Relations have deteriorated as Pyongyang ramps up weapons development and Seoul bolsters ties with US, Japan. North Korea’s parliament has voted to abolish all economic cooperation agreements with South Korea as ties between the two neighbours sharply deteriorate. The latest decision comes after Pyongyang last month declared Seoul its main…
Seoul, South Korea – At the Malaysia International Halal Showcase last September, an unlikely sight caught the attention of many attendees. Nestled among the booths from Muslim-majority countries such as Indonesia and Kuwait, a kiosk representing pork-loving, hard-drinking South Korea beckoned visitors to check out halal products ranging from seaweed…
The Taegeuk Warriors stage another late comeback to beat the Socceroos and keep their Asian Cup title hopes alive. Al Wakrah, Qatar – South Korea have made it a habit of leaving it until the dying moments of stoppage time to make a comeback in their knockout games and progress…
Saudi Arabia dominated for much of the last 16 Asian Cup clash but it was South Korea who emerged victorious on penalties. Education City Stadium, Qatar – It was a case of so near yet so far for thousands of Saudi Arabia fans, whose team faltered in the penalty shootout…
Pyongyang is ramping up arms testing as it seeks to develop more sophisticated weaponry. North Korea has carried out a third test of its cruise missiles in less than a week, firing the weapons into the waters off its west coast. South Korea’s military “detected several unknown cruise missiles launched…
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have increased as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accelerates weapons development. North Korea has fired “several” cruise missiles from its west coast into the sea, according to South Korea. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the missiles were fired on Wednesday morning. “Our…
Meet the sport therapists and ‘brain trainers’ who cultivate grit and resilience in a hyper-competitive South Korea. With 27 gold medals, South Korea has dominated archery at the Olympics for three decades. In a sport that requires significant mental strength and focus, sport psychologists play a key role in keeping the…
Pyongyang announces it is scrapping its long-term aim of reunification with South Korea. In a dramatic shift, North Korea is tearing up its goal of unification with South Korea, a policy that has been in place for decades. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also said his country does not…
The AFC Asian Cup 2023, hosted by defending champions Qatar, starts on January 11. A glittering array of star names are spread across some of the favourite teams vying to be crowned Asia’s best. Here are five of the best squads: 1. Japan Defeated in the final by Qatar in 2019, Japan…
South Korea condemns move as ‘act of provocation that escalates tension and threatens peace on the Korean peninsula’. North Korea has fired more than 200 rounds of artillery shells into the sea near a tense maritime border and towards two South Korean islands, which Seoul called “an act of provocation”….
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