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South Korea scrambled F-15 fighter jets in response to the intrusions (File pic)

South Korea fires warning shots at Russian aircraft

Solid performance at home and in the United States helped offset a sales slump in China

Hyundai posts steepest quarterly profits in years

Business / 22 Jul

The festival kicked off on 19 July and runs until to 28 July

Mud, mud, glorious mud draws crowds in South Korea

News Lens / 21 Jul

Consumption of dog meat is on the decline in South Korea, as dogs increase in popularity as pets

Seoul protesters want dog meat off the menu

News Lens / 12 Jul

South Korean President Moon-Jae-in shakes hands with Kim Jong-un at the border alongside Donald Trump

In pictures: Trump and Kim meet at Korean border

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump held a meeting at the DMZ

Trump extends invitation to Kim to visit White House

The pair met after Donald Trump reached out to the North Korean leader on twitter

Trump steps into North Korea in meeting with Kim

21 people are still missing after the disaster

Body recovered from wreckage of Hungarian tourist boat

Dogs can unwind to relaxing music at the Puppy's Spring facility in Gyeonggi-do

Doggy Daycare - A growing industry in South Korea

News Lens / 26 May

The US, which stations some 50,000 troops in Japan, is by far the most important ally for Tokyo

Courtship key to Trump's good relations with Asia

Kim Jong Un supervising an earlier 'strike drill' - reportedly testing long-range multiple rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons into the East Sea during a military drill on 4 May, 2019

North Korea 'fires unidentified projectile'

Kim Jong-un overseeing testing of a new tactical weapon last month (file pic)

North Korea fires 'several short-range missiles'

Samsung reports its lowest level of quarterly profits since the third quarter of 2016

Samsung Electronics hit with quarterly profit slump

Business / 30 Apr

On Wednesday South Korea became the first country to launch nationwide 5G services

Samsung launches first phone with built-in 5G tech

Science and Technology / 05 Apr

Thousands have protested over the spycam epidemic in South Korea

Hundreds of couples livestreamed in S Korean motels

Foal Eagle is the biggest of the regular joint exercises held by the allies

US, South Korea to end key joint military exercises

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un appear to be on course to hold a second summit together

Trump, Kim edging closer to second summit

Hyundai sold 1.23 million cars worldwide in the fourth quarter, up 0.6% from the same time year earlier

Hyundai Motor sees first quarterly loss in eight years

Business / 24 Jan

South Korea leader Moon Jae-in meeting Kim Jong-un in Panmunjom last year

'Bold steps' needed on N Korea denuclearisation - Moon

Samsung has blamed weak chip demand in a rare commentary issued to 'ease confusion' among investors fretting about a tech slowdown

Samsung says weak chip demand pushed Q4 profit lower

Business / 08 Jan

Jo Song Gil is the North's acting ambassador to Rome

N Korean diplomat urges colleague to settle in South

North Korean hackers have in the past been accused of cyber attacks on South Korean state agencies and businesses

Data on nearly 1,000 North Korean defectors stolen

World / 28 Dec 18

South Korea's Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon and others board the train to North Korea ahead of the ceremony

Koreas to pledge road, rail links on divided peninsula

World / 26 Dec 18

A faulty exhaust treatment system in BMW diesel cars caused 52 vehicle fires in South Korea as of end-November, prompting the company to recall 172,080 models and issue an apology

S Korea to file complaint against BMW for engine fires

Business / 24 Dec 18

It has been named by Guinness World Records as the largest outdoor mural in the world

South Korea grain silo becomes world's largest mural

World / 19 Dec 18

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