South Korea

South Korea picks new site for THAAD missile installment

Sep 30, 2016 06:01

Seoul has announced a new location for the installment of a controversial United States missile system in South Korea, amid local and international opposition to the deployment.
US, South Korea conduct wargames on Korean Peninsula

Sep 26, 2016 05:27

South Korea and the US have carried out wargames in the Sea of Japan, less than a week after two US nuclear-capable bombers flew over the Korean Peninsula for the second time this month.
US B-1 bombers approached North Korea’s border: Report

Sep 22, 2016 11:31

The two American B-1B strategic bombers that flew over North Korea on Wednesday, had approached North Korea’s border, US officials say.
US lands 1st B-1B bomber on Korean Peninsula in 20 years

Sep 21, 2016 11:24

The United States has landed a supersonic bomber in South Korea which Washington said with an aim to remind Pyongyang of American powerful military assets in the region.
China censures S Korea over US missile system

Sep 05, 2016 02:35

Chinese President Xi Jinping has rebuked South Korea for agreeing to let US forces deploy an advanced missile system in the South Asian country.
President Park warns of North Korean 'self-destruction'

Aug 29, 2016 09:05

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has called for watertight military readiness to ensure North Korea's “self-destruction” if it engaged in what she described as provocative acts.
Japan, China, S Korea begin meeting on disputes

Aug 23, 2016 11:49

Foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea have kicked off a meeting in the Japanese capital to discuss their commonalities and differences amid boiling territorial disputes and problems with North Korea.
South Korea stages largest ever artillery drills near North border

Aug 18, 2016 10:04

South Korea has launched large-scale artillery drills near the border with North Korea amid heightened tensions between the two neighbors.
Pyongyang raps South Korean president for defending THAAD

Aug 17, 2016 06:03

North Korea has lambasted the South Korean president’s latest anti-Pyongyang speech defending the deployment of an advanced US missile system in her country, saying she is to blame for deteriorating inter-Korean relations.
South Korea buys condensate from Iran

Aug 15, 2016 01:33

Hyundai Chemical Company, South Korea’s smallest refinery by capacity, has reportedly resumed imports of gas condensate from Iran.