North Korean leader Kim inspects missile bases, ballistic weapons SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a strategic missile base, state media said Wednesday, releasing... Published 23 Oct, 2024 12:30pm
Markets Qatar LNG sales to key Asian markets confronted by US-UAE rivalry DOHA: Qatar is finding it hard to agree new deals to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan and South Korea as... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am
World North Korea says it recovered crashed South Korean military drone SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday it had discovered the remains of a crashed South Korean military drone,... Published 19 Oct, 2024 10:05am
World North Korean troops in Russia readying for combat in Ukraine war, South Korea says SEOUL: North Korea has shipped 1,500 special forces troops to Russia’s far east for training and acclimatizing at... Updated 18 Oct, 2024 11:07pm
World North Korea’s Kim Jong Un calls South Korea a foreign, hostile country SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has described South Korea is a foreign and hostile nation, state media KCNA... Published 18 Oct, 2024 10:46am
Markets South Korea’s KFA bought 65,000 metric tons corn in private deal HAMBURG: The Korea Feed Association (KFA) in South Korea purchased about 65,000 metric tons of animal feed corn... Published 17 Oct, 2024 11:28am
World North Korea’s Kim holds security meeting over drone flights SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a top national security meeting to direct a plan of “immediate... Published 15 Oct, 2024 12:38pm
World South Korea military says ‘fully ready’ as drone tensions soar SEOUL: South Korea’s military said Monday it was “fully ready” to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the... Published 14 Oct, 2024 11:06am
World Russia calls US actions in Asia ‘destructive’ at ASEAN summit VIENTIANE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday called US actions in Asia “destructive”, accusing... Published 11 Oct, 2024 12:36pm
World Seoul confirms North Korean defection as Pyongyang seals border SEOUL: A suspected North Korean defector crossed the de facto western maritime border last month and is now in the... Published 11 Oct, 2024 10:53am
Life & Style Han Kang wins South Korea’s first literature Nobel STOCKHOLM: Author Han Kang on Thursday became the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for her... Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am
World Kremlin dismisses reports of North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed South Korean assertions that North Korea may have sent some military... Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:09pm
World South Korea unveils ‘monster missile’ at revived annual military parades SEOUL: South Korea showcased a ballistic missile capable of carrying an eight-ton warhead and featured a flypast of... Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:33pm
World China says US missile deployment in Philippines undermines peace SHANGHAI: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the US deployment of intermediate-range missiles in the Philippines... Published 29 Sep, 2024 09:56am
World South Korea surges in UN innovation index GENEVA: South Korea made the biggest jump among the world’s 10 most innovative economies in the UN’s annual... Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am
World North Korea may be able to produce double-digit number of nuclear weapons, South Korean lawmaker says SEOUL: North Korea has enough plutonium and uranium to produce at least a double-digit number of nuclear weapons,... Published 26 Sep, 2024 11:38am
World Trash balloons sent by North Korea cause regular disruptions at Seoul’s airports SEOUL: South Korea has been forced to repeatedly shut down runways at the two main airports for the capital Seoul... Published 25 Sep, 2024 10:28am
World North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles for second time in a week SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday toward its east coast, South... Published 18 Sep, 2024 09:46am
World Japan’s elderly population hits record high TOKYO: The number of people in Japan aged 65 or older hit a record high of 36.25 million this year, government data... Published 16 Sep, 2024 12:30pm
World South Korean coast guard rescues 8 people on capsized fishing boat, Yonhap says SEOUL: Eight people who were on board a fishing boat that capsized in waters off South Korea’s west coast have been... Published 16 Sep, 2024 11:58am
World Parts of Hanoi remain flooded as landslides hit northern Vietnam HANOI: Several Hanoi districts remained flooded on Thursday with the weather agency forecasting little change in... Published 12 Sep, 2024 10:38am
World North Korea fires short-range missiles in first launch in two months SEOUL: North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s... Published 12 Sep, 2024 10:09am
Sports Son Heung-min savours win as South Korea kickstart World Cup qualifying campaign MUSCAT: Son Heung-min said “winning never gets old” after South Korea got their troubled World Cup qualifying... Published 11 Sep, 2024 01:39pm
World North Korean leader emphasises importance of strengthening naval power SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un underscored the importance of strengthening naval power as he toured a naval... Published 08 Sep, 2024 10:28am
World South Korea records highest average summer temperature on record SEOUL: South Korea recorded its highest average summertime temperature since such records began half a century ago,... Published 05 Sep, 2024 12:38pm
World South Korea, New Zealand leaders condemn North Korea nuclear development SEOUL: The leaders of South Korea and New Zealand condemned North Korea’s nuclear weapons development and its... Published 04 Sep, 2024 11:08am
World North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees tests of ‘suicide drones’ SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched as new “suicide drones” took off and destroyed test targets including... Published 26 Aug, 2024 11:07am
World Deadly fire at South Korea battery maker due to quality failure, police say SEOUL: A fire at a South Korean lithium battery maker in June that killed 23 people occurred as the company raced to... Published 23 Aug, 2024 10:54am
World South Korea’s Yoon offers working-level talks with North Korea SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol offered on Thursday to establish a working-level consultative body with... Published 15 Aug, 2024 10:48am
Pakistan Korean envoy informed: Governance, economy and services being digitised ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Republic of Korea to Pakistan Park Kijun called on Minister of State for IT and... Published 14 Aug, 2024 06:40am
Satellite photos show Israel hit Iran former nuclear weapons test building, missile facilities, researchers say