North Korea plans to launch a long-range rocket between December 10 and 22, the North's official news agency said on Saturday.

In a statement carried by Korean Central News Agency, the Korean Committ

October's South Korean Grand Prix was hosted at a loss of 36 million dollars, organisers said Wednesday, raising questions over the future of the event which has been in the red since its inception in

South Korea's defence minister said Thursday that North Korea has completed preparations for another nuclear test, and would also test-launch long-range missiles sometime in the future.

"Many prepara

South Korea was forced to shut down two nuclear reactors Monday to replace components that had not been properly vetted, a minister said, warning of "unprecedented" power shortages to follow.

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Two South Korean workers were killed and 12 others injured on Saturday when the bridge they were building in the northern city of Paju collapsed, according to media reports.

A 55 metre long (181.5 fe

A strong typhoon which hit North Korea last week killed 48 people and left more than 50 injured or missing, the country's state news agency said today.

Typhoon Bolaven pounded the Korean peninsula la

More than 30 Chinese fishermen were missing after two boats sank Tuesday when a strong typhoon hit South Korea, coastguard officers said.

A total of 31 crew members were aboard the boats which went d

North Korea's leader has warned of an ‘all-out’ war against the South while denouncing its ongoing joint military drill with the United States, state media said on Sunday.

The US and South Korean mil

Fire officials in the South Korean capital say a large blaze at a construction site near a 600-year-old palace has killed at least four workers and injured about 20.

Personal data of nearly 8.7 million customers of South Korea's second-biggest mobile operator has been hacked, according to a report.

Police said two computer programmers had been arrested for hackin