South Korea

Midfielder Edwin Cardona faces Fifa ban after being filmed making seemingly racist gesture to opponents.

Ewan Palmer Nov 10, 2017

A North Korean prison camp survivor has launched a crowd-funding campaign to finance the assassination of dictator.

Roger Baird Nov 07, 2017

Pyongyang has said that it will not hesitate to act if the US president makes a "reckless" move.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 05, 2017

Seoul's top intelligence agency hints the hermit kingdom of North Korea could carry out either a nuclear test or a missile launch.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 02, 2017

Kim Jong-un was photographed at the production plant in Pyongyang alongside wife Ri Sol-ju who encouraged North Korean women to be 'more beautiful', the state's news agency said.

William Watkinson Oct 29, 2017

The US Secretary of Defense said "our goal is not war" as he visited the heavily-fortified inter-Korean border.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 27, 2017

The 100,000-tonne supercarrier is holding maritime exercises along with Japanese naval forces in a move which is bound to further escalate tensions with North Korea.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 12, 2017

The malware has been sold in underground hacking forums with prices ranging from $29 a week to $299 for a full-package "pro" deal.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Oct 10, 2017

Chuseok, Korea's harvest festival, is taking place - and millions of people are leaving the cities to visit their ancestral homes. But for North Korean refugees this is impossible.

IBT UK Contributor Oct 06, 2017

Pyongyang warns they will confiscate assets of South Korean companies left behind at the industrial zone.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 06, 2017

President Donald Trump has sent a strong warning to North Korea as tensions escalate over Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

Priya Joshi Sep 23, 2017

Japan warned its residents to take cover and the UN has called an urgent meeting.

Brendan Cole Sep 14, 2017

Perhaps surprisingly, these weddings have a far higher success rate than traditional love marriages, with lower divorce rates.

David Sim Sep 07, 2017

Details remain murky, but North Korea is again named in an ATM hacking case.

Jason Murdock Sep 06, 2017

"Your impeachment can't come soon enough, for the sake of the entire planet," one Twitter user said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Sep 04, 2017

Any attempt by the US and South Korea to detect and destroy North Korea's mobile missile launchers 'is nothing but a silly dream', Pyongyang said.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Sep 02, 2017

Every 15 August, Japan upsets its neighbours by holding a memorial service at a shrine honouring its dead, including war criminals.

David Sim Aug 15, 2017

Life-sized figures will be on buses for the next six weeks and stop at locations such as the Japanese embassy.

Roger Baird Aug 14, 2017

Robot duo clean terminal floors and escort passengers to their departure gate.

Alistair Charlton Jul 21, 2017

Every year in South Korea, around a million dogs are slaughtered and sold off to meat markets.

Jordan Bhatt Jul 19, 2017

Tensions have increased since successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile

Jordan Bhatt Jul 06, 2017

The video was made public a day after Pyongyang successfully tested its first ever intercontinental ballistic missile.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jul 05, 2017

Bithumb hacked: Exchange claims employee's PC exposed personal customer records.

Jason Murdock Jul 05, 2017

Choi Soon-sil was found guilty of using her influence and taking academic favours for her daughter.

Ananya Roy Jun 23, 2017

South Korean web hosting firm had 153 Linux servers infected by Erebus ransomware.

Jason Murdock Jun 20, 2017

The young one had been standing at the side of a large pool in its enclosure when it slipped and fell into the water.

Divya Kishore Jun 20, 2017

The 24-year-old sustained a suspected fractured arm during South Korea's 3-2 defeat to Qatar in Doha.

George Flood Jun 14, 2017

Disabled employee allegedly used his wheelchair to swipe 8,500 smartphones over two years

Mary-Ann Russon Jun 08, 2017

The missiles were thought to be fired from the town of Wonsan.

James Tennent Jun 08, 2017

The scandal-hit leader faces charges including bribery, abusing state power and leaking state secrets.

Divya Kishore May 23, 2017