South Korea

North Korea modified submarine missile launch photos, says U.S. official

Photographs showing a North Korean missile launched from a submarine were manipulated by state propa...

May 20, 2015 09:44 AM EDT

Western scholars press Japan's Abe on war history

More than 450 mostly Western scholars have urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to confront boldly Japan'...

May 19, 2015 09:18 AM EDT

North Korea boasts firing ballistic missile from subs in new potential threat

North Korea said on Saturday it had successfully conducted an underwater test-fire of a submarine-la...

May 09, 2015 10:34 AM EDT

South Korea brands Japan bid for heritage status for industrial sites 'historic distortion'

South Korea on Thursday condemned as "historic distortion" an effort by Japan to register 19th centu...

May 08, 2015 10:00 AM EDT

North Korea warns of 'targeted strikes' against South's navy

North Korea's military warned on Friday of "unannounced targeted strikes" against South Korea's navy...

May 08, 2015 08:26 AM EDT

A year after ferry disaster, safety concerns persist in South Korea

Nearly a year after her 16-year-old daughter was among 304 people killed when an overloaded ferry ca...

Apr 12, 2015 12:47 AM EDT

South Korea, Japan to resume security talks despite conflict over history

Senior officials of South Korea and Japan will resume security talks next week after more than five ...

Apr 10, 2015 11:16 AM EDT

North Korea fires missiles into sea as U.S. defense chief visits region

North Korea has fired two surface-to-air missiles off its west coast, South Korea said on Thursday, ...

Apr 09, 2015 10:32 AM EDT

North Korea's neighbors push to resume six-party talks

Russia and China discussed resuming six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program this week, whil...

Mar 26, 2015 08:19 AM EDT

Top South Korea, Japan, China envoys aim to damp tension, discuss missiles, regional bank

The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and China on Saturday hold their first meeting in three ...

Mar 21, 2015 01:27 AM EDT

China, Japan agree to keep momentum alive for better ties

China and Japan held their first security talks in four years on Thursday and agreed to keep alive a...

Mar 19, 2015 10:16 AM EDT

Between U.S. and China, South Korea in bind over missile defense

The potential deployment of a sophisticated U.S. air defense system in South Korea to counter the No...

Mar 17, 2015 09:36 AM EDT

Top diplomats set to meet to discuss China, Japan, South Korea summit

The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are preparing to meet this month for their fir...

Mar 12, 2015 09:13 AM EDT

Visiting Merkel reminds Japan to face wartime past

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, referring to Germany's own experience, reminded Japan on Monday of ...

Mar 09, 2015 11:09 AM EDT

U.N. expert wants North Korea to answer for decades of abductions

A United Nations human rights investigator recommended an international strategy on Monday to press ...

Mar 09, 2015 09:49 AM EDT

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