protocol address linked to the attack was traced to a location in China which was previously used by DPRK hackers.
Japan's military will not enter South Korean territory even in the event of a conflict breaking out unless it receives a request for assistance from Seoul, a Japanese foreign ministry official said.
The incoming administration of Donald Trump should not let the issue of defense cost sharing with South Korea hinder more important cooperation on DPRK, a former senior U.S. diplomat and chief negotiator with Pyongyang said Monday.
South Africans on Monday marked the 3rd anniversary of former president Nelson Mandela's death, vowing to honour his legacy by upholding his values and principles.
South Korea is to ban sales of some cars made by Porsche, BMW and Nissan, and fine the companies over $5 million as a probe into emissions documentation widens.
The United States' trade policy will inevitably face various changes under the new Donald Trump administration, but unlike what many believe, the U.S. will not be seeking to reduce its trade with other countries, local experts said Wednesday.
China's navy revealed for the first time that all three Chinese naval fleets - South Sea, East Sea and North Sea fleets - had conducted a joint large-scale exercise in September, amid the controversy over South Korea's deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
South Korean President Park Geun Hye's approval rating fell to 4 per cent amid a deepening political crisis, marking an all-time low for any democratically elected leader in the country, according to a Gallup Korea poll released on Friday (Nov 25).
South Korea and Japan signed a military intelligence pact on Wednesday to share sensitive information on the threat posed by DPRK's missile and nuclear activities, the South's defense ministry said.
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