Koreas restore severed communication hotlines North and South Korea signalled a surprise thaw in relations, announcing the restoration of cross-border communications that were severed more than a year ago and ... World • 27 Jul
Hyundai's second quarter net profit soars South Korea's Hyundai has today turned in its best quarterly profit in about six years, helped by solid demand for its high-margin sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) ... Business • 22 Jul
North Korea defectors defy South over anti-Kim leaflets A North Korea defector group this week twice defied a ban by Seoul on flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone dividing the ... World • 30 Apr
Samsung heirs to include art works to cover $10bn bill The heirs to South Korea's Samsung group announced their plans to pay more than $10 billion in death duties - one of the world's biggest-ever ... World • 28 Apr
South Korea court dismisses 'comfort women' case A South Korean court has dismissed a case brought by a handful of World War II sex slaves and their families against the Japanese government, ... World • 21 Apr
N Korean defector went undetected for hours A North Korean defector wore a diving suit and fins during a daring six-hour swim around one of the world's most fortified borders, a Seoul ... World • 24 Feb
Korean ex-coastguard chief cleared over ferry sinking A former South Korean coastguard chief has been cleared of negligence over bungled rescue operations for one of the country's deadliest maritime disasters, when more ... World • 15 Feb
Seoul under fire for sexist advice to pregnant women The city government in the South Korean capital, Seoul, is facing backlash after advising pregnant women to cook their husbands several meals and ensure they ... World • 11 Jan
South Korean court orders Japan to compensate women A South Korean court has ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels, a ruling that drew a ... World • 08 Jan
South Korea population falls for first time South Korea's population fell for the first time in 2020, with more people dying than were born, the government said today, warning that towns in ... World • 04 Jan
Sydney takes action to control Covid-19 outbreak Sydney should prepare itself for more Covid-19 cases, New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian has warned, as authorities take action to contain a new ... Coronavirus • 17 Dec 20
North Korea 'killed and burned' South official - Seoul A South Korean fisheries official who went missing this week was questioned in North Korean waters before being shot dead by troops who then burned ... World • 24 Sep 20
Typhoon Haishen threatens Korea after battering Japan South Korea hunkered down as Typhoon Haishen rolled northwards along the country's east coast today, a day after the powerful storm battered Japan's southern islands, ... World • 07 Sep 20
South Korea introduces temperature checking bus stops South Korea has opened a high-tech new front in the battle against coronavirus, fortifying bus shelters with temperature-checking doors and ultraviolet disinfection lamps. News Lens • 12 Aug 20
Bus stop newest front in South Korea's Covid-19 battle South Korea has opened a high-tech new front in the battle against coronavirus, fortifying bus shelters with temperature-checking doors and ultraviolet disinfection lamps. Coronavirus • 12 Aug 20
South Korean minister resigns over tension with North South Korea's Unification Minister, its point man for relations with the North, has resigned over heightened tension on the peninsula, days after Pyongyang blew up ... World • 19 Jun 20
North Korea threatens to send more troops to border North Korea has threatened to bolster its military presence at now-closed inter-Korean project sites and rebuild guard posts in the Demilitarized Zone, a day after ... World • 17 Jun 20
North Korea blows up liaison office with South Korea North Korea has blown up a liaison office with the South in the border city of Kaesong, according to South Korea's Unification ministry. World • 16 Jun 20
South Korea recognises adoptee as birth father's child A Seoul court has officially recognised a Korean-born adoptee as the daughter of her biological father in a landmark ruling that she described as "momentous". World • 12 Jun 20
Korea adoptee seeks recognition as birth father's child A court will rule tomorrow in a landmark case on a Korean-born adoptee's demand to be officially registered as her father's child. World • 11 Jun 20
Can you catch Covid-19 from delivered packages? An outbreak of Covid-19 at a logistics centre run by one of South Korea's largest online shopping companies has raised concerns over whether the virus ... News Lens • 03 Jun 20
Korean club given record fine over sex dolls in stands A South Korean football club has been fined a record 100 million won (€74,000) for using sex dolls to fill seats at a match held ... World • 21 May 20
NZ eyes shorter working week for economic recovery New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has raised the prospect of Kiwis enjoying extra public holidays and a shorter working week to help kickstart the ... Coronavirus • 20 May 20
All eyes on Bundesliga as German football resumes The Bundesliga became the first major European football league to return to action since the coronavirus lockdown, with teams playing in empty, echoing stadiums this ... News • 16 May 20
Spain's daily coronavirus death toll rises above 200 Spain's daily coronavirus death toll has risen above 200 for the first time since 8 May, the health ministry has reported. Coronavirus • 14 May 20
