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British firm's Korean unit apologises over poison deaths
The executive was slapped and pushed several times as the event descended into chaos
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South Korea warns of citizens' potential abduction by North
South says 'North Korea has a track record when it comes to abductions'
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Newborn disease outbreaks push South Korea to stiffen care centre oversight
The government says 265 babies caught infections, from respiratory to diarrhoeal diseases, in the first half of 2015
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North Korea builds replica of South 'Blue House' for target practice
North Korea is preparing to blow apart a replica of South Korea's presidential Blue House on an artillery range
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Korean dog meat farmers seek fresh start
The dogs in Gong's farm, one of thousands across the country, are bred specifically for consumption
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South Korea vows to restructure ailing shippers, shipbuilders
Shipbuilders rack up massive losses after slumping oil prices sapped demand for tankers and offshore drillers
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South Korea's Park says North ready for nuclear test
Lower missile range covers the whole of South Korea and Japan, while the upper range would include US military bases
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North Korea readying new mid-range missile test: report
Any such launch would be another slap in the face for the international community
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North Korea fires submarine-launched missile: South Korea
The North fired the missile to the northeast at about 6:30 pm and flew for about 30 km
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North Korea tests sub-launched missile: South
North Korea launched a projectile which is believed to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile
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North Korea pushes for meet with 'abducted' defectors in South
NK argues that meeting between recent defectors would expose the "fiction" that they fled to SK voluntarily
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One killed, 8 injured as South Korea train derails
According to KORAIL,the locomotive and four of the train's seven carriages jumped the tracks
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South Korean and Chinese authors make Man Prize shortlist
Angola and Naples are among the settings for the six books shortlisted for the Man International Prize for literature
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North Korea video shows rocket attack on South's president
It ended with the warning: 'Everything will turn into ashes'
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N. Korea fires another missile: South
Existing UN sanctions ban North Korea from conducting any ballistic missile test
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South Korea, Japan guarded over Trump's foreign policy plans
There are nearly 30,000 US troops permanently stationed in South Korea and 47,000 in Japan
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South Korea and American allies face 'miserable end', says North Korea
Pyongyang declares it will wage retaliatory battle of justice against Park Geun-Hye
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North Korea denies cyber attacks on South Korea officials
The North denied South Korea's previous accusation of conducting cyber attacks against the South's nuclear operator
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N. Korea issues new threats as US stages military drill with South
The new round of threats came as South Korea and the US launched largest-ever joint landing drill
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South Korea says North hacked phones of key officials
It also attacked the server of a major software firm specialising in providing security software for Internet banking
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Chinese banks freeze North Korean accounts: South Korean media report
Dandong is home to many ethnic Korean Chinese traders who deal with both North and South Korean businessmen
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Religious 'relics' of a modern-day messiah in South Korea
Revered by followers as a messiah but denounced by critics as a charlatan, Moon died from pneumonia in 2012
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US flies F-22 fighters over South Korea after North's rocket launch
The flight of the radar-evading F-22s, based in Japan, is the latest deployment of key US strategic military assets
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South Korea's Park says time to play hardball with North
Park said it was clear Pyongyang had no intention of discussing denuclearisation
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US missile system in S Korea would hurt China's interests: Beijing
China argues that THAAD deployment will trigger an arms race in the region
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S. Korea slams North rocket launch, vows to destroy any threat
Pyongyang has announced it will launch a satellite-bearing rocket sometime between February 8-25
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North Korea sends 'poop balloons' to South
Initially, South Korean authorities feared that balloons might be filled with biochemical substances
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Female shark eats male shark in Seoul aquarium
Aquarium in South Korea says its biggest shark has eaten another in what it has described as a 'turf war'
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South Korea court jails American for 20 years for Burger King murder
The murder of Cho Joong-pil, 22, took place in the Itaewon nightlife district, which is popular with expatriates
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South Korea, US mull further strategic deployment after North test
S Korea urges the international community to impose harsh sanctions against N. Korea
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'Comfort women' photographer wins lawsuit against Nikon
I am happy that freedom of expression has been acknowledged, says Ahn Sehong
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South Korea vows no tolerance after violent protest in Seoul
Protest's organisers say they will take to the streets again on December 5
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South Korea fires warning shots at North patrol boat near border
South Korean defence official says North did not return fire or take other action
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Focus on education: Enhanced ties with South Korea stressed
Ambassador Dr Song Jong-hwan congratulates Pakistani scholars who had completed their studies at Korean universities
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South Korea to spend $500m on development projects in Pakistan
Amount will be spent on projects, including hydropower, road infrastructure, information technology and health
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North Korea family reunion lottery 'extremely cruel': top rights expert
North and South Korea to hold reunion for separated families with 100 people to be selected by each side to take part
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South Korea's top court says no divorce rights for adulterers
The spouse who is mainly responsible for a broken marriage cannot file for divorce, the court said
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S Korea silences loudspeakers after deal with North to end crisis
With situation pushed to brink of conflict both sides secure agreement to end crisis after intense negotiations
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N Korea's Kim puts troops on war footing with South
The move came as military tensions on the divided Korean peninsula soared
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South Korea shells North after rocket attack
Direct exchanges of fire across the inter-Korean land border are extremely rare
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July Data: S Korea exports down for 7th month
Exports fell 3.3% from a year earlier to $46.61 billion in July