Malaysia expels North Korean ambassador after Kim Jong Nam murder
Malaysia on Saturday expelled the North Korean ambassador to the country, declaring him "persona non grata" and asking the envoy to leave Malaysia within 48 hours.
Mar 04, 2017, 20:16 PM IST
North Korean government behind assassination of Kim Jong-nam: South Korea
South Korea`s spy agency said on Monday that the North Korean government was behind the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, adding that those involved worked for the country`s foreign ministry and spy body.
Feb 27, 2017, 14:53 PM IST
Use of VX in Kim killing 'blatant violation' of treaty: Seoul
South Korea called it a "blatant violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and other international norms".
Feb 24, 2017, 16:37 PM IST
Malaysia police probe shows North Korea behind Kim murder: Seoul
Malaysia's investigation into the murder of the North Korean leader's half-brother shows that the Pyongyang government was behind the assassination, South Korea said today.
Feb 19, 2017, 15:00 PM IST
North Koreans unaware of Kim Jong-un's half brother's death
North Koreans do not appear to be aware of the death of leader Kim Jong-un`s half brother as Pyongyang has tightened control over the inflow of outside information, sources here said on Friday.
Feb 17, 2017, 13:50 PM IST
North Korean assassination shows regime`s `brutality`: Seoul
Kim Jong-Nam, known as an advocate of reform in the North, once told a Japanese newspaper that he opposed his country`s dynastic system of power.
Feb 15, 2017, 08:51 AM IST
North Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul Defence Ministry
North Korea fired a ballistic missile today, South Korea's defence ministry said, the first since Donald Trump became US president.
Feb 12, 2017, 09:09 AM IST
South Korea culls 33 million poultry amid worst bird flu outbreak
Facing its worst avian influenza outbreak, South Korea has culled over 33 million poultry since the first reported case last November, officials said on Saturday, while observers noted local resources to deal with the deadliest outbreak may have already been stretched too thin.
Feb 11, 2017, 20:47 PM IST
South Koreans abducted by Pyongyang growing: Expert group
The United Nation's working group on enforced disappearances said that its search list for South Koreans believed to have been abducted by North Korea has been growing, the media reported.
Feb 11, 2017, 14:53 PM IST
North Korea could own 45 nuclear arms by 2020'
North Korea could own up to 45 nuclear arms by 2020 owing to an anticipated rise in its reserves of plutonium and enriched uranium and its growing pace of arms development, a South Korean expert said on Thursday.
Feb 09, 2017, 14:28 PM IST
South Korea mall fire kills four, injures 40
A fire in a South Korea shopping mall killed four and injured more than 40 others, authorities said Sunday.
Feb 05, 2017, 10:45 AM IST
North Korea nuke attack would trigger overwhelming response: Mattis
South Korea has enjoyed US security protection since the 1950-53 Korean War, but on the campaign trail, Trump threatened to withdraw US forces from it and Japan if they do not step up their financial support.
Feb 03, 2017, 21:43 PM IST
South Korean prosecutors raid anti-trust body, financial regulator
South Korean prosecutors investigating the scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye on Friday raided the offices of an anti-trust body and a financial regulator, a media report said.
Feb 03, 2017, 13:31 PM IST
Pyongyang likely to launch mid-range ballistic missile: Seoul
North Korea is likely to launch an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), South Korean military officials said on Monday.
Jan 30, 2017, 10:48 AM IST
North Korean elite turning against leader Kim Jong Un: Defector
The North Korean elite are outwardly expressing their discontent towards young leader Kim Jong Un and his government as more outside information trickles into the isolated country, North Korea`s former deputy ambassador to London said on Wednesday.
Jan 25, 2017, 14:53 PM IST
South Korea, United States to cooperate for safe use of nuclear energy
South Korea and the United States have agreed to push for joint research and information sharing for the safe use of nuclear energy, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Jan 10, 2017, 14:45 PM IST
Seoul warns against Pyongyang's threats of ballistic missile launch
South Korea on Monday warned against North Korea's possible launch of a long-range missile, saying it would bring stronger sanctions and pressure from the international community.
Jan 09, 2017, 13:58 PM IST
North Korea warns of ICBM launch at 'any time, anywhere'
North Korea said on Sunday it can test launch an intercontinental ballistic missile at any time from any location set by leader Kim Jong Un, saying the United States' hostile policy was to blame for its arms development.
Jan 09, 2017, 09:23 AM IST
Japan PM Shinzo Abe urges South Korea to remove 'comfort woman' statue
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called on South Korea to remove a statue of a "comfort woman" which has reignited a diplomatic row over Tokyo's wartime sex slavery.
Jan 08, 2017, 15:42 PM IST
South Korea to create unit to decapitate N Korean leadership
An official from Seoul's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that the brigade, which will aim to remove the North's wartime command and paralyse its function if war breaks out.
Jan 05, 2017, 18:21 PM IST
