DPRK to reconsider high-level talks with S.Korea for anti-DPRK leaflets
South Korean shares ended in negative territory on Tuesday due to lingering concerns over global economic slowdown.
Sexual violence has become a key feature of the continuing conflict in South Sudan, a senior UN official told reporters here Monday, while affirming that the widespread rape could ultimately be stopped through greater political and legal efforts by the South Sudanese government and civil society.
Possibilities cannot be ruled out that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has recently heightened tensions near the inter-Korean border area to protest against South Korean civic groups flying anti-DPRK leaflets across the border, Seoul's defense ministry said Monday.
The DPRK on Sunday repeated the call for South Korea to stop reckless moves, in particular scattering anti-DPRK leaflets, which could chill the current atmosphere for improving north-south relations.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the country's largest bank, plans to sell the Chinese yuan-denominated bonds in South Korea Tuesday for the first time in a non-resident capacity, the bank's Seoul branch said Monday.
Roundup: S. Korea, DPRK trade warning fires near sea border amid reconciliatory mood
South Korea's defense chief said Tuesday that if the United States deploys its advanced missile- defense system on the Korean Peninsula, it would help his country' s security and defense.
South Africans on Saturday joined a global march to raise awareness for the protection of elephants, rhinos and lions.
A top-level delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived in South Korea's western port city of Incheon in a rare visit on Saturday, rekindling hopes for a breakthrough in ties between the two sides.
Cyber offences are usually committed in tech-savvy countries but with increased Internet access and smartphone use across South Asia, government data show that full-fledged organised and coordinated hacking networks are emerging in the region.
Senior diplomats from South Korea and Japan will hold talks about the imperialistic Japan's sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II, South Korea's foreign ministry said Thursday.
South Korea's top central banker said Tuesday that the central bank will brace for a possible swing in the foreign exchange rate and the difference between local and foreign interest rates that may come from monetary policy changes in major economies.
The South African government should lift the veil of secrecy around its involvement in Lesotho, the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Sunday.
An average of three children are murdered per day in South Africa, doubling the global rate, the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) revealed on Wednesday.
Leaders of the Lesotho coalition government on Monday pledged to render the Southern African Development Community (SADC) full support with a view to speedily restore stability and security in the kingdom.