South Korea's foreign minister says that North Korea's nuclear capability is expanding fast, echoing alarm around the world over the isolated state's fifth nuclear test carried out in defiance of UN sanctions.

Better-than-expected demand for Samsung's new Galaxy Note 7 causes supply constraints globally.

In the run up to the gubernatorial election in 2014, Nam Kyung-pil promised to transform the governor house from a cold and closed space into a warm and open space for people of the province.

A bluetooth system that alerts underground train users to give up their seats for pregnant travellers has been trialled in South Korea.

North Korea has attempted to fire a ballistic missile off its east coast but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean military officials say.

South Korean author Han Kang won the Man Booker International Prize, sharing the £50,000 ($72,000, 63,500 euros) award with her translator -- who had only taught herself Korean three years before.

The leader of North Korea has said the country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is threatened.

North Korea has said it will suspend its nuclear tests if the US stops its annual military exercises with South Korea.

A South Korean court orders a fried chicken restaurant owner to pay 14.5 million won ($12,500) for refusing to comply with a ban on using the luxury Louis Vuitton brand name for his outlet.

South Korea detects signs that the North is preparing for a fifth nuclear test, President Park Geun-hye says.

North Korea conducted a missile test off its east coast on Friday morning, but the launch appears to have failed, say US and South Korean officials.

The ruling party in South Korea has lost its majority in parliament after elections aimed at boosting its position, exit polls suggest.

A senior North Korean military officer who oversaw spying operations has fled to the South, say South Korean officials, in a rare high level defection.

Thirteen North Koreans working at a restaurant based outside the country have defected to South Korea, the Unification Ministry says, marking the first mass defection since the United Nations passed powerful economic sanctions against the communist country last month.

North Korea fires another short-range missile off its east coast on Friday, South Korean officials said, as regional leaders met in Washington to discuss the threat of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.

North Korea warns that its military is ready to attack Seoul's presidential palace unless South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologizes for "treason" and publicly executes officials responsible for what Pyongyang says are plans to attack its leadership.

South Korean health authorities say a man who recently returned home from Brazil has been confirmed to be infected with the Zika virus.

North Korea fires five short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast -- the latest in a series of launches ordered by leader Kim Jong-Un amid rising military tensions.

North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea, South Korean and US officials say.

A small artificial earthquake has been detected in North Korea, according to South Korean officials who say it was probably due to "blasting work".