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Thousands gathered in Seoul for one vigil

Vigils held for South Korea Halloween disaster victims

Candlelight vigils and rallies were held in South Korea to commemorate the 156 people killed in a Halloween crowd crush, with public anger growing over one of the country's deadliest peacetime disasters.

World • 05 Nov 22

It comes after the United States and South Korea extended air drills (Photo: South Korean Defence Ministry)

UN chief urges NK to resume denuclearisation talks

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condemned North Korea's recent missile launches, urging Pyongyang to "immediately desist from taking any further provocative action", a UN spokesperson has said.

World • 04 Nov 22

Numerous callers warned police of a crush in the narrow laneway

Seoul distress calls show mayhem, police inaction

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has vowed to hold police accountable for Seoul's deadly Halloween crowd surge, after a log of emergency calls showed authorities were slow to respond.

World • 02 Nov 22

People watch a TV screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test

North Korea fires 'unidentified ballistic missile'

North Korea fired at least one "unidentified ballistic missile" Seoul's military has said, with Tokyo saying it appeared to have flown over Japan, as they urged residents in some areas to take shelter.

World • 02 Nov 22

A woman pays tribute to the victims of the Halloween celebration stampede in Seoul

S Korean police say crowd crush response 'insufficient'

South Korea's police chief has said that officers had received multiple urgent reports of danger ahead of a deadly crowd crush at a Halloween event at the weekend, but their handling of them was "insufficient".

World • 01 Nov 22

The police prepare a police line around the crime scene of the incident

S Korea police chief says crush response 'insufficient'

South Korea's police chief has said that officers had received multiple urgent reports of danger ahead of a deadly crowd crush at a Halloween event, but their handling of them was "insufficient".

World • 01 Nov 22

The Interior Ministry said most victims had now been identified

South Korea vows full investigation into deadly crush

South Korea's president has vowed a full investigation into one of the country's worst-ever disasters after more than 150 people were killed in a stampede at a Halloween event in central Seoul.

World • 30 Oct 22

'North Korea fires unspecified ballistic missile towards the East Sea,' Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said (file pic)

N Korea fires 'unspecified ballistic missile' - S Korea

North Korea has fired an "unspecified ballistic missile", the South's military said, the latest in a blitz of launches by Pyongyang, as Seoul warns Kim Jong-un may be close to conducting another nuclear test.

World • 28 Oct 22

A TV screen at a railway station in Seoul shows a news report on an North Korean missile launch with file footage of Kim Jong-Un

N Korea fires missile, flies warplanes near border

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of launches by the nuclear-armed country amid heightened tensions.

World • 14 Oct 22

US Vice President Kamala Harris in the Demilitarised Zone today

North Korea fires missile hours after Harris visit

North Korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile, Seoul's military said, in what was Pyongyang's third launch in less than a week just hours after US Vice President Kamala Harris left South Korea.

World • 29 Sep 22

The launch also comes after reports indicated that Pyongyang could be preparing to fire a submarine-launched ballistic missile

N Korea fires ballistic missile into sea - S Korea

North Korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea, South Korea's military said, just days after a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier arrived ahead of joint drills.

World • 24 Sep 22

The discovery was made after an unsuspecting family bought a trailer of items - including the suitcases - at an auction near Auckland

Woman arrested over children's remains in NZ suitcase

South Korean police have arrested a woman charged with murdering what is believed to be her two children whose remains were found in suitcases in New Zealand last month.

World • 15 Sep 22

People watch a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul last month (File image)

North Korea passes law allowing nuclear strike

North Korea has passed a law allowing it to carry out a preventive nuclear strike and declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state "irreversible", state media has said.

World • 09 Sep 22

North Koreans on a bus hold hands of their South Korean relatives to bid farewell after a 2018 reunion

South Korea offers talks with North for family reunions

South Korea has proposed talks with North Korea to resume reunions for thousands of families divided by the Korean War, saying time was running out for ageing relatives.

North Korea • 08 Sep 22

Waves hit the coast near Okpo-port in Geoje, South Korea

South Korea braces for 'very strong' typhoon

Typhoon Hinnamnor neared South Korea, forcing flight cancellations, suspensions of some business operations and closures of schools, as the country raised its typhoon-alert level to its highest.

Asia • 05 Sep 22

Kim Yo-jong accused the South of recycling proposals the North had previously rejected

North Korea rejects aid offer as 'height of absurdity'

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has rejected Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearisation steps, calling it the "height of absurdity" and a deal Pyongyang would never accept.

World • 19 Aug 22

North Korea reported to have fired cruise missiles

North Korea fires two cruise missiles off west coast

North Korea fired two cruise missiles this morning, Seoul's defence ministry said, Pyongyang's first weapons test in weeks.

World • 17 Aug 22

Men stand among vehicles abandoned in flooded area during heavy rain in Seoul

Eight dead after torrential rain, flooding in Seoul

Railway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least eight people dead and seven more missing, officials said.

World • 09 Aug 22

Kim Jong-un's latest threats come as South Korea and the US move to ramp up joint military exercises

North Korea 'ready to mobilise' nuclear weapons - Kim

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country was "ready to mobilise" its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the United States and South Korea, state media has said.

World • 28 Jul 22

KDCA raised its alert level for infectious diseases

South Korea reports first confirmed monkeypox case

South Korea has confirmed its first case of monkeypox virus and pledged to strengthen monitoring and response systems as it raised the alert level to "caution" for the infectious disease.

World • 22 Jun 22

People watch a television screen showing a live footage of Nuri's launch at a railway station in Seoul

South Korea rocket launch puts satellites in orbit

South Korea's second test launch of its domestically produced Nuri rocket successfully placed several satellites in orbit, officials said, taking a major step in efforts to jumpstart its space programme after a first test failed last year.

World • 21 Jun 22

South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong with US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman

South Korea and US showcase air power

South Korea and the United States have staged a joint air power demonstration during a visit by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, who said there would be a strong and clear response if North Korea were to conduct a nuclear test.

World • 07 Jun 22

A missile being fired during a joint training between the US and South Korea today (Pic: Handout image released by the South Korean Defense Ministry)

S Korea, US fire missiles in response to N Korea test

South Korea and the United States have fired eight ballistic missiles in response to North Korean weapons tests the previous day, Seoul's military has said.

World • 06 Jun 22

US President Joe Biden, left speaks with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol during a joint press conference at the presidential office in Seoul

Biden and Yoon vow to deter N Korea, offer Covid-19 aid

US President Joe Biden and his new South Korean counterpart have agreed to hold bigger military drills and deploy more US weapons if necessary to deter North Korea, while offering to send Covid-19 vaccines and potentially meet Kim Jong Un.

World • 21 May 22

People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul

North Korea fires three 'ballistic missiles'

North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles, Seoul's military said, hours after Pyongyang announced the country's first cases of Covid-19.

World • 12 May 22