S.Korea president apologises for army shootingSouth Korean President Park Geun-Hye apologised Monday for a deadly front-line shooting rampage by an army conscript and called for a close look at abuses in barracks.
30 June 2014
S. Korea's Park keeps PM who resigned over ferry disasterAfter two failed attempts to appoint a new prime minister, South Korean President Park Geun-Hye announced Thursday her "agonised" decision to retain the incumbent who resigned over April's ferry disaster.
26 June 2014
Samsung, LG launch smartwatches with new Google softwareSouth Korea's Samsung and LG launched rival smartwatches powered by Google's new software as they jostle to lead an increasingly competitive market for wearable devices seen as the mobile industry's next growth booster.
26 June 2014
S. Korean soldier who killed comrades in 'stable condition'A South Korean soldier who killed five comrades was in a stable condition Tuesday after an apparent suicide bid, doctors said, as details emerged of a final note he wrote regretting his actions.
King of Jordan on official visit in AstanaKing of Jordan Abdullah II and Crown Prince of Jordan Hussein bin Al Abdullah arrived to Astana on an official visit on June 19.
20 June 2014
Three major projects sealed by Kazakhstan and KoreaKazakhstan and Korea have agreed on three major joint projects: construction of the Balkhash Thermal Power Plant, construction of a gas chemical facility in Atyrau Oblast and development of Zhambyl oil and gas field.
S.Korean president revamps cabinet after ferry tragedySouth Korean President Park Geun-Hye revamped her cabinet Friday, replacing seven ministers in response to intense criticism over her administration's handling of April's ferry disaster.
Samsung's new Tizen phone touted for bigger thingsSamsung on Tuesday unwrapped its new smartphone using the Tizen platform, a move aimed at breaking away from Google's Android and staking a claim to the "Internet of Things."
04 June 2014
N. Korea sentences S. Korean 'spy' to hard labour for lifeNorth Korea sentenced a South Korean missionary to hard labour for life after accusing him of espionage and setting up an underground church, state media said Saturday, the latest Christian preacher to run into trouble in the secretive state.
31 May 2014
S. Korea hospice fire kills 21, patient detainedA fire swept through a South Korean hospice for elderly, infirm patients early Wednesday, killing 21 people in what police said appeared to be an act of arson by an 81-year-old Alzheimer's sufferer.
28 May 2014
Reward for S. Korea ferry owner upped to $500,000Under-pressure South Korean prosecutors on Monday upped to $500,000 a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of a fugitive businessman in connection with last month's ferry disaster.
26 May 2014
Seven killed in S. Korea bus terminal fireAt least seven people were killed and two dozen injured in a fire at a bus terminal near Seoul on Monday, emergency officials said.
26 May 2014
Two Koreas accuse each other of lying about shellingSeoul Friday accused North Korea of a "blatant lie" in claiming it had not fired shells near a South Korean warship and said Pyongyang had threatened to bombard its military vessels.
23 May 2014
Former Supreme court judge named new S. Korean premierSouth Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Thursday named a former Supreme Court judge as her new prime minister, as the fallout from last month's ferry disaster casts a long shadow over upcoming local elections.
22 May 2014
South Korean cardinal in first visit to NorthA South Korean cardinal visited the North on Wednesday in the first trip of its kind, an official said, ahead of a visit by Pope Francis to Seoul that Catholic authorities hope will promote peace between the neighbours.
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