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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

Two cases were brought against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries over the use of South Korean forced labour during WWII

S Korean court rules on WWII Japan forced labour cases

World / 29 Nov 18

South Korean soldiers, locking a guard post on the Demilitarized Zone in Gangwon-do, South Korea

North and South Korea tear down border guard posts

World / 11 Nov 18

US President Donald Trump and Mr Kim signed a vaguely-worded statement on denuclearisation at Singapore summit

North Korea warns US of return to nuclear policy

World / 16 Nov 18

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at their third summit in Pyongyang in September

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un to visit Seoul 'soon'

World / 01 Nov 18

Lee Myung-bak is the fourth former president of South Korea to be jailed

Former South Korean president jailed for 15 years

World / 05 Oct 18

A researcher hunts for landmines in woodland near the DMZ in 2015

North and South Korea removing landmines along border

World / 01 Oct 18

Kim Jong-un said he will visit Seoul in the near future, in what would be the first-ever visit to the South's capital by a North Korean leader

N Korea to 'permanently' shut down key missile sites

News / 19 Sep 18

Nearly every able-bodied South Korean man is required to enrol by age 28 in the military, for a minimum of 21 months

South Korean students gain weight to avoid conscription

News Lens / 11 Sep 18

Kim Jong-un met with high-level South Korean delegation to agree the third inter-Korean summit this year

N Korea recommits to denuclearising Korean peninsula

North Korea / 06 Sep 18

As South Koreans were taken away by bus, their family members strained for a final glimpse

Korean families bid farewell after brief reunion

News Lens / 23 Aug 18

South Korea said it plans to reduce guard posts along the demilitarised zone

US commander in S Korea backs plan to cut DMZ outposts

News / 22 Aug 18

Cho Sun-do (L), 89, meets her younger sister Cho Hye-do (R), 86, and younger brother Cho Do-jae (C), 75, during the inter-Korean family reunions

Korean families separated by war reunite after 65 years

World / 20 Aug 18

Kim Kwang-ho will meet his brother next week for the first time since 1950

Seven decades apart: Families separated in Korea

News Lens / 17 Aug 18

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet in Pyongyang next month

North and South Korea to hold third summit in Pyongyang

World / 13 Aug 18

The talks were reportedly held in the DMZ village of Panmunjom

US and North Korea hold talks on war dead repatriation

North Korea / 15 Jul 18

The decision to halt military exercises with South Korea baffled allies, military officials and politicians

US suspends some military exercises with South Korea

World / 23 Jun 18

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