South Korea

People's Liberation Army troops and tanks mobilised in border region with North Korea.

South Korea to test latest cyber security plan during military exercise with US in August as tensions in Korean Peninsula rise.

South Korea denounces latest threat as mere rhetoric but says its forces are ready to protect country.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, angered by recent flight of American stealth bombers, vows to 'settle accounts' with US.

Asian markets remain mixed in thin holiday trading, as weak Japanese economic indicators reinforce stimulus optimism.

Lower exports and a weak yen continue to hurt South Korea's economy.

Pyongyang severs all communication channels with South Korea.

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South Korea’s military units take up position to counter North’s latest threat.

South Korea's export-oriented economy is affected by weak growth in China, its largest export destination.

Asian stocks recover as eurozone finance ministers approve Cyprus' bailout deal with its international lenders.

Seoul is expected to announce stimulus measures as early as next week to boost its ailing economy.

Four-minute video entitled A Short, Three-Day War has been released on government and propaganda YouTube channel Uriminzokkiri.

North Korea, China, hacktivists and script kiddies have all been blamed as officials and security researchers scramble to identify who crippled three South Korean banks and TV stations.

South Korea claims initial probe points to China, but says North Korea often uses Chinese IP addresses to launch cyber attacks.

Seoul officials suspect North Korea's involvement in cyber attack, although exact source is not yet known.

Asian markets pick up from the previous session's slump as investors await the Cypriot parliament's decision.

China's arms exports surge 162 percent between 2008 and 2012 from previous five-year period, says SIPRI.

China setting up bullet train network between Dandong and Hunchun, apart from other projects.

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel confirms that 14 more surface-to-air missiles will be deployed on west coast.

North Korea has launched a fresh military test-firing into the Sea of Japan as it flexes its military muscles during joint US-South Korean military exercises.

Bayern Munich, Tottenham and Arsenal are all believed to be interested in signing South Korean striker Heung-min Son.

Asian markets reverse losses as better-than-expected US employment data underscore economic recovery hopes.

South Korea's economy faces downside risks as it struggles with the external market conditions and yen's weakness.

Markets open lower following weak Asian performance, ahead of Italy's debt sale.

South Korean government is planning to boost its lagging economy with stimulus measures, according to a report.

US-South Korea joint military exercise underway amid high tensions in Korean peninsula.

North Korea's mouthpiece Rodong Sinmun says nuclear weapons also in readiness.

North Korea rejects UN resolution saying it has been engineered by US.

North Korea puts ballistic missile with nuclear warhead on standby and abandons peace pacts while South Korea calls emergency meeting.