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Singer-actor Lee Seung Gi marries actress Lee Da In

The wedding was held at a Seoul hotel and comedian Yoo Jae-suk hosted the ceremony, according to sources in the music industry.
8 April 2023, 08:08 AM

North Korea free to take part in 2018 Games, says Seoul

North Korea will be allowed to travel to South Korea for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics if it wishes to take part, Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Monday.
3 April 2017, 06:54 AM

South Korea says North's nuclear capability 'speeding up', calls for action

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.
10 September 2016, 10:00 AM

Strong demand for Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 tests supply chain

Better-than-expected demand for Samsung's new Galaxy Note 7 causes supply constraints globally.
24 August 2016, 11:19 AM

N Korea senior intelligence officer 'defects to South'

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.
11 April 2016, 10:18 AM

Mother threatens to disown daughter over her cosmetic surgery addiction

A Chinese woman's obsession to look like an actress makes her mother go on TV to threaten to disown her.
29 March 2016, 15:15 PM

N Korea warns of strike on Seoul's presidential palace

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.
27 March 2016, 05:30 AM

North and South-Korea in rare talks to improve ties

Officials from North and South Korea are meeting for rare talks aimed at improving long-strained ties, after a military standoff in August.
26 November 2015, 05:54 AM

2 US army men dead in S Korea helicopter crash

Two US military personnel have been killed when their helicopter crashed outside South Korea's capital, Seoul.
24 November 2015, 06:24 AM

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, 13:48 PM

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, 11:35 AM

North Korea cancels UN chief Ban Ki-moon's visit

North Korea has abruptly cancelled UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's visit one day before he was due to arrive.
20 May 2015, 07:12 AM

Asia powers hold renewed talks

Foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are meeting for their first talks in three years
21 March 2015, 05:07 AM

NKorea fires missiles as US-S Korea drills begin

North Korea fires two short-range missiles into the sea as US-South Korea military exercises get under way
2 March 2015, 04:59 AM