S Korea voices `deep concern` over Jang`s execution

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 13:37

South Korea expressed deep concern on Friday after North Korea announced the execution of leader Kim Jong-Un`s uncle.

North Korea leader`s `traitor` uncle executed: KCNA

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 12:44

North Korea has executed the uncle of leader Kim Jong-Un after a shock purge, state media said on Friday, branding the once-powerful Jang Song-Thaek as a "traitor for all ages" for challenging the regime.

North Korea pays tribute to Nelson Mandela

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 14:08

North Korea on Saturday sent its condolences to South Africa over the death of Nelson Mandela, praising his "struggle against racism and for democracy" in the country.

Aide of Kim`s uncle seeks asylum in South Korea: Report

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 18:30

An aide of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un`s uncle is seeking asylum in South Korea after fleeing his country ahead of a leadership purge, a report said on Friday.

Biden says US `pivot` to Asia cannot be derailed

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 13:08

US Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday there should be no doubt about US commitment to its strategic shift to Asia as he started the final leg of a regional tour dominated by security concerns.

‘US war veteran Merrill Newman supervised guerrillas in Korean War’

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 14:01

Merrill Newman, the 85-year-old US war veteran currently detained by North Korea, had supervised a South Korean guerrillas during the Korean War, ex-members of the group reportedly said.

N Korea threatens `sea of fire` for S Korea president HQ

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 16:21

North Korea on Friday marked the anniversary of its shelling of a South Korean border island with a threat to turn South Korea`s presidential office into a "sea of fire."

N Korea capable of producing weapons from uranium: S Korea

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 15:35

North Korea is believed to be capable of producing nuclear weapons from enriched uranium as well as from its existing plutonium stockpile, South Korea`s defence minister said on Wednesday.

N Korea developing electromagnetic pulse weapons: S Korea

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 23:36

South Korea`s spy agency said on Monday that North Korea was using Russian technology to develop electromagnetic pulse weapons aimed at paralysing military electronic equipment south of the border.

South Korea president vows to root out nuclear corruption

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 17:16

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Thursday ordered officials to wipe out corruption in the nuclear power sector, which has been tainted by a series of reactor shutdowns and scandals.

South Korean MPs make rare crossing to North

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 16:12

A group of South Korean lawmakers crossed the fortified border into North Korea on Wednesday to visit a jointly run industrial park that recently re-opened after military tensions caused a five-month closure.

South Korean lawmakers head to Kaesong complex

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 11:56

A group of South Korea lawmakers crossed the border line separating North and South Korea into the Kaesong industrial complex to make an on-site inspection during the parliamentary audit session, authorities said Wednesday.