South Korea

Seoul and Washington agreed to deploy the THAAD system in the South after a string of North's nuclear & missile tests

Cho said the incoming US administration was clearly aware of the "gravity and urgency" of Pyongyang's nuclear threat

Chung denied having knowledge about her mother's business transactions

The South Korean giant is being investigated for providing favors to President Park in return for funding initiatives

Company claims Method-2 is the world's first manned bipedal robot

Investigators searched some 10 places including offices of the NPS and the health ministry

The Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement that the movement control order will be effective for 48 hours

The military exercise was aimed at 'destroying specified targets of the enemy,' including the South's Blue House

Dozens of members of Park's own conservative Saenuri Party backed the motion to remove her

Both countries preparing recommendations for free trade

Park has been rocked by allegations that Choi used her ties to the president to meddle in state affairs

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Seoul on Saturday

Diplomat visits Lok Virsa, agrees to jointly organise programmes on Korean culture

Says it could make the country more vulnerable to attack by North Korea

There are about 28,500 US troops based in South Korea in combined defense against North Korea

Park had agreed to dump her nominee for prime minister, and accept one chosen by the opposition-controlled parliament

Tens of thousands of people take to the streets to demand President Park Geun-Hye resign

South Korea in September announced a new location for deploying THAAD, after vocal protests from local residents

The move was part of a planned reshuffle of senior civil servants

She was forced into a public apology for the leak of documents to family associate involved in corruption scandal

South Korea's biggest firm accounting for 17 percent of GDP announced the recall of 2.5 million Note 7s

China has been angered by a decision to place an advanced US anti-missile system in South Korea

Son Heung-Min keeps Qatar’s World Cup ambitions on hold as Syria overwhelm Asian giants

The September 9 blast was in defiance of UN sanctions that were tightened in March

Our intention is to secure the strongest possible solution that includes new sanctions as quickly as possible

The yield from Friday's test was estimated at 10 kilotons, almost twice as much as the one conducted eight months ago

Pyongyang 'will be completely destroyed by ballistic missiles and high-explosives shells' if need be: sources

All three ballistic missiles launched by North Korea on Monday were medium-range Rodong-class

The missiles were fired from a western region south of the capital Pyongyang

Under an agreement, Tokyo offered apology and a total of $8.5 million to the victims of wartime sexual slavery

The report of the executions comes soon after the South said North Korea's deputy ambassador in London had defected

The US mainland and the Pacific are now "within the striking range" of the North's army

The two-week annual Ulchi Freedom exercise is largely computer-simulated

South Korea is looking to expand its insect industry as a source of agricultural income by promoting more consumption

North Korea is now home to a thriving system of semi-legal but policed markets known as 'jangmadang'

Tensions have soared since Pyongyang carried out its fourth nuclear test in January

Isolated North Korea has restarted coded radio broadcasts, presumed to be targeted at its spies

The probe focuses on Google forcing smartphone makers to use its Android OS

The US and South Korea said on Friday THAAD will be used to counter North Korea's growing nuclear capabilities

The new launch came after Seoul and Washington announced their decision to deploy THAAD system to the Korean peninsula

China is North Korea's largest trading partner and has been its key diplomatic protector for decades

The participation of all three countries revealed their "hegemonic scenario for disturbing regional peace and security

The first missile was launched from the east coast city of Wonsan, a South Korean official says

Both tests were believed to be of a much-hyped, intermediate-range Musudan missile capable of reaching US bases

In late 2014, ISIS estimated the North's nuclear arsenal at 10 to 16 weapons

The hacking originated from 16 servers based in the North's capital Pyongyang

North's military General Staff says from now on it would open fire without warning

The drill will be held in the waters near Hawaii on June 28

The 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice that has never been formalised by a peace treaty

The two sides decided to increase by three times the current trade volume of around $6 billion