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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)

US should do more than issuing threats to North Korea: Chinese envoy...

China fought alongside North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War, in which Chinese leader Mao Zedong lost his eldest...

16 Sept 2017 9:46 AM

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in were engaged in a metaphorical and literal diplomatic dance on Friday when they met at the frontier. (Photo: AFP)

'A new history starts now' writes Kim as two Koreas' leaders meet

The two leaders shook hands at the military demarcation line, making Kim the first leader to set foot in the South since...

27 April 2018 3:07 AM

Moon (L) and Kim (R) are due to meet on Friday on the southern side of the DMZ, in what will be only the third inter-Korean summit since the 1950-53 Korean War. (Photo: AP)

North, South Korea open hotline between leaders

The line links the presidential Blue House in Seoul with the Pyongyang office of the nuclear-armed North's State Affairs...

20 April 2018 11:46 AM

The United Nations Command said 55 cases of remains were retrieved from North Korea. (Photo: AP)

Remains of US soldiers killed in Korean War repatirated from North...

The handover follows through on promise Kim Jong Un made to Trump when they met in June, is first tangible result from...

27 July 2018 10:14 AM

President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their meet on Sentosa Island, Singapore. (Photo: AP)

North Korea to return war remains of US soldiers soon: reports

Repatriating remains of US soldiers who perished in 1950-53 Korean War was part of agreement signed by Kim, Trump during...

26 July 2018 9:01 AM

The Power of Nunchi: The Korean Secret to Happiness and Success, by Euny Hong Hutchinson/Penguin Random House pp240, Rs 499.

Nunchi': Korean tips to make your life better

Let's imagine you have just started a new job at a big company, and you're invited to a party where you want to make a...

14 Nov 2019 8:26 PM

A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Monday, July 20, 2020. The rocket is carrying ANASIS II, a national security satellite for South Korea. (AP)

South Korea's first-ever military satellite launched

The ANASIS-II is intended to enhance the South's ability to defend itself against the nuclear-armed North Korea, which...

21 July 2020 7:11 AM

This Oct. 29, 1953, file photo shows Gen. Paik Sun-yup on the reviewing stand in South Korea. (AP)

Paik Sun-yup, major South Korean war hero, dies at 99

The South Korean army announced his death on Saturday, but did not immediately release the cause of death

11 July 2020 6:06 AM

Investigators posted a photo of bones including what appears to be a human jaw bone. (Photo: Pixabay)

Halloween scare: Man digs up skeleton at home, it is his dad's who...

Mike Carroll always wondered what happened to his father, Korean War veteran George Carroll, who disappeared in 60 years...

13 Dec 2018 2:40 PM

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

Will cancel summit if US seeks 'one-sided' demands to give up nukes: N...

It is sudden and dramatic return to the rhetoric of the past by Pyongyang, after months of rapid diplomatic...

16 May 2018 4:39 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embrace each other after signing a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea on April 28. (Photo: AP)

North Korea suspends talks with South scheduled for today

The meeting was due to focus on plans to implement declaration that emerged from an April 27 inter-Korea summit.

16 May 2018 2:40 AM

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

Singapore likely to host Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un summit in June:...

Trump said that the two sides had settled on a date and location for the summit -- without providing details.

7 May 2018 6:28 AM