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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

More than 200 schools in four cities and provinces decide to temporarily close to prevent Middle East respiratory syndrome infection among students, Korea’s top education official says.

US military accidentally sent live anthrax samples to as many as nine labs across the country and to a US military base in South Korea, the Pentagon says.

30 women activists cross the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea in an attempt to promote peace.

North Korea has abruptly cancelled UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's visit one day before he was due to arrive.

The biggest ever global school rankings is published, with Asian countries in the top five places and African countries at the bottom.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders the execution of 15 people this year, including several top officials, South Korean intelligence says.

South Korea's Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo offers to resign after facing accusations of accepting bribes.

Unidentified gunmen fire shots at the South Korean embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli today killing two local security guards, South Korean and Libyan officials say

North Korea says it has arrested two South Korean men who it accused of spying for Seoul

North Korea rejects South Korean calls for an apology over the sinking of a warship Cheonan which went down five years ago with the loss of 46 lives

Foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are meeting for their first talks in three years

US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, injured by a knife-wielding attacker in Seoul

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveils its latest Galaxy S smartphones, featuring a slim body made from aircraft-grade metal, in a bid to reclaim the throne of undisputed global smartphone leader from Apple Inc