South Korea

Gangnam Style statue built in South Korea's Seoul

A statue dedicated to the South Korean music hit Gangnam Style is to be unveiled in the Seoul district made famous by the song.
6 November 2015

NSA warns of state cyber-attack risk

The deputy director of the US National Security Agency (NSA), Richard Ledgett, warns of the increasing danger of destructive cyber attacks by states.
27 October 2015

SKorea 'fires shots at NKorean boat'

South Korea's navy fire shots at a North Korean boat that strayed into its waters, the Yonhap news agency reports.
25 October 2015

SKoreans head to the North for rare family reunions

Hundreds of South Koreans travelling to the North for a rare reunion with family members whom they were separated from by the Korean War.
20 October 2015

Fifa mulls delaying presidential election, calls crisis meeting

Fifa is discussing delaying the election for its next president, two sources told Reuters, a move that could give Michel Platini more time to appeal against his ban.
10 October 2015

North Korea celebrates 70th anniversary

North Korea is to hold what is expected to be one of its biggest celebrations, marking the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party.
10 October 2015

Asia's largest movie festival set to kick off in Busan

Asia's largest movie festival kicks off Thursday at a time when the region's influence on the global movie industry is on the rise.
30 September 2015

Evian Championship: Lydia Ko becomes youngest major winner

New Zealand's Lydia Ko has become the youngest winner of a major with a six-stroke victory at the Evian Championship in France.
14 September 2015

Koreas agree on rare family reunions

North and South Korea agree to hold rare reunions for families separated by the Korean War.
8 September 2015

Anglers killed as South Korea fishing boat capsizes

A fishing boat capsizes off South Korea's southern coast, leaving at least 10 dead.
6 September 2015

South and North Korea agree deal to reduce tensions

South Korea halts its propaganda broadcasts into North Korea as part of a deal to defuse tension.
25 August 2015

Michel Platini: Fifa to investigate alleged smear campaign

Fifa will investigate the alleged distribution of a dossier highly critical of Uefa president Michel Platini.
17 August 2015

Robot can leap from water's surface

Scientists have developed a tiny robot - based on the water strider insect - that can jump on water.
1 August 2015

South Korea declares 'de facto end' to Mers virus

South Korea's Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn declares a "de facto end" to the outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Virus (Mers).
28 July 2015

MERS claims 16 in S Korea

Another patient has died in South Korea amid an outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome bringing total fatalities to 16.
15 June 2015

S Korea MERS epidemic: worst may be over

South Korea seals off two hospitals that treated people with a deadly respiratory disease, officials said today, even as the outbreak that has been spreading through health facilities could have peaked.
12 June 2015

K-Pop in Dhaka (video: part-III)

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea organises the first ever K-pop contest in Bangladesh on June 6 2015. K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electronic, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea.
9 June 2015

SKorea reports new Mers death

A seventh person has died in South Korea after contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).
9 June 2015

K-Pop in Dhaka (video: part-II)

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea organises the first ever K-pop contest in Bangladesh on June 6 2015. K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electronic, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea.
8 June 2015

SKorea confirms fifth Mers death

Fourteen more cases of Mers have been confirmed in South Korea and a fifth person has died.
7 June 2015