Tag: South Korea
200 flights cancelled as typhoon nears Japan
Japan cancelled more than 200 flights and many ferry services to its southern islands today as a typhoon churned in.[MORE]
Shin, Wie share lead in Canada
South Korean Jiyai Shin has fired a 3-under-par 69 to join American Michelle Wie atop the leaderboard after three rounds of the Canadian Women's Open.[MORE]
North Korea 'on brink of war' with South
North Korea's number two leader has told a gathering of military leaders in Pyongyang that the Korean peninsula is on the brink of war.[MORE]
Jimmy Carter arrives in N Korea
Former United States president Jimmy Carter has arrived in North Korea in a bid to secure the freedom of an American serving eight years in prison.[MORE]
China braces for more severe weather
Southern China is bracing for heavy rain and strong winds from a new tropical storm heading its way, the latest in a series of severe weather which has killed nearly 3,000 people so far this year.[MORE]
N Korean stealth paint no longer a secret
Reports out of South Korea say the communist North has developed a special stealth paint to camouflage its warships, tanks and fighter planes.[MORE]
Crew to be quizzed over trawler sinking
The surviving crewmen from the trawler that sank in the Southern Ocean are to be interviewed today by accident investigators in New Zealand.[MORE]
S Korea, US launch massive joint war games
South Korea and the United States launched a new round of war games on Monday involving tens of thousands of troops, despite threats of retaliation from North Korea.[MORE]
N Korea fires artillery into sea as tensions rise
North Korea fired artillery rounds into the sea off its west coast on Monday, a South Korean military official said, heightening tension on the divided peninsula.[MORE]
South Korean fishing boat held by North
A South Korean fishing vessel that is presumed to have sailed into the North's exclusive economic waters is being held by North Korean authorities, the South Korea coast guard said on Sunday.[MORE]
South Korea launches major naval drill
South Korea has launched its largest ever anti-submarine exercise near the disputed sea border with North Korea, the defence ministry said, despite the North's threats of retaliation.[MORE]
N Korea threatens to 'mercilessly' punish S Korea
North Korea has threatened to "mercilessly" punish South Korea over its recent joint military exercises with the United States. [MORE]
N Korean mine drifts south, kills man
A North Korean mine that drifted along a river into the neighbouring South killed a man and badly injured another when it exploded, military officials said.[MORE]
Refugees on Jolie agenda in Korea
Actress Angelina Jolie has taken time out from her promotional movie tour of South Korea to investigate the fate of repatriated North Korean refugees.[MORE]
Children to carry GPS beepers in war on sex crime
South Korea will give school children GPS-embedded beepers as part of a trial to stem a wave of brutal sex crimes against minors.[MORE]
Pyongyang's pissing match
North of the DMZ, Kim Jong-il may be a little concerned that his global business ventures could be in Washington's sights again.[MORE]
North Korea threatens 'sacred' nuclear war
The Korean peninsula is on high alert today, with Pyongyang threatening a nuclear response to massive war games being held by the United States and South Korea. [MORE]
US, South Korea begin naval drill
The US and South Korea on Sunday began a major naval exercise in the Sea of Japan, a report said, a move which has sparked warnings of nuclear retaliation from North Korea.[MORE]
North Korea threatens 'powerful nuclear deterrence'
North Korea has threatened to use a "powerful nuclear deterrence" in response to a joint military exercise involving South Korea and the United States.[MORE]
N Korea threatens 'physical response' to war games
North Korea has threatened a "physical response" to planned joint US-South Korean military exercises due to begin on Sunday.[MORE]
Naval exercises threatening global peace: N Korea
North Korea has called for a cancellation of joint naval exercises by South Korea and the United States, labelling them a threat to global peace.[MORE]
US to impose new sanctions on N Korea
The United States will impose new sanctions on North Korea following the sinking of a South Korean warship.[MORE]
North Korea executes peace envoy: reports
North Korea has reportedly executed a former cabinet minister who had been in charge of faltering talks with South Korea. [MORE]
Ex-spy meets families of abducted citizens
A North Korean spy who killed more than 100 people has met with the families of Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang's agents.[MORE]
US, South Korea to hold joint war games
The United States has announced it will conduct joint naval and air exercises with South Korea in a bid to deter any aggression from North Korea.[MORE]
