South Korea
South Korea protests Japan’s Takeshima Day event over disputed islands
In a statement, the foreign ministry said it strongly objected to the Takeshima Day event held by Japan's Shimane prefecture and to the attendance of a senior Japanese government official.
North Korea says South Korea should prevent 'sovereignty violation' after drone intrusion
North Korean Kim Jong Un to consolidate his daughter as next in position
South Korean court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to jail for bribery by Unification Church
Study finds that your pet pooch can help relieve stress and improve concentration
EEG scans reveal specific changes in brain activity while petting, walking, and playing with a dog.
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un orders heightened war preparations, KCNA says
Kim Jong Un watches North-Korean war-like practice drills after the start of annual combined military drills by the Us and South Korea.
North Korea has sent 6,700 containers of munitions to Russia, South Korea says
North Korea has shipped about 6,700 containers carrying millions of munitions to Russia since July to support its war against Ukraine
Higher than Azrieli: Looking at the next world's largest ferris wheel
The "Seoul Twin Eye" is expected to reach a height of 220 meters and accommodate more than 1,400 visitors
US F-16 crashes in South Korea, pilot safely ejects
The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing experienced "an in-flight emergency" over the sea and crashed.
North Korea tests submarine-launched cruise missiles, KCNA says
In recent months, the North has tested an array of weapons that include ballistic missile systems that are under development and an underwater drone.
South Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpicks
"Their safety as food has not been verified," the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said in a posting on Wednesday on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "Please do not eat (them)."
North Korea teens get 12 years' hard labor for watching K-pop
The students were sentenced, according to the video, after being convicted of watching and spreading South Korean movies, music and music videos over three months.
North Korea's Kim calls for South to be seen as 'primary foe,' warns of war
In a speech on Monday, Kim Jong Un said he had concluded that unification with the South was no longer possible and accused Seoul of seeking regime collapse and unification by absorption.
North Korea fires missile, minister to visit Russia as tensions rise
North and South Korea remain technically at war because the 1950-1953 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
