South Korea

Stomach bug causes fears for Olympics athletes

Feb 07, 2018 14:18

Pyeongchang Olympic organizers were scrambling Wednesday to prevent an outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus spreading to athletes after the number of cases nearly tripled overnight.
N Korean delegation arrives in South Korea for Winter Olympics

Feb 07, 2018 14:16

A North Korean delegation including a 229-member cheerleading squad arrived at Inje in Gangwon Province on Wednesday, on their way to PyeongChang for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
North Korea Olympics ferry arrives in South

Feb 06, 2018 09:14

A North Korean ferry has arrived in South Korea carrying a 140-member arts troupe to perform during the Winter Olympics this week, taking advantage of a rare sanctions exemption from Seoul.
Fire breaks out in South Korean hospital

Feb 03, 2018 12:58

A fire broke out on Saturday at Severance Hospital in Seoul, forcing hundreds to flee, but no casualties have been reported.
North Korea warns against resumption of US-South Korea war games after Olympics

Feb 02, 2018 10:29

North Korea has warned against plans by the United States to resume joint war games with South Korea following the Winter Olympics, insisting in an official letter to the United Nations that it will not “sit idle” in response.
North Korean Olympians arrive at athletes' village in South

Feb 01, 2018 12:17

The North Korean Winter Olympics team has arrived at the athletes' village in Gangneung, South Korea, after flying into Yangyang Airport.
IPC bans Russia from Pyeongchang Paralympics over doping, exempts certain athletes

Jan 29, 2018 15:37

Russia will not be represented at the upcoming Paralympic games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, over doping records of the country’s athletes in the past, but certain Russians will be allowed to compete at the games as neutral.
Iran sympathizes with South Korea over deadly blaze in hospital

Jan 26, 2018 12:31

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi expressed “deep sorrow” over a fire in a South Korean hospital that killed 41 people and injured more than 70 others.
41 dead in South Korea’s hospital blaze: Yonhap

Jan 26, 2018 05:33

At least 41 people were killed in a blaze at a hospital in South Korea on Friday, Yonhap news agency said, with dozens more injured.
South Korea welcomes North’s participation in Olympics

Jan 21, 2018 15:12

Authorities in South Korea have welcomed North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics as a major step toward settlement of disputes between the two neighbors, especially those concerning Pyongyang’s development of weapons.