South Korea's President Moon Jae-In seeks talks with Kim Jong Un
During a speech on Thursday ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Germany, President Moon Jae-in also proposed the two Koreas resume reunions of families separated by war, stop hostile activities along their heavily fortified border and cooperate on the 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Jul 07, 2017, 12:05 PM IST
Russia, China urge freeze on North Korea missile tests and US exercises
Russia and China today called for a simultaneous freeze on North Korean nuclear and missile tests and military exercises by the United States as tensions ratcheted up on the peninsula.
Jul 04, 2017, 23:17 PM IST
North Korea claims major breakthrough with first ICBM test
North Korea declared Tuesday it had successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile -- a watershed moment in its push to develop a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the mainland United States.
Jul 04, 2017, 21:50 PM IST
Samsung plans $18.6 billion South Korea investment to widen chip lead
The announcement follows repeated calls from new South Korean President Moon Jae-in for big businesses to invest more domestically as part of a wider job-creation agenda. Samsung said its plan could open up to 440,000 roles by 2021.
Jul 04, 2017, 12:37 PM IST
LG's new tablet is ''as light as a can of soda''
The company said the 8-inch display also makes it easier for users to carry the product in hand bags and pockets.
North Korea calls for dissolution of United Nations Command in Seoul
The call, made by the National Peace Committee of Korea -- the country's official institution dealing with inter-Korean issues -- said that the US brought the UN Command to Seoul in July 1957 in support of South Korea, shortly after the Korean War broke out in June 1950, Xinhua reported.
Jul 02, 2017, 09:06 AM IST
Donald Trump calls for firm response to North Korea, targets Seoul on trade
United States President Donald Trump called for a determined response to North Korea after talks with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Friday where he stressed the importance of their alliance but took aim at Seoul over trade and sharing the cost of defense.
Jul 01, 2017, 18:35 PM IST
US has run out of patience with North Korea over nuclear challenge: Donald Trump
President Donald Trump today said the US has run out of "patience" with North Korea over its nuclear challenge, as his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in asserted that threats and provocations by the reclusive nation will be met with a stern response.
Jun 30, 2017, 23:22 PM IST
South Korea's President Moon Jae-In arrives in Washington
Moon, who backs engagement with nuclear-armed North Korea, was to meet on Thursday with Trump during his first foreign outing since being sworn in last month after a landslide election win.
Jun 29, 2017, 09:53 AM IST
North Korea calls for execution of ex-South Korean president over 'assassination' plot
North Korea said on Wednesday it has issued a standing order for the execution of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her spy chief for a plot to assassinate its leader, and it demanded that the South hand the pair over.
Jun 28, 2017, 22:52 PM IST
North Korea threatens to kill South's ex-president Park Geun-Hye: Agency
North Korea threatened on Wednesday to "impose the death penalty" on the South's former president Park Geun-Hye over an alleged plot to assassinate its leader Kim Jong-Un.
Jun 28, 2017, 19:26 PM IST
Samsung speeds up Virtual Reality business in United States
Samsung has been tapping deeper into the VR business, kicking off the Global Virtual Reality Association, along with other major tech giants, including Google Inc and Facebook-owned Oculus VR.
Jun 24, 2017, 16:57 PM IST
South Koreans march to protest United States missile defence system
Around 4,000 people participated in the demonstration, the largest since South Korea and the United States agreed to deploy the system, known as Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence (THAAD).
Jun 24, 2017, 16:13 PM IST
Second North Korean soldier defects to South Korea in a month
A North Korean soldier defected to the South after crossing the heavily fortified border, a defence ministry spokesman said on Saturday, the second soldier to defect this month.
Jun 24, 2017, 11:07 AM IST
South Korea conducts missile test with warning to North Korea
The indigenous missile known as Hyunmoo-2 has an estimated range of 800 Kilometers that covers all of the North, and will be deployed following two more tests.
Jun 23, 2017, 22:54 PM IST
North Korea accuses US of 'smear campaign' over Warmbier death
President Donald Trump has slammed the treatment of 22-year-old American Otto Warmbier, who spent more than a year in detention in the secretive state, as "a total disgrace".
Jun 23, 2017, 16:01 PM IST
South Korea says engagement with North possible only with strength
Moon made the comments during a visit to the state-run Agency for Defense Development.
Jun 23, 2017, 11:49 AM IST
Disgraced South Korean leader's friend Choi Soon-Sil gets three years in jail
A long-time friend of South Korea's disgraced ex-president, Choi was found guilty of bribing professors to have her daughter admitted to Seoul's prestigious Ewha Woman's University and receive good grades, despite a poor attendance record.
Jun 23, 2017, 10:09 AM IST
Tycoon backs charges against ousted South Korea President
Chey Tae-Won, chairman of SK, the country's second largest conglomerate after Samsung, became the first business mogul who took the stand at what is being dubbed in South Korea "the trial of the century".
Jun 22, 2017, 14:14 PM IST
Hackers threaten cyberattack against South Korean banks
The group, called Armada Collective, has threatened to carry out a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack if the demanded money is not paid by June 26, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Thursday.
Jun 22, 2017, 10:55 AM IST
