Kazakhstan taekwondo team signs up foreign athletes
Taekwondo athletes from South Korea and Turkey may soon join Kazakhstan's taekwondo national team.
Dethroned Myanmar beauty queen seeks apology before returning crown
A Myanmar beauty queen dethroned for alleged misconduct said she would only return her crown if South Korean pageant organisers apologised
South Korea's Samsung and LG unveil new smartwatches
South Korea's Samsung and LG unveiled new smartwatches with upgraded functions and design.
Kia to open $1 billion car assembly plant in Mexico
South Korean carmaker Kia Motors on Wednesday announced plans to build its first auto assembly plant in Mexico.
Five dead, five missing after heavy rain hits S. Korea
Five people have been killed and five others are missing after heavy rains pummelled the southern part of South Korea.
Instant noodles carry health risks for women: study
Women who eat instant noodles at least two times a week face a greater risk of high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and high cholesterol.
Denis Ten to collaborate with Kim Yuna
Kazakhstani figure skater Denis Ten will be working with All That Sports company created by Ice-Skating Queen Kim Yuna and her mother Park Mee-hee.
Pope makes plea for Koreas to unite as 'one people'
Pope Francis urged the divided Koreas to reject suspicion and confrontation and unite as "one family, one people".
'What would we die for?' Pope asks at mass for Korean martyrs
Pope Francis beatified 124 early Korean martyrs at a mass in Seoul and challenged the crowd to ask what values they might be willing to die for.
Film on 1597 victory against Japan breaks Korean records
A film depicting a famous 16th century naval victory against Japanese invaders has set records at the South Korean box office.
Samsung to buy US tech firm SmartThings
Samsung said it had reached a deal to buy a US home automation startup SmartThings.
Thousands mark Moon death anniversary in S. Korea
More than 20,000 followers of the Unification Church gathered in South Korea for the second anniversary of the death of their "messiah" .
S. Korea: Catholicism's unlikely Asian pillar
The visit of the Pope Francis will recognise the vicious persecution of early Korean Catholics.
Kazakhstan-made Nomad SUVs find way to Russia via SsangYong Motor
Nomad SUVs manufactured in Kazakhstan will be exported to the Russian market through SsangYong Motor Company.
China tells Seoule message apps blocked to curb terrorists
China has confirmed its decision to block popular foreign messaging services as an anti-terrorist measure.
Two frontline soldiers commit suicide in S. Korea
South Korea's military confirmed the apparent suicides of two army privates, raising fresh questions over the deployment of young conscripts in frontline units after a deadly shooting spree last month.
Student survivors testify in Korea ferry trial
Teenaged student survivors of South Korea's ferry disaster began giving video testimony under tight security Monday in the murder trial of the vessel's captain and crew.
S. Korean police slammed over ferry tycoon's body
South Korea's police force was pilloried as doltish and incompetent Wednesday after announcing that a body found six weeks ago was that of a fugitive tycoon at the heart of a months-long manhunt.
S. Korea police find body of fugitive ferry owner
South Korean police said Tuesday they had found the body of the fugitive business tycoon who headed the family operating the Sewol ferry which sank in April with the loss of around 300 lives.
Winners of K-pop Festival in Almaty get to go to South Korea
Grand K-pop Festival 2014 was held in Almaty. Mad Man band won the Grand Prix and will go to South Korea.