South Korea and Japan echo US warnings that North Korea would pay a heavy price if it pushes ahead with a planned rocket launch just weeks after conducting its fourth nuclear test.

A US long-range heavy bomber flew over South Korea, the US military says, days after North Korea conducted its first alleged hydrogen bomb test in defiance of international sanctions.

Japan and South Korea have reached a historic deal to settle the issue of "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War Two.

Officials from North and South Korea are meeting for rare talks aimed at improving long-strained ties, after a military standoff in August.

Two US military personnel have been killed when their helicopter crashed outside South Korea's capital, Seoul.

Former South Korean President Kim Young-sam, an iconic figure of South Korea's pro-democracy movement, has died aged 87.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea this week, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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